31.4.6. gy. A1C2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

change the subject témát vált

I'd tried to explain the situation, but he just changed the subject.

come/get straight to the point azonnal a lényegre tér

I'll come straight to the point, we've run out of money.

Can you get straight to the point? We need to go home!

have a word (with sb) beszél vkivel, szót vált vkivel

Could I have a word about the sales figures today?

Perhaps you would have a quiet word with Simon about the problem.

hold a conversation beszélgetést folytat

I can just about hold a conversation in Italian.

in relation to sth vmivel kapcsolatban

I'd like to ask you something in relation to what you said earlier.

not believe/understand/hear/say, etc. a word nem hisz/ért/hall//mond/stb. egy szót sem

I don't believe a word he says.

raise a question/subject, etc. felvet egy kérdést/témát/stb.

I'd like to raise the subject of staffing levels.

I thought I'd raise the issue with Sally at the meeting.

sound good/interesting/strange, etc. jónak/érdekesnek/furcsának/stb. hangzik/tűnik vmi

Your job sounds really interesting.

I know it sounds silly, but I'll miss him when he's gone.

You're going skiing with three friends? That sounds fun.

speak about/of sth beszél vmiről

He refused to speak about the matter in public.

In the interview she spoke of her sadness at her mother's death.

take note (of sth) megjegyez (vmit)

Make sure you take note of what she says.

Safety standards are being tightened. Employers, take note.