8.3.4. gy. A1C2 (példák)

divert verb /daɪˈvɜːt/ [T] eltérít, elterel, átirányít (pl. forgalmat)

The plane was diverted to Stansted because of engine trouble.

The police were diverting traffic away from the town.

congestion noun /kənˈdʒes.tʃən/ [U] torlódás (pl. forgalmi)

traffic congestion

jam noun /dʒæm/ 2 (forgalmi) torlódás, dugó [C] also: traffic jam

We were stuck in a jam for hours.

rush hour noun /ˈrʌʃ.aʊər/ [C or U] csúcsforgalom

the morning/evening rush hour

I always try to travel outside the rush hours.

traffic noun /ˈtræf.ɪk/ [U] 1 forgalom, közlekedés (közúti)

The traffic is heavy in both directions.

We got stuck in traffic for several hours.

Five people were injured in a traffic accident.

traffic jam noun /ˈtræf.ɪkˌdʒæm/ [C] forgalmi/közlekedési dugó

They got stuck in a traffic jam.

busy adjective /ˈbɪz.i/ 2 zsúfolt, forgalmas (út, vendéglő, stb.)

a busy restaurant

Their house is near a very busy road.

stranded adjective /ˈstræn.dɪd/ ottragadt (személy/jármű egy helyen)

We were stranded at the airport for ten hours.

Phrases and idioms:

be snowed in be van havazva (ott reked vhol a hó miatt)

We were snowed in for two days.