1. Létezés, megszűnés, keresés A1C2 (143) – altémák

1. Keletkezik, feltűnik (42) 2. Van, létezik (23) 3. Megszűnik, eltűnik (50) 4. Keres, talál (28)

avoid verb /əˈvɔɪd/ [T] 1 kerül, elkerül vmit/vkit (távol marad vkitől, helytől, helyzettől, stb.)

I try to avoid the city centre at the weekend.

Do you think Tim's avoiding me? I haven't seen him all day.

cancel verb /ˈkænt.səl/ [T] (-ll- or US usually -l-) töröl; lemond, visszavon (eseményt, járatot, rendelést, stb.)

They've had to cancel tomorrow's football match because of the bad weather.

The 7:10 train to London's Kings Cross has been cancelled.

I've cancelled the order.

disappear verb /ˌdɪs.əˈpɪər/ [I] 3 kihal (szokás, faj, stb.)

These flowers are disappearing from our countryside.

This is a way of life that is fast disappearing.

eradicate verb /ɪˈræd.ɪ.keɪt/ [T] (formal) kiirt, véglegesen eltüntet

The government claims to be doing all it can to eradicate corruption.

go verb /gəʊ/ *(going, went, gone) 3 eltűnik, elfogy [I]

The food had gone by the time we got to the party.

When I turned round, the man had gone.

kill verb /kɪl/ [T] 3 csírájában elfojt vmit (véget vet vminek)

His remark killed the conversation.

lose verb /luːz/ *(lost, lost) 2 elveszt, elveszít vmit (nincs többé) [T]

At least 600 staff will lose their jobs if the firm closes.

He lost his leg in a car accident.

She lost her mother last year.

miss verb /mɪs/ 1 kihagy, elmulaszt (nem megy el vhova) [T]

You'll fall behind in your studies if you keep missing school.

I missed my class this morning.

He missed the office party.

miss verb /mɪs/ 4 elkerül vmit (kellemetlenséget) [T]

You should leave early if you want to miss the rush hour.

pass verb /pɑːs/ 5 elmúlik (harag, rosszullét, vihar, stb.) [I]

I know he's angry now but it'll pass.

scrap verb /skræp/ [T] (-pp-) félredob, kidob, elvet (tervet, ötletet, rendszert, stb.) (informal)

That project has now been scrapped.

skip verb /skɪp/ [T] 1 kihagy vmit (vmi szokásos/megteendő dolgot)

I think I'll skip lunch today - I'm not very hungry.

vanish verb /ˈvæn.ɪʃ/ [I] eltűnik

The sun vanished behind the clouds.

The child vanished while on her way home from school.

absence noun /ˈæb.sənts/ 1 hiányzás, távollét [C or U]

A new manager was appointed during/in her absence.

She has had repeated absences from work this year.

absence noun /ˈæb.sənts/ 2 hiány (hiánya vminek) [U]

He drew attention to the absence of concrete evidence against the defendant.

cancellation noun /ˌkæn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] lemondás, törlés (eseményé, rendelésé, stb.)

a last-minute cancellation

deficiency noun /dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/ [C or U] 2 hiány (a hiánya vminek)

a vitamin deficiency

disappearance noun /ˌdɪs.əˈpɪə.rənts/ [C or U] eltűnés; kihalás (szokásé, fajé, stb.)

A man was being questioned in connection with her disappearance.

elimination noun /ɪˌlɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ [U] megszüntetés; (versenyből) kiesés

the elimination of disease/pain

their elimination from the competition

extinction noun /ɪkˈstɪŋk.ʃən/ [U] kipusztulás, kihalás (állatfajé, szokásé, szakmáé stb.)

Many species of animal are threatened with extinction.

gap noun /gæp/ [C] 3 hézag, hiány, hiányzó rész (pl. ismeretekben)

There are still huge gaps in my knowledge.

loss noun /lɒs/ 1 veszteség, az elvesztése vminek [C or U]

Many parents feel a sense of loss when their children leave home.

He suffered a gradual loss of memory.

There will be substantial job losses if the factory closes down.

blood/hair/weight loss

absent adjective /ˈæb.sənt/ hiányzó, távol levő

John has been absent from school for three days now.

extinct adjective /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ kihalt (állatfaj, szokás, szakma stb.)

These creatures could soon be extinct.

missing adjective /ˈmɪs.ɪŋ/ 2 hiányzó

There are a couple of names missing from the list.

When did you realise that the money was missing from your account?

non-existent adjective /ˌnɒn.ɪgˈzɪs.tənt/ nem létező

We knew our chances of success were non-existent.

off adjective /ɒf/ [never before noun] 2 elmarad (nem lesz megtartva)

The wedding's off - she's decided she's too young to settle down.

The boat trip is off because of the weather.

unavailable adjective /ʌn.əˈveɪ.lə.bl̩/ 2 elérhetetlen (személy) (nem lehet beszélni/találkozni vele)

The manager was unavailable for comment.

unsustainable adjective /ˌʌn.səˈsteɪ.nə.bl̩/ 2 fenntarthatatlan (hosszú ideig nem folytatható) (növekedés, fejlődés, stb.)

The level of spending on pensions is unsustainable.

away adverb /əˈweɪ/ 4 el (amíg el nem fogy/tűnik vmi)

All the snow had melted away.

The music faded away as the procession moved slowly up the street.

out adverb /aʊt/ 6 ki (kijön/eltávolít vmiből) (pl. foltot)

The stain won't come out.

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behind preposition /bəˈhaɪnd/ 5 vki/vmi mögött, már a múlté (már nem létezik/nincs hatása)

He's put his criminal past behind him.

without preposition /wɪˈðaʊt/ vmi nélkül; anélkül hogy

I've come out without my umbrella.

You look nice without make-up.

You shouldn't drive for more than three hours without taking/having a break.

Phrasal verbs:

die down /daɪ/ alábbhagy

She waited for the laughter to die down before she spoke.

dispose of sth /dɪˈspəʊz/ megszabadul vmitől, túlad vmin

I need to dispose of these old clothes.

do away with sth /duː/ megszabadul vmitől, eltöröl (pl. szabályt)

We may do away with the school uniform soon.

These ridiculous rules and regulations should have been done away with years ago.

dry up /draɪ/ elapad (átv.), megszűnik

The work dried up and he went out of business.

fade away /feɪd/ elhalványul (fokozatosan elgyengül/elenyészik, eltűnik)

With time, memories of that painful summer would fade away.

miss out /mɪs/ kimarad vmiből

I got to the party too late and missed out on all the fun.

run out /rʌn/ 2 elfogy, kifogy, kimerül (készlet)

The milk has run out.

My patience is beginning to run out.

shake off ↔ sth /ʃeɪk/ leráz vmit (megszabadul vmitől) (betegségtől, problémától, stb.)

I hope I can shake off this cold before the weekend.

slip away /slɪp/ 1 eloson, elillan (eltűnik, semmivé lesz) (erő, lehetőség, stb.)

Down to ten men, the team was determined not to let victory slip away.

stay away from sth /steɪ/ távol tartja magát vkitől/vmitől/vhonnan

Stay away from drugs of any sort.

wear off /weər/ (lassan) elmúlik (hatás, érzés, stb.)

The injection the dentist gave me is starting to wear off.

wipe out ↔ sth /waɪp/ elpusztít vmit (teljesen megsemmisít)

The earthquake wiped out many villages.

Phrases and idioms:

be lacking in sth híján van vminek (tulajdonságnak, képességnek, stb.), hiányzik belőle vmi

He's totally lacking in charm of any sort.

lack of sth hiánya vminek

Her only problem is lack of confidence.

Lack of sleep had made him irritable.

If he fails it won't be for/through lack of effort.

We won't be going on holiday this year - lack of money, I'm afraid.

no such thing semmi olyan dolog (nemlétezés hangsúlyozása)

There's no such thing as ghosts!

vanish into thin air nyomtalanul eltűnik

He was walking ahead of me on the path and then he just vanished into thin air.

without sb vki nélkül

I couldn't have done it without you.

You can start the meeting without me.

2. lecke (A1) – 10. lecke (A2) – 23. lecke (B1) – 50. lecke (B2) – 81. lecke (C1) – 99. lecke (C2)