3. Időtartam A1C2 (170) – altémák

1. Idő, időtartam (35) 2. Valamettől, valameddig (27) 3. Hosszú időtartam (40) 4. Rövid időtartam (35) 5. Gyorsaság, sebesség (33)

drag verb /dræg/ (-gg-) 3 hosszúra nyúlik (időben), nem akar véget érni [I]

The afternoon really seemed to drag.

The negotiations dragged on for months.

extend verb /ɪkˈstend/ 2 meghosszabbít (időben) (határidőt, nyitva tartást, vízumot, stb.) [T]

They have extended the deadline by one week.

A lot of shops have extended their opening hours.

I need to extend my visa.

lengthen verb /ˈleŋ.θən/ [I or T] megtold, meghosszabbít; megnyúlik (térben/időben)

There are plans to lengthen the school day.

linger verb /ˈlɪŋ.gər/ [I] hosszasan időzik/megmarad

The smell from the fire still lingered hours later.

prolong verb /prəʊˈlɒŋ/ [T] meghosszabbít (életet, szenvedést, látogatást, stb.)

Eating a good diet can prolong your life.

ages noun /ˈeɪdʒ.ɪz/ [plural] nagyon hosszú idő (informal)

I've been waiting here for ages.

extension noun /ɪkˈsten.tʃən/ [C] 1 meghosszabbítás (időtartam)

I've applied for an extension to my visa.

lengthy adjective /ˈleŋk.θi/ hosszadalmas (vita, folyamat, beszámoló, stb.)

a lengthy discussion/process

Many airline passengers face lengthy delays because of the strike.

long adjective /lɒŋ/ 1 hosszú, hosszan tartó, hosszadalmas (idő)

a long film/meeting

I've been waiting a long time.

It's a long time since I worked there.

Apparently the sessions are an hour long.

long-lasting adjective /ˌlɒŋˈlɑː.stɪŋ/ tartós, sokáig tartó (barátság, hatás, stb.)

Theirs was a long-lasting friendship.

long-running adjective /ˌlɒŋˈrʌn.ɪŋ/ hosszú ideje/ideig folytatódó

a long-running musical

their long-running dispute

long-term adjective /ˌlɒŋˈtɜːm/ hosszú távú

long-term unemployment

long-term care for the seriously ill

the long-term effects of the drug

long-time adjective /ˈlɒŋ.taɪm/ [always before noun] régi (régóta tartóan vmi) (barát, támogató, stb.)

A long-time friend of the chairman said she had expected the resignation.

never-ending adjective /ˌnev.ərˈend.ɪŋ/ soha véget nem érő

The housework in this place is just never-ending.

prolonged adjective /prəʊˈlɒŋd/ hosszan tartó, hosszú (csend, betegség, stb.)

a prolonged illness

Avoid prolonged exposure to the sun.

remote adjective /rɪˈməʊt/ 2 távoli (időben)

in the remote past

time-consuming adjective /ˈtaɪm.kənˌsjuː.mɪŋ/ időigényes

The legal process was time-consuming and expensive.

always adverb /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ 3 mindig, örökké

I'll always remember you.

forever adverb /fəˈre.vər/ also: for ever 1 örökre, örökké (a jövőben mindig)

I'll love you forever.

forever adverb /fəˈre.vər/ also: for ever 2 folyton, örökké (túl sok/nagyon hosszú ideig) (rosszallást fejez ki)

We'd better walk a bit quicker - it's going to take forever if we go this slowly.

indefinitely adverb /ɪnˈdef.ɪ.nət.li/ határozatlan időre/ideig

His visit has been postponed indefinitely.

long adverb /lɒŋ/ sokáig, hosszú ideig; régóta

I'm just writing a letter but it won't take long.

How long have you been in England?

Don't rush - take as long as you like.

I've known her longer than you have.

I won't be staying much longer.

permanently adverb /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/ tartósan; végleg

I seem to be permanently broke.

Michael and his family have settled permanently in Brazil.

Phrasal verbs:

dwell on/upon sth /dwel/ hosszasan időzik (témánál)

I don't want to dwell on the past.

Phrases and idioms:

all day long egész nap

We've been walking all day long.

all hours bármikor/bármeddig, akármikor/akármeddig, sokáig

Our neighbours are up till all hours every night, playing loud music.

around/round the clock éjjel-nappal

Rescue teams are working round the clock to search for survivors of the earthquake.

at length hosszan, hosszadalmasan

We discussed both topics at length.

for days napok óta

They haven't been seen for days.

for ever örökké; örökre

I'm not going to live here for ever.

for hours/days, etc. on end órák/napok óta egyfolytában

He waited by the telephone for hours on end.

for life egész életében, élethossziglan, életfogytiglan

I will have to take this medicine for life.

for long sokáig, hosszasan

Have you been waiting for long?

for some time egy (jó) ideig

I've been doing yoga for some time.

for years évek óta

Roz and I have been going there for years.

hours órák (hosszú idő) (informal)

I spent hours doing my homework.

They kept us waiting for hours and hours.

in the long run hosszú távon/távra

It seems a lot of effort but I'm sure it's the best solution in the long run.

in the long term hosszú távon

This decision may make financial sense now, but it will have serious consequences in the long term.

quite a while jó kis ideje/ideig

I hadn't seen Rebecca in quite a while.

It took quite a while to clean out the garage.

the best/better part of sth java, java része vminek (egy időszak legnagyobb része)

It took the better part of the afternoon to put those shelves up.

3. lecke (A1) – 12. lecke (A2) – 27. lecke (B1) – 54. lecke (B2) – 83. lecke (C1) – 102. lecke (C2)