2. Megismerés, ismeretek A1C2 (117) – altémák

1. Megismerés, ismeretszerzés (30) 2. Megértés, felfogás (60) 3. Tudás, ismeretek (27)

absorb verb /əbˈzɔːb/ [T] 2 felfog, befogad (információt, amit olvas/hall)

It's hard to absorb so much information.

appreciate verb /əˈpriː.ʃi.eɪt/ [T] 2 tisztán lát, felfog, megért vmit (pl. nehéz/bonyolult helyzetet)

I appreciate that it is a difficult decision for you to make.

click verb /klɪk/ 2 beugrik vmi, hirtelen (minden) világossá válik [I] (informal)

Suddenly everything clicked and I realized where I'd met him.

define verb /dɪˈfaɪn/ [T] meghatároz, pontosan körvonalaz, értelmez

In the dictionary 'reality' is defined as 'the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be'.

Your duties are clearly defined in the contract.

digest verb /daɪˈdʒest/ [T] 2 megemészt, megért (információt)

You need to give me time to digest this report.

face verb /feɪs/ 3 szembenéz vmivel (elfogadja a tényeket, az igazságot, stb.) [T]

I think Phil has to face the fact that she no longer loves him.

We have to face facts here - we simply don't have enough money.

He's dying but he refuses to face the truth.

follow verb /ˈfɒl.əʊ/ 4 követ, megért vmit/vkit [I or T]

Could you repeat that? I didn't quite follow what you said.

gather verb /ˈgæð.ər/ 3 megért, úgy értesül/tud (vél/kivesz vmit a látottakból/hallottakból) [T]

From what I can gather, they haven't sold their house yet.

As far as I can gather, there will only be light refreshments available.

get verb /get/ *(getting, got, got) 5 megért; meghall [T] (informal)

That joke that he told - did you get it?

grasp verb /grɑːsp/ [T] 2 megért, felfog (problémát, elméletet, stb.)

I find these mathematical problems difficult to grasp.

imagine verb /ɪˈmædʒ.ɪn/ [T] 2 elképzel (felfog, megért)

Can you imagine how it feels to be blind?

I can't imagine wanting to go out if I don't really know anyone.

interpret verb /ɪnˈtɜː.prət/ 2 értelmez vmit vhogyan [T]

It's difficult to interpret these statistics without knowing how they were obtained.

A jury should not interpret the silence of a defendant as a sign of guilt.

know verb /nəʊ/ *(knew, known) 7 tud (helyesen gondol vmit) [T]

I should have known he wouldn't come.

realize verb /ˈrɪə.laɪz/ [I or T] also UK: realise ráébred, rájön vmire; tisztában van vmivel, tudatában van vminek; valóra vált

I didn't realize how unhappy she was.

I suddenly realized I'd met her before.

They didn't realise the danger they were in.

Do you realise that this is the third time you've forgotten?

see verb /siː/ *(seeing, saw, seen) 4 ért, megért vmit [I or T]

I see what you mean.

They didn't see the need/any need to notify their members of the changes in writing.

I was surprised that they couldn't see my point of view.

strike verb /straɪk/ *(struck, struck) 2 rádöbben vmire [T]

It struck me that I had forgotten to order the champagne.

understand verb /ˌʌn.dəˈstænd/ [I or T] *(understood, understood) 2 ért, megért vmit (a hogyanját/miértjét vminek)

We still don't fully understand how the brain works.

I don't understand why my computer crashes so often.

clarity noun /ˈklær.ə.ti/ [U] tisztaság, érthetőség

She described the process with great clarity.

coherence noun /kəʊˈhɪə.rənts/ [U] 1 jól érthetőség

Her argument lacks any coherence.

grasp noun /grɑːsp/ [no plural] 1 felfogókészség

He has a good grasp of of English grammar.

interpretation noun /ɪnˌtɜː.prɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ 1 értelmezés

traditional interpretations of the Latin text

realization noun /ˌrɪ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ also UK: realisation 1 felismerés (helyzeté), ráeszmélés [no plural]

There is a growing realization that education has benefits at many levels.

understanding noun /ˌʌn.dəˈstæn.dɪŋ/ 1 értés vmihez (ismeretek vmiről); értelmezés [U or no plural]

She doesn't have any understanding of politics.

My understanding of the agreement is that they will pay £50, 000 over two years.

It was my understanding that she would come alone.

analytical adjective /ˌæn.əlˈɪt.ɪ.kəl/ also: analytic elemző, analitikus

analytical skills

an analytical mind

clear adjective /klɪər/ 1 világos, tiszta (érthető)

clear instructions/directions

Can we make the sound any clearer?

These photos are very clear.

coherent adjective /kəʊˈhɪə.rənt/ 2 jól érthető, világos

She was so upset, she was barely coherent.

elusive adjective /ɪˈluː.sɪv/ megfoghatatlan, meghatározhatatlan

The answers to these questions remain as elusive as ever.

explicit adjective /ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/ 1 világos, érthető

She was very explicit about her plans.

He made no explicit references to Tess.

meaningful adjective /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fʊl/ 2 értelmes (érthető, világos)

The information needs to be presented in a meaningful way.

perceptive adjective /pəˈsep.tɪv/ lényeglátó, éles szemű

a perceptive writer

receptive adjective /rɪˈsep.tɪv/ fogékony, befogadó kész (ötletekre, javaslatokra, stb.)

She's generally very receptive to ideas and suggestions.

clearly adverb /ˈklɪə.li/ 1 világosan, tisztán (érthetően)

He spoke very clearly.

beyond preposition /biˈjɒnd/ 4 meghalad (felfogóképességet) (informal)

Computer studies is completely beyond me.

It's beyond me why anyone would want to buy that house.

Phrasal verbs:

catch on /kætʃ/ 2 megért vmit, kapcsol (informal)

It took him a while to catch on to what we meant.

clear up ↔ sth /klɪər/ megold, tisztáz vmit (pl. problémát)

Before we sign the contract, there are a few points we should clear up.

dawn on sb /dɔːn/ világossá válik vki számára vmi; ráeszmél vmire

It suddenly dawned on them that Mary had been lying.

draw on sth /drɔː/ merít vmiből (tudásból, tapasztalatból, ismeretből), épít vmire

His novels draw heavily on his childhood.

face up to sth /feɪs/ szembenéz vmivel, belát/tudomásul vesz vmit

Eventually, he faced up to his money problems.

She has to face up to the fact that he's not coming back.

figure out ↔ sth/sb /ˈfɪg.ər/ magyarázatot talál vmire; eligazodik vkin

I can't figure out why he did it.

I find him really odd - I can't figure him out at all.

get across ↔ sth /get/ megértet vmit vkivel

We tried to get our point across, but he just wouldn't listen.

This is the message that we want to get across to the public.

get through to sb /get/ megértet vkivel vmit; telefonon elér vkit

I just don't seem to be able to get through to him these days.

How can I get it through to him that this is really important?

make out ↔ sth/sb /meɪk/ (némi nehézség árán) lát/hall/megért vmit (kivesz/kihámoz vmit)

We could just make out a building through the trees.

Could you make out what she was saying?

take in ↔ sth /teɪk/ megemészt vmit (átv.), felfog/megért vmit

I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all in.

It was an interesting exhibition, but there was too much to take in at once.

Phrases and idioms:

be conscious of/that tudatában van vminek/hogy ...

The tooth doesn't exactly hurt, but I'm conscious of it all the time.

I think she's very conscious of being the only person in the office who didn't have a university education.

I'm very conscious of the fact that a lot of people disagree with me.

be foreign to sb idegen vki számára vmi (nem tud róla/nem ért belőle semmit)

The concept of loyalty is completely foreign to him.

can tell látszik/tudható vmi (a kapott jelekből/információkból)

You could tell that he was tired.

You can never tell whether Dave's being serious or not.

come/get to grips with sth kezd tisztában lenni vmivel

It's a difficult subject to get to grips with.

crystal clear kristálytiszta, tökéletesen érthető

She made it crystal clear that she was in charge.

fall into place összeáll a kép (átv.), érthetővé/áttekinthetővé válik

When Jo told me she had a twin sister, everything fell into place.

get sth straight világosan megért

Let me get this straight - am I paying for this?

get the picture képbe kerül, képben van vki (érti már a helyzetet) (informal)

Oh right, I get the picture.

it goes without saying magától értetődik

It goes without saying that smoking is harmful to your health.

it stands to reason nyilvánvaló, kézenfekvő

It stands to reason that a child who is constantly criticized will have little self-confidence.

know better van annyi esze (hogy ne ...)

I thought she'd listen to me - I should have known better.

know better (than to do sth) van annyi esze; több esze van (minthogy)

She should have known better than to eat so much. No wonder she feels sick now.

make sense of sth kibogozza vminek az értelmét

I'm trying to make sense of this document.

put your finger on sth rátapint vmire (rájön vmire)

Something was wrong, but I couldn't put my finger on it.

read between the lines a sorok között olvas (megérti a valódi értelmét)

Reading between the lines, it was obvious that something was wrong.

see sense belát vmit

We talked to her for an hour, but we couldn't make her see sense.

speaks for itself önmagáért beszél (átv.) (nem kell további magyarázat)

The school's excellent record speaks for itself.

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