12.3.2. gy. B1B2 (példák)

fix verb /fɪks/ [T] 2 megállapít, kitűz (időpontot, helyet, árat, stb.)

Shall we fix a time for our next meeting?

They haven't fixed a date for the wedding yet.

give verb /gɪv/ [T] *(gave, given) 6 (időt) ad vkinek vmire, (időt) szán vmire [+ two objects]

I'm nearly ready - just give me a few minutes.

lose verb /luːz/ *(lost, lost) 5 veszteget, elveszteget (időt); elveszít (lehetőséget); [T]

Four million hours were lost last year through stress-related illnesses.

We lost valuable time stuck in traffic.

Because of illness, she lost the chance of a place in the team.

move verb /muːv/ 3 áthelyez (időpontot, sorrendet változtat) [T]

We need to move the meeting back a few days.

pause verb /pɔːz/ 1 szünetet tart, megáll (egy időre) [I]

He paused for a moment.

She paused to get her breath back and then carried on jogging.

postpone verb /pəʊstˈpəʊn/ [T] elhalaszt

They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.

We've had to postpone going to France because the children are ill.

schedule verb /ˈʃed.juːl/ [T often passive] beütemez, tervez, betervez (egy időpontra)

The meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon.

The train is scheduled to arrive at 8.45, but it's running twenty minutes late.

confirmation noun /ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] visszaigazolás, megerősítés (találkozóé, foglalásé, stb.)

a letter of confirmation

We've only had five confirmations for the conference so far.

We will send you written confirmation of our offer shortly.

Phrasal verbs:

stay over /steɪ/ ott tölti az éjszakát, marad éjszakára

Why don't you stay over and drive back in the morning?

Phrases and idioms:

remain at/in/with, etc. nála/benne/vele/stb. marad (egy helyen marad) (formal)

She will remain at her mother's until I return.

The doctor ordered him to remain in bed for a few days.