6.5.3. gy. B1B2 (példák)

decorate verb /ˈdek.ə.reɪt/ 2 kifest; tapétáz (szobát, konyhát, stb.) [I or T]

We're going to decorate the kitchen next week.

I hate the smell of paint when I'm decorating.

fail verb /feɪl/ 3 leáll, meghibásodik (szerkezet), leromlik (pl. erő, egészség) [I]

Two of the plane's engines had failed.

fit verb /fɪt/ (-tt-) 2 felszerel vmit; helyére rak/illeszt vmit [T]

All the carpets we sell are fitted free.

You ought to fit a smoke alarm in the kitchen.

fix verb /fɪks/ [T] 1 megjavít

They couldn't fix my old computer, so I bought a new one.

install verb /ɪnˈstɔːl/ [T] also UK: instal 2 beszerel, felszerel; üzembe helyez (készüléket, eszközt)

The plumber is coming tomorrow to install the new washing machine.

maintain verb /meɪnˈteɪn/ [T] 2 fenntart, karbantart (utat, házat, berendezést, stb.)

A large house costs a lot to maintain.

The roads generally are very poorly maintained.

mend verb /mend/ [T] javít, megjavít

Could you mend this hole in my shirt?

I've left my watch at the jeweller's to be mended.

The plumber came to mend the burst pipe.

attachment noun /əˈtætʃ.mənt/ 1 tartozék (készülékhez/berendezéshez) [C]

This food processor has a special attachment for grinding coffee.

breakdown noun /ˈbreɪk.daʊn/ [C] 2 meghibásodás, üzemzavar

I had a breakdown in the middle of the road.

decoration noun /ˌdek.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ 2 festés/mázolás, felújítás [U]

This place is badly in need of decoration.