6.5.4. gy. B1B2 (példák)

failure noun /ˈfeɪ.ljər/ 2 meghibásodás, leállás (pl. berendezésé); leromlás, elégtelenség (egészségé) [C or U]

All trains were delayed due to a power failure.

He died of heart/liver failure.

maintenance noun /ˈmeɪn.tə.nənts/ [U] karbantartás, fenntartás (úté, épületé, gépé, stb.)

car maintenance classes

Old houses require too much maintenance.

I need a garden that's very low maintenance.

part noun /pɑːt/ 3 alkatrész (gépé, berendezésé, stb.) [C]

aircraft parts

spare parts

repair noun /rɪˈpeər/ [C or U] javítás (gépé, épületé, stb.)

My car is in the garage for repairs.

The repairs to the roof will be expensive.

dead adjective /ded/ 2 rossz (elromlott, üzemképtelen)

a dead battery

The phone suddenly went dead.

spare adjective /speər/ tartalék, pót-; szabad (használaton kívüli)

a spare key/tyre

Have you got a spare pen?

We've got a spare room if you want to stay overnight with us.

Could I have a word with you when you've got a spare moment/minute?

"Do you want this cake?" "Yes, if it's going spare."

wet adjective /wet/ (wetter, wettest) 3 nedves (még nem száradt meg) (festék, tinta, stb.)

The paint's still wet.

a sign saying 'Wet paint!'

Phrasal verbs:

break down /breɪk/ elromlik (pl. gép, autó)

Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.

put together ↔ sth /pʊt/ 1 összerak, összeállít vmit

You buy it in a kit and then put it together yourself.

Phrases and idioms:

go wrong elromlik; hibát követ el

Something's gone wrong with my computer.

out of order nem működik (hibás)

The coffee machine's out of order.