3. Kezd, befejez B1B2 (31) – altémák

Kezd, befejez* (31)

break verb /breɪk/ *(broke, broken) 3 kis szünetet tart [I or T]

Let's break for lunch.

If you sit at a desk all day, try to break your routine with a walk or a swim.

break verb /breɪk/ *(broke, broken) 4 véget vet, abbahagy; végződik [I or T]

Eventually someone spoke, breaking the silence.

The factory brought in outside workers in an attempt to break the strike.

cease verb /siːs/ [I or T] (formal) beszűntet, megszűntet; megszűnik

He ordered his men to cease firing.

The company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year.

continue verb /kənˈtɪn.juː/ [I or T] 1 folytat; folytatódik (megállás nélkül)

It continued to snow heavily for two days.

If the rain continues, we'll have to cancel tonight's plans.

The article continues on page ten.

I'll continue working until the end of June.

Shall I continue with this task?

continue verb /kənˈtɪn.juː/ [I or T] 2 folytat; folytatódik (vmennyi szünet után)

We'll have to continue this discussion tomorrow.

It's getting late - why don't we continue tomorrow?

After stopping for a quick snack, they continued on their way.

He paused for a moment to listen and then continued eating.

drop verb /drɒp/ (-pp-) 3 abbahagy vmit (tevékenységet) [T]

Can you drop what you're doing and help me with this report?

I think we'd better drop the subject.

interrupt verb /ˌɪn.təˈrʌpt/ 2 félbeszakít, megszakít vmit (egy időre) [T]

We had to interrupt our trip when we heard John's mother was ill.

launch verb /lɔːntʃ/ [T] 1 elindít (vmilyen fontos tervet/tevékenységet)

The scheme was launched by the government a year ago.

pause verb /pɔːz/ 2 szüneteltet, megállít vmit (egy időre) (pl. lejátszót) [I or T]

Can you pause the film there, please?

quit verb /kwɪt/ *(quitting, quit, quit) 2 abbahagy vmit; kilép (számítógépes programból) [T]

I'm going to quit smoking.

Quit wasting my time!

Press Q to quit the program.

start verb /stɑːt/ [I or T] 2 kezdődik, elkezdődik (pl. esemény)

A new series of wildlife programmes has started on Monday evenings.

end noun /end/ 3 vég, befejezés [C usually no plural]

They are calling for an end to the violence.

My contract comes to an end in June.

start noun /stɑːt/ 1 kezdet; kezdés [C usually no plural]

We were doubtful about the product's usefulness from the start.

They announced the start of a new commercial venture.

The weather was good at the start of the week.

The event got off to a shaky/poor start with the stage lights failing in the first few minutes.

over adverb /ˈəʊ.vər/ 3 vége

I'll be glad when the competition is over.

I used to have a thriving business and a happy marriage, but that's all over now.

Phrasal verbs:

break off ↔ (sth) /breɪk/ (hirtelen) abbahagy vmit; elhallgat

She broke off in the middle of a sentence.

She broke off the engagement just two weeks before the wedding.

burst into sth /bɜːst/ 2 fakad vmire, kitör vmiben (nevetésben, sírásban/dalban stb.); hirtelen rákezd vmire

She put the phone down and burst into tears.

The children gathered on the stage suddenly burst into song.

burst out /bɜːst/ 2 rákezd vmire; kitör belőle vmi (pl. nevetés, sírás)

He took one look at the hat she was wearing and burst out laughing.

carry on ↔ (sth) /ˈkær.i/ folytat vmit

Let's carry on this discussion at some other time.

Carry on with your work while I'm gone.

You just have to carry on as if nothing's happened.

Steve just carried on playing on his computer.

end up /end/ végzi vhogy, kiköt vhol (átv.), végül eljut (egy helyre/állapotba)

They're travelling across Europe by train and are planning to end up in Moscow.

Much of this meat will probably end up as dog food.

After working her way around the world, she ended up teaching English as a foreign language.

get down to sth /get/ hozzálát vmihez

Before we get down to business, I'd like to thank you all for coming today.

get on with sth /get/ folytat (pl. munkát)

Get on with your homework.

go ahead /gəʊ/ 1 nekilát vminek, elkezd vmit; elkezdődik, megkezdődik

We now have permission to go ahead with the project.

The vote will go ahead today as planned.

go on /gəʊ/ 1 folytatódik

The meeting went on until six o'clock.

The path seemed to go on forever.

I know she's upset about losing her job, but life must go on.

go on /gəʊ/ 3 folytat (továbbcsinál)

We can't go on living like this.

She went on talking as though nothing had happened.

keep on doing sth /kiːp/ folyton csinál vmit, nem hagy fel vmivel

She kept on asking me questions the whole time.

start off ↔ (sth) /stɑːt/ kezd vmit

She started off the meeting with the monthly sales report.

I'd like to start off by thanking you all for coming today.

take up ↔ sth /teɪk/ 2 belefog vmibe, foglalkozni kezd vmivel

He's taken up cycling in his spare time.

She's taken up the post of supervisor.

Phrases and idioms:

keep doing sth folytat, tovább- (csinál vmit) (megállás nélkül/ismételten)

He keeps trying to distract me.

I kept hoping that he'd phone me.

put an end to sth véget vet vminek

We must put an end to this violence.

He's determined to put an end to these rumours.

Leg injuries put an end to his athletics career.

return to sth visszatér (tevékenységhez, témához)

I returned to work three months after Susie was born.

We keep returning to the same subject.

that's it ennyi (vége van, be van fejezve)

Well that's it then, we've finished.

I think that's it for now - I'll email you about the other project next week.

2. lecke (A1) – 10. lecke (A2) – 23. lecke (B1) – 50. lecke (B2) – 81. lecke (C1) – 99. lecke (C2)