20.4.3. gy. B2 (példák)

capture verb /ˈkæp.tʃər/ [T] 1 elfog (pl. katonát); elfoglal (pl. várost)

Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured.

Rebel forces captured the city after a week-long battle.

fight verb /faɪt/ *(fought, fought) 2 harcol (háborúban) [I or T] (!)

Millions of young men fought in World War One.

invade verb /ɪnˈveɪd/ 1 lerohan, megszáll (hadsereggel); betör, benyomul (pl. országba) [I or T] (!)

Concentrations of troops near the border look set to invade within the next few days.

win verb /wɪn/ *(winning, won, won) 4 nyer, megnyer (háborút, csatát, vitát, stb.), győz

They won the war, but with heavy losses.

Everyone likes winning an argument.

bombing noun /ˈbɒm.ɪŋ/ [C or U] bombázás; bombatámadás (!)

The city came under heavy bombing.

conflict noun /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/ [C or U] 2 összeütközés, konfliktus (összecsapás)

armed conflict

destruction noun /dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/ [U] pusztulás; pusztítás

Many people are very concerned about the destruction of the rainforests.

Unusually high winds left a trail of destruction over southern Britain.

weapons of mass destruction

nuclear adjective /ˈnjuː.klɪər/ 2 atom-, nukleáris (fegyver)

a nuclear war/attack

Phrases and idioms:

an army/prison/refugee, etc. camp katonai/börtön/menekült/stb. tábor

a refugee camp just across the border