24.3.2. gy. B2 (példák)

remote adjective /rɪˈməʊt/ 1 távoli (térben)

It was a remote mountain village with no electricity supply.

His voice sounded remote.

about adverb /əˈbaʊt/ 2 mindenfelé, körös-körül

They heard someone moving/walking about outside.

aside adverb /əˈsaɪd/ 1 félre, arrébb

Stand aside, please, and let these people pass.

He pulled the curtain aside.

I gave her a plate of food but she pushed it aside.

She took me aside to tell me the news.

back adverb /bæk/ 6 hátra, el (vmitől)

He pulled back the curtain.

The house is set back from the road.

on adverb /ɒn/ 4 tovább, előre (halad)

You cycle on and I'll meet you there.

Move on, please, and let the ambulance through.

wide adverb /waɪd/ szélesre

She ran towards me, her arms open wide.

from preposition /frɒm/ 9 -tól, -től, -ből, -ből (egy adott pozícióból/nézőpontból)

From the restaurant there is a beautiful view of Siena.

She was talking from her own experience of the problem.

From our point of view, we do not see how these changes will benefit the company.

Phrases and idioms:

be around közelben/környéken van, itt van

Will you be around next week?

Roger isn't around at the moment - can I help instead?

draw near/close közeledik (térben, időben), odahúzódik

Her birthday's drawing nearer every day.

from side to side ide-oda

swinging from side to side

in sb's direction vki irányába, vki felé

She keeps looking in my direction.

in the middle of nowhere az isten háta mögött, a semmi közepén

His car broke down in the middle of nowhere.

round and round körbe-körbe

We drove round and round trying to find the hotel.

up and down fel-le, fel és le

They were jumping up and down with impatience.

up and down ide-oda, föl-alá

They were running up and down the corridors.