26.2.1. gy. B2 (példák)

calculate verb /ˈkæl.kjʊ.leɪt/ [T] kiszámít; úgy számol (, hogy ...)

Have you calculated the cost of the project?

He's calculated that it would take him two years to save up enough for a car.

At some stage we need to calculate when the project will be finished.

double verb /ˈdʌb.l̩/ [I or T] megdupláz, kettővel megszoroz; megduplázódik

The government aims to double the number of students in higher education within 25 years.

Company profits have doubled since the introduction of new technology.

estimate verb /ˈes.tɪ.meɪt/ [T] becsül, felbecsül (mennyiséget, költséget, stb.)

Government sources estimate a long-term 50% increase in rail fares.

They estimate that the journey will take at least two weeks.

It was difficult to estimate how many trees had been destroyed.

The number of dead is estimated at over three hundred.

take verb /teɪk/ [T] *(took, taken) 14 elvesz, kivon (számot)

If you take 4 from 12 you get 8.

underestimate verb /ˌʌn.dəˈres.tɪ.meɪt/ [T] 1 alábecsül vmit (költséget, a fontosságát vminek, stb.)

Many people underestimate the cost of owning a car.

We shouldn't underestimate the part that exercise plays in good health.

accuracy noun /ˈæk.jʊ.rə.si/ [U] pontosság, szabatosság

We can predict changes with a surprising degree of accuracy.

addition noun /əˈdɪʃ.ən/ 2 összeadás, hozzáadás (számok/mennyiségek) [U]

Twice a week the children are tested in basic mathematical skills such as addition.

calculation noun /ˌkæl.kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] számítás, kiszámítás

I did some quick calculations to see if we could afford it.

estimate noun /ˈes.tɪ.mət/ [C] becslés (mennyiségé, költségé, stb.); árajánlat, költségvetés

The number of people who applied for the course was 120 compared with an initial estimate of between 50 and 100.

This is only a rough estimate.

percentage noun /pəˈsen.tɪdʒ/ százalék, százalékarány [C]

What percentage of women return to work after having a baby?

Interest rates have risen by two percentage points.