29.3.1. gy. B2 (példák)

encounter verb /ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/ [T] szembekerül vmivel (pl. problémával)

We encountered quite a few problems at the beginning.

face verb /feɪs/ 2 szembenéz vmivel (megoldandó problémával/helyzettel) [T]

This is one of the many problems faced by working mothers.

Passengers could face long delays.

You're faced with a very difficult choice there.

difficulty noun /ˈdɪf.ɪ.kəl.ti/ 2 nehézség (probléma/valami ami gondot okoz) [C]

financial difficulties

to have/experience difficulties

children with learning difficulties

ease noun /iːz/ [U] gondtalanság, könnyedség

She won the 400m race with ease.

I was amazed at the ease with which she learnt the language.

mess noun /mes/ 2 kellemetlenség, baj (zűrös/problémákkal teli helyzet) [no plural]

She said that her life was a mess.

The company's finances are in a mess.

If he hadn't lied, he wouldn't be in this mess now.

trouble noun /ˈtrʌb.l̩/ 4 gond, baj (nehéz/kellemetlen/veszélyes helyzet) [U]

The company was in serious trouble with massive debts.

He got into financial trouble after his divorce.

The marriage ran into trouble because of her husband's heavy drinking.

complex adjective /ˈkɒm.pleks/ bonyolult, összetett

a complex network of roads

a complex procedure

The film's plot was so complex that I couldn't follow it.

demanding adjective /dɪˈmɑːn.dɪŋ/ igényes, megerőltető (sok időt/figyelmet/energiát igénylő)

She's a very demanding child.

a demanding job

straightforward adjective /ˌstreɪtˈfɔː.wəd/ egyszerű, világos (könnyen elvégezhető/érthető); egyenes, szókimondó

Just follow the signs to Bradford - it's very straightforward.

tough adjective /tʌf/ 1 kemény, nehéz (feladat, döntés, helyzet, tél, idő, stb.)

He's had a tough time at work recently.

We've had to make some tough decisions.

Homeless people are facing a tough winter.

tricky adjective /ˈtrɪk.i/ bonyolult, rázós

Those bird models are quite tricky to make, aren't they?

I'm in a tricky situation really - whatever I do I'll offend someone.

readily adverb /ˈred.ə.li/ 1 könnyen, gond nélkül

Information is readily available on the Internet.

simply adverb /ˈsɪm.pli/ 3 egyszerűen, (könnyen) érthetően

He explained it as simply as he could, but the class still didn't understand.

smoothly adverb /ˈsmuːð.li/ 1 simán (probléma/nehézségek nélkül)

Everything was going smoothly before Darren arrived.

All the machinery was running smoothly.

Phrases and idioms:

be a piece of cake gyerekjáték (könnyű dolog) (informal)

The exam itself was a piece of cake.