31.3.2. gy. B2 (példák)

expression noun /ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/ 2 arckifejezés [C]

facial expressions

He had such a sad expression on his face.

I could tell from her expression that something serious had happened.

look noun /lʊk/ 3 arckifejezés [C]

She had a worried look about her.

She gave me a questioning look.

signal noun /ˈsɪg.nəl/ [C] 1 jel, jelzés, jeladás

At a signal from their teacher, the children all held up their flags.

Don't move until I give the signal.

The firework was a signal that the festival had started.

The police officer gave us a signal to stop.

The signal for a race to start is often the firing of a gun.

symbol noun /ˈsɪm.bəl/ [C] jelkép; jele vminek

A heart shape is the symbol of love.

The wheel in the Indian flag is a symbol of peace.

tone noun /təʊn/ 1 hangnem, hanghordozás (hangszín) [C or U]

I tried to use a sympathetic tone of voice.

It wasn't so much what she said that annoyed me - it was her tone.

trace noun /treɪs/ [C or U] nyom, nyoma vminek

There was no trace of her anywhere.

When she moved out, she left no trace of having been there.

He seems to have disappeared without trace.

yell noun /jel/ [C] kiáltás, kiabálás, ordítás, ordítozás

Suddenly there was a loud/great yell from the bathroom.

Phrasal verbs:

speak up /spiːk/ hangosan/hangosabban beszél

Could you speak up? We can't hear at the back.

Phrases and idioms:

look sb in the eye/eyes a szemébe néz vkinek

Look me in the eye and say that you didn't steal it.

lose your voice elveszíti a hangját (nem tud beszélni)

She had a bad cold and was losing her voice.

no sign of sb/sth semmi jele/nyoma vkinek/vminek

By eight o'clock, there was still no sign of Janne.

She said she'd left the book on the table, but there's no sign of it.

shake your head rázza/megrázza a fejét (nemet mond)

I asked him if he wanted to come and he just shook his head.