37.6.2. gy. B2 (példák)

tolerate verb /ˈtɒl.ər.eɪt/ [T] 1 megenged, megtűr, tolerál vmit

I will not tolerate that sort of behaviour in my class.

We will not tolerate racism of any sort.

ban noun /bæn/ [C] tilalom

There should be a ban on talking loudly in cinemas.

influence noun /ˈɪn.flu.ənts/ [C or U] hatás, befolyás

The drug companies can have a lot of influence on doctors.

At the time she was under the influence of her father.

Helen's a bad/good influence on him.

power noun /paʊər/ 2 hatalom (irányítás/befolyás vki/vmi felett) [U]

I've no power over him - he does what he wants to.

pressure noun /ˈpreʃ.ər/ 1 nyomás (befolyásolás) [U]

public/political pressure

Teachers are under pressure to work longer hours.

Pressure to abandon the new motorway is increasing.

The government is facing pressure from environmental campaigners.

He only asked her under pressure from his wife.

threat noun /θret/ 2 fenyegetés (amivel fenyeget vki) [C]

a death threat

I was scared he would carry out his threat.

from preposition /frɒm/ 10 -tól, -től (tiltás/védelem vmitől)

He's been banned from driving for six months.

For many years, the truth was kept from the public.

Phrasal verbs:

go ahead /gəʊ/ 2 csak tessék! csak rajta! csináld csak! folytasd csak! (engedély, biztatás)

"Can I borrow your book?" - "Yes, go ahead."

hurry up ↔ sb/sth /ˈhʌr.i/ siettet/sürget vkit/vmit

Could you hurry the children up, or their dinner will get cold?

Phrases and idioms:

be a bad/good influence (on sb) rossz/jó hatás (vkire)

Television can be a bad influence on children.

be none of sb's business semmi köze hozzá, nem tartozik rá

I'm certainly not going to tell Lara how much money I've spent - it's none of her business!

be/have nothing to do with sb/sth semmi köze hozzá (nem kell tudnia róla/beleavatkoznia)

I wish he wouldn't offer advice on my marriage - it's nothing to do with him.

push (sb) for sth/to do sth szorgalmaz vmit; nyomást gyakorol vkire

Local residents are pushing for the road to be made wider.

We had to push them to accept our terms, but they finally agreed to the deal.

put pressure on sb nyomást gyakorol vkire

They're putting pressure on me to make a decision.