3. Kezd, befejez B2 (16) – altémák

Kezd, befejez* (16)

break verb /breɪk/ *(broke, broken) 4 véget vet, abbahagy; végződik [I or T]

Eventually someone spoke, breaking the silence.

The factory brought in outside workers in an attempt to break the strike.

cease verb /siːs/ [I or T] (formal) beszűntet, megszűntet; megszűnik

He ordered his men to cease firing.

The company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year.

drop verb /drɒp/ (-pp-) 3 abbahagy vmit (tevékenységet) [T]

Can you drop what you're doing and help me with this report?

I think we'd better drop the subject.

interrupt verb /ˌɪn.təˈrʌpt/ 2 félbeszakít, megszakít vmit (egy időre) [T]

We had to interrupt our trip when we heard John's mother was ill.

launch verb /lɔːntʃ/ [T] 1 elindít (vmilyen fontos tervet/tevékenységet)

The scheme was launched by the government a year ago.

pause verb /pɔːz/ 2 szüneteltet, megállít vmit (egy időre) (pl. lejátszót) [I or T]

Can you pause the film there, please?

end noun /end/ 3 vég, befejezés [C usually no plural]

They are calling for an end to the violence.

My contract comes to an end in June.

Phrasal verbs:

break off ↔ (sth) /breɪk/ (hirtelen) abbahagy vmit; elhallgat

She broke off in the middle of a sentence.

She broke off the engagement just two weeks before the wedding.

burst into sth /bɜːst/ 2 fakad vmire, kitör vmiben (nevetésben, sírásban/dalban stb.); hirtelen rákezd vmire

She put the phone down and burst into tears.

The children gathered on the stage suddenly burst into song.

burst out /bɜːst/ 2 rákezd vmire; kitör belőle vmi (pl. nevetés, sírás)

He took one look at the hat she was wearing and burst out laughing.

get down to sth /get/ hozzálát vmihez

Before we get down to business, I'd like to thank you all for coming today.

get on with sth /get/ folytat (pl. munkát)

Get on with your homework.

go ahead /gəʊ/ 1 nekilát vminek, elkezd vmit; elkezdődik, megkezdődik

We now have permission to go ahead with the project.

The vote will go ahead today as planned.

go on /gəʊ/ 3 folytat (továbbcsinál)

We can't go on living like this.

She went on talking as though nothing had happened.

Phrases and idioms:

put an end to sth véget vet vminek

We must put an end to this violence.

He's determined to put an end to these rumours.

Leg injuries put an end to his athletics career.

return to sth visszatér (tevékenységhez, témához)

I returned to work three months after Susie was born.

We keep returning to the same subject.

2. lecke (A1) – 10. lecke (A2) – 23. lecke (B1) – 50. lecke (B2) – 81. lecke (C1) – 99. lecke (C2)