2. Számolás B2 (33) – altémák

Számolás* (33)

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.

point noun /pɔɪnt/ 7 tizedespont [C]

One mile equals one point six (1.6) kilometres.

range noun /reɪndʒ/ 2 tartomány (átv.) (vmilyen értékhatárok közötti számok/mennyiség) [C]

The price range is from $100 to $200.

The product is aimed at young people in the 18-25 age range.

rate noun /reɪt/ [C] 1 mérték; arány, arányszám

the rate of unemployment

The birth rate has fallen.

The drug has a high success/failure rate.

sample noun /ˈsɑːm.pl̩/ [C] 1 minta (a sokaságból) (statisztikai minta)

a random sample of voters

a nationally representative sample of 200 schools

statistics noun /stəˈtɪs.tɪks/ [plural] statisztika

Statistics show/suggest that women live longer than men.

According to official statistics, the Japanese work longer hours than workers in most other industrialized countries.

approximate adjective /əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət/ körülbelüli

The train's approximate time of arrival is 10.30.

Can you give me an approximate idea of the numbers involved?

estimated adjective /ˈes.tɪ.meɪ.tɪd/ becsült (mennyiség, távolság stb.)

an estimated cost/value

fixed adjective /fɪkst/ 1 rögzített, véglegesített (ár, kamatláb, stb.)

a fixed price

fixed interest rates

inaccurate adjective /ɪnˈæk.jʊ.rət/ pontatlan, hibás

inaccurate information/figures

limited adjective /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/ 2 korlátozott (számú/méretű/idejű/stb.)

Places on the bus are limited to fifty - so book early!

Free places on the course will be available for a limited period (of time).

unlimited adjective /ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/ korlátlan

a service that offers unlimited Internet access

precisely adverb /prɪˈsaɪ.sli/ 1 pontosan; pont, pontban

The fireworks begin at eight o'clock precisely.

What do you think the problem is, precisely?

roughly adverb /ˈrʌf.li/ 1 durván, hozzávetőleg

There has been an increase of roughly 2.25 million.

Roughly speaking, it's 2.25 million.

We have roughly the same tastes.

together adverb /təˈgeð.ər/ 4 együtt (együttesen, összeadva/egyesítve)

Together they must earn over ninety thousand dollars a year.

The money that I owe you for the telephone together with the rent equals £300.

times preposition /taɪmz/ -szor, -szer, -ször, szorozva

What is eight times fourteen?

to preposition /tuː/ 10 -ig (intervallum megadása)

There must have been thirty to thirty-five people there.

within preposition /wɪˈðɪn/ 3 belül (egy határon/limiten belül)

We came within five points of beating them.

The project was completed well within budget.

Phrasal verbs:

take away ↔ sth /teɪk/ 2 elvesz, kivon (számot)

Four take away two is two.

If you take 4 away from 12 you get 8.

work out ↔ sth /wɜːk/ 1 kiszámol vmit (pl. költséget)

We need to work out the total cost of the project.

Phrases and idioms:

in all összesen

Some of the children came, so there were 15 of us in all.

on average átlagosan

Female workers earn, on average, a third less than men.

range from sth to sth/between sth and sth vmettől vmeddig terjed/tartalmaz (számban, mennyiségben, távolságban, stb.)

Prices range between $50 and $250.

somewhere around/between, etc. valahol ..., körülbelül, úgy

Somewhere between 900 and 1100 minor crimes are reported in this city every week.

It will take us somewhere between three and four hours to get to Madrid.

The company's annual turnover is somewhere around £70.7 million.

4. lecke (A1) – 13. lecke (A2) – 29. lecke (B1) – 56. lecke (B2) – 84. lecke (C1) – 103. lecke (C2)