3. Mennyiségek, mértékegységek B2 (18) – altémák

Mennyiségek, mértékegységek* (18)

limit verb /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ [T] korlátoz

I've been asked to limit my speech to ten minutes maximum.

Having so little money to spend on an apartment does limit you in your choice.

block noun /blɒk/ [C] 3 tömb (kő-, jég-, fa-, stb.)

a block of ice/stone/wood

centigrade noun /ˈsen.tɪ.greɪd/ [U] Celsius fok (hőmérséklet)

Water boils at 100° centigrade.

dose noun /dəʊs/ [C] adag, dózis (pl. gyógyszeré)

a high/low/recommended dose

Start with a low dose and increase it.

level noun /ˈlev.əl/ [C] 2 szint (mennyiség)

Inflation is going to rise 2% from its present level.

Chess requires a very high level of concentration.

There is some danger of low level radiation.

pint noun /paɪnt/ [C] pint (GB: 0,568 liter)

a pint of milk

a pint of beer

pound noun /paʊnd/ [C] 2 font (súlymérték, 453,6 gramm)

One pound is approximately equal to 454 grams.

One kilogram is roughly the same as 2.2 lbs.

Ann's baby weighed eight and a half pounds at birth.

ton noun /tʌn/ [C] plural: tons or ton tonna (UK = 1016 kg, US = 907 kg)

They generated nearly 6 tons of rubbish.

volume noun /ˈvɒl.juːm/ 2 (nagy) mennyiség [U]

I was put off by the volume of work involved.

The volume of traffic in the city is causing problems.

single adjective /ˈsɪŋ.gl̩/ 3 egyetlen [always before noun]

There was a single light in the corner of the room.

Not a single person offered to help her.

You haven't been listening to a single word I've been saying.

that adverb /ðæt/ olyan, annyira (nagyságra, mennyiségre, állapotra hivatkozás)

She's too young to walk that far.

It wasn't (all) that good.

one determiner /wʌn/ 4 egy, egyetlen (nem több, csak egy)

Do you think five of us will manage to squeeze into the one car?

There's too much data to fit onto just one disk.

I think we should paint the bedroom all one colour.

one determiner /wʌn/ 5 az egyetlen, egyedüli (rajta/ezen kívül nincs más)

He's the one person you can rely on in an emergency.

This may be your one and only opportunity to meet her.

at preposition /æt/ 7 -on, -en, -ön (vmilyen áron/sebességen/hőmérsékleten, stb.)

He was driving at 120 mph when the police spotted him.

by preposition /baɪ/ 6 -val, -vel, -ként (mérték/mennyiség/összeg megadása)

twelve by ten metres of floor space

Interest rates have been increased by 0.25%.

I'm paid by the hour.

Copies have sold by the million.

Phrases and idioms:

a dose of sth egy adag (általában kellemetlen dologból)

a dose of bad news

a handful of egy maréknyi

Only a handful of people came to the meeting.

a pile of/piles of sth rengeteg, irtó sok (informal)

I've got a pile of things to do today.

He's got piles of money.

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