4. Méret, súly, telítettség B2 (31) – altémák

1. Méret, súly (20) 2. Töltöttség, telítettség (11)

cover verb /ˈkʌv.ər/ [T] 5 kiterjed (vmekkora területű)

The town covers an area of 15 square kilometres.

expand verb /ɪkˈspænd/ [I or T] kiterjed; kiterjeszt

The air in the balloon expands when heated.

They expanded their retail operations during the 1990s.

extend verb /ɪkˈstend/ 1 meghosszabbít, kiterjeszt (megnagyobbít) [T]

We have plans to extend our house.

They've extended their range of products.

measure verb /ˈmeʒ.ər/ 1 mér, megmér, lemér (nagyságot, méretet); vmilyen nagyságú [T]

"Will the table fit in here?" "I don't know - let's measure it."

This machine measures your heart rate.

The area, measuring 5 miles by 3 miles, has been purchased by the army.

widen verb /ˈwaɪ.dən/ [I or T] 1 szélesít, kiszélesít; szélesedik, kiszélesedik (út, folyó, stb.)

They are widening the road.

As it approaches the sea, the river begins to widen (out).

dimension noun /ˌdaɪˈmen.tʃən/ [C] 2 méret, kiterjedés (hosszúság, szélesség, magasság, stb.)

The dimensions of the photo should be no larger than 30cm by 20cm.

extent noun /ɪkˈstent/ [no plural] terjedelem; mérték, fok

They are just beginning to realize the full extent of the damage.

Her face was injured to such an extent that we didn't recognize her.

Rosie's teacher was impressed by the extent of her knowledge.

The River Nile is over 6500 kilometres in extent.

level noun /ˈlev.əl/ [C] 3 szint (magasság)

The water level in the lake is much higher after heavy rain.

measurement noun /ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/ 1 méret [C often plural]

The measurements of both rooms were identical.

scale noun /skeɪl/ 2 skála, mérőskála [C]

the Centigrade/Fahrenheit scale

How would you rate his work on a scale of 1 to 5?

scale noun /skeɪl/ 3 méretarány, lépték [C or U]

a scale of 1:50 000

This map is large scale.

Is the bridge drawn to scale?

strain noun /streɪn/ 1 túlzott megterhelés (súllyal, erőltetéssel, stb.) [C usually no plural or U]

All those books put a strain on the shelf and it broke!

Excess weight puts a lot of strain on the heart.

weight noun /weɪt/ 2 súly, teher (a nehéz volta vminek) [U]

The shelf collapsed under the weight of the books.

weight noun /weɪt/ 3 súly, súlyos tárgy [C]

Try not to lift heavy weights.

I lift weights twice a week at the gym.

width noun /wɪtθ/ [C or U] szélesség

It is 5 metres in width.

The needle is seven times smaller than the width of a human hair.

massive adjective /ˈmæs.ɪv/ óriási, hatalmas

They've got a massive house.

a massive increase in spending

He suffered a massive heart attack.

If the drought continues, deaths will occur on a massive scale.

overweight adjective /ˌəʊ.vəˈweɪt/ túlsúlyos (túl nehéz, pl. csomag); túlsúlyos, kövér (vki)

He's still a few pounds overweight.

Phrases and idioms:

great big/long, etc. rendkívül nagy/hosszú/stb. (informal)

I gave her a great big hug.

one metre/6 ft, etc. deep egy méter/6 láb mély (felszíntől a fenekéig v. az elejétől a hátuljáig)

This end of the pool is two metres deep.

scales mérleg (súly mérésére)

kitchen/bathroom scales

5. lecke (A1) – 15. lecke (A2) – 32. lecke (B1) – 58. lecke (B2) – 86. lecke (C1) – 105. lecke (C2)