2. Tájékoztatás, leleplezés B2 (19) – altémák

Tájékoztatás, leleplezés* (19)

declare verb /dɪˈkleər/ [T] 2 bejelent, kijelent vmit (nyilvánosan/hivatalosan)

They declared their support for the proposal.

America declared war on Japan in 1941.

The country declared independence in 1952.

educate verb /ˈed.jʊ.keɪt/ [T] 2 tájékoztat, felvilágosít (egy témában)

The government say they are trying to do more to educate the public about the consequences of drug abuse.

expose verb /ɪkˈspəʊz/ [T] leleplez vmit/vkit

The review exposed widespread corruption in the police force.

The newspaper story exposed him as a liar.

gossip verb /ˈgɒs.ɪp/ [I] pletykál

Stop gossiping and get on with some work!

People have started to gossip about us.

reveal verb /rɪˈviːl/ [T] 1 felfed, elárul, leleplez (titkot, információt, stb.)

He was jailed for revealing secrets to the Russians.

It was revealed in this morning's papers that the couple intend to marry.

spread verb /spred/ *(spread, spread) 2 terjed; terjeszt (információt) (hírt, pletykát, stb.) [I or T]

News of his victory spread quickly.

Have you been spreading gossip about them again?

tell verb /tel/ *(told, told) 2 mond vmit, elbeszél, elmesél vmit (átv.) (pl. felmérés) [T]

What does the survey tell us about the lives of teenagers?

code noun /kəʊd/ 1 rejtjel, kód [C or U]

The message was written in code.

She managed to break/crack the code.

gossip noun /ˈgɒs.ɪp/ pletyka; pletykálkodás; pletykafészek [U]

an interesting piece of gossip

Have you heard the latest gossip?

rumour noun /ˈruː.mər/ [C or U] szóbeszéd, kósza hír

Rumours are going round the school about Mr Mason and his assistant.

Someone has been spreading rumours about me.

I heard a rumour that you were leaving.

mysterious adjective /mɪˈstɪə.ri.əs/ titokzatos; titkolódzó

a mysterious stranger

the mysterious death of her son

He died in mysterious circumstances, and there is still a possibility that it was murder.

Phrasal verbs:

come out /kʌm/ 4 kijön, megjelenik (eredmény, információk, stb.)

The exam results come out in August.

give away ↔ sth /gɪv/ 2 elárul

The party was meant to be a surprise, but Dave gave it away.

point out ↔ sth /pɔɪnt/ rámutat vmire, felhívja a figyelmét vmire

He was planning to book a rock-climbing holiday, till I pointed out that Carla is afraid of heights.

I feel I should point out how dangerous it is.

turn out /tɜːn/ 2 kiderül vmi, kiderül róla (, hogy)

It turned out that we'd been to the same school.

Phrases and idioms:

in secret titokban

For years they met in secret.

keep your mouth shut befogja a száját (nem beszél vmiről) (informal)

If you don't keep your mouth shut, there'll be trouble.

remain a secret/mystery, etc. titok/rejtély/stb. marad

The exact date of the wedding remains a secret.

The true location of the treasure remains a mystery.

the secret nyitja/titka vminek

So what's the secret of your success?

6. lecke (A1) – 17. lecke (A2) – 37. lecke (B1) – 64. lecke (B2) – 89. lecke (C1) – 109. lecke (C2)