30.2.3. gy. C1C2 (példák)

serve verb /sɜːv/ 3 szolgál vmilyen célra [I]

It's a very entertaining film but it also serves an educational purpose.

The spare bedroom also serves as a study.

He hopes his son's death will serve to warn others about the dangers of owning a gun.

Nothing serves to explain the violent fighting we have seen recently.

target verb /ˈtɑː.gɪt/ [T] céloz, megcéloz (átv. is) (piacot, közönséget, stb.)

The products are targeted at people in their late twenties.

cause noun /kɔːz/ 3 ok, indok (vmire) [U]

He's never given me any cause for concern.

grounds noun /graʊndz/ [plural] 1 ok, indok

He resigned on medical grounds.

justification noun /ˌdʒʌs.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] indok

There's no justification for treating her so unfairly.

motivation noun /ˌməʊ.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ 2 motiváció, indíték [C]

What was the motivation for the attack?

Phrases and idioms:

in its/his/their, etc. own right saját jogán (önmagában is)

I think this is a dialect, rather than a language in its own right.

These experiments are very important in their own right.

on the part of sb; on sb's part a részéről vkinek

This is a major sacrifice on the part of the unions.

The accident was caused by carelessness on the instructor's part.

trial and error próba-szerencse (mint módszer)

There aren't any instructions with it - it's just a matter of trial and error.

with the aid of sth vmi segítségével

She can walk with the aid of a stick.