31.1.5. gy. C1C2 (példák)

consult verb /kənˈsʌlt/ [T] 2 tanácskozik vkivel

Why didn't you consult me about this?

consultation noun /ˌkɒn.səlˈteɪ.ʃən/ 1 konzultálás; utánanézés [U]

After consultation with his lawyers, he decided to abandon the case.

inquiry noun /ɪnˈkwaɪə.ri/ also UK: enquiry 3 kérdezősködés [U] (formal)

Inquiry into the matter is pointless - no one will tell you anything.

Phrasal verbs:

get back to sb /get/ visszajelez vkinek (kért információt)

I need to get back to Gary about his new computer.

refer to sth /rɪˈfɜːr/ fordul vkihez/vmihez (információért)

Please refer to your owner's manual for more information.

Phrases and idioms:

break the news to sb közli a hírt vkivel (ált. rossz hírt)

Who's going to break the news to his wife?

make yourself understood megérteti magát

I had a little difficulty making myself understood.

pose a/the question kérdést tesz fel (formal)

It was left to Grazia to pose the question of how the project was to be funded.

put/set the record straight helyesbít, helyreigazít

I know they thought Alex was lying, and I wanted to put the record straight.

sb/sth in question szóban forgó vki/vmi

He claims that he was in the pub with his girlfriend on the night in question.

speak for/on behalf of sb vki helyett/nevében beszél/szól

I've been chosen to speak on behalf of the whole class.

speak volumes sokatmondó, sok fényt vet vmire

She said very little, but her face spoke volumes.

What you wear speaks volumes about you.

word for word szóról szóra, szó szerint

She repeated word for word what he had told her.