6.9.3. gy. C1C2 (példák)

spotlight noun /ˈspɒt.laɪt/ reflektor [C]

They turned the spotlight on the lead guitarist during his solo.

staircase noun /ˈsteə.keɪs/ [C] lépcsőház; lépcsősor

a spiral staircase

stand noun /stænd/ 2 pult, állvány, tartó (bútordarab) [C]

a music/hat stand

telly noun /ˈtel.i/ [C or U] tévé, tévékészülék; tévéadás

I saw her on the telly.

tenant noun /ˈten.ənt/ [C] bérlő (házban, lakásban)

I have tenants in my flat at the moment.

threshold noun /ˈθreʃ.həʊld/ küszöb (ajtóé); küszöb (átv.) (fájdalmi, biztonsági, stb.) [C]

He had a low boredom threshold.

touch noun /tʌtʃ/ 3 parányi részlet (ami jobbá tesz vmit) [C]

The speech had several comic touches.

Using a sailing ship as the company badge was a touch of genius.

The flowers on the table provided the finishing touch.

detached adjective /dɪˈtætʃt/ 1 különálló (épület, ház, garázs)

They have a detached 5-bedroom house in Surrey.

furnished adjective /ˈfɜː.nɪʃt/ bútorozott

He's renting a fully furnished apartment by the river.

semi-detached adjective /ˌsem.ɪ.dɪˈtætʃt/ iker (-ház)

We live in a semi-detached house.

Phrases and idioms:

a flight of stairs/steps lépcsősor

The lift was broken so we had to climb six flights of stairs.

a roof over your head tető vki feje felett (lakás)

He took me in when I didn't have a roof over my head.

running water folyóvíz (csapból)

They bought an old house with no electricity or running water.

strike a match meggyújt egy gyufát

I struck a match and lit the candle.