3. Kezd, befejez C1C2 (46) – altémák

1. Kezd, kezdődik (23) 2. Folytat, folytatódik (8) 3. Befejez, befejeződik (15)

commence verb /kəˈmens/ [I or T] (formal) elkezd; elkezdődik

Building work will commence in the autumn.

Shall we let the meeting commence?

initiate verb /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ [T] kezd, elkezd vmit, kezdeményez vmit (pert, reformot, vitát, stb.)

They have decided to initiate legal proceedings against the newspaper.

Who initiated the violence?

restart verb /ˌriːˈstɑːt/ [T] 1 újrakezd, újraindít vmit (gépet, folyamatot, stb.)

They want to restart the talks.

resume verb /rɪˈzjuːm/ [I or T] (formal) újrakezd, folytat vmit; újrakezdődik, folytatódik

The talks are due to resume today.

Normal services will be resumed in the spring.

He stopped to take a sip of water and then resumed speaking.

wait verb /weɪt/ [I] 2 vár (vmivel) (nem kezd el vmit)

We'll wait till Jane gets here before we start eating.

initiative noun /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/ 1 kezdeményezés [C]

a new government initiative to reduce crime

The peace initiative was welcomed by both sides.

initiative noun /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/ 2 kezdeményezőkészség [U]

We need someone who can work on their own initiative.

I shouldn't always have to tell you what to do - use your initiative.

She showed a lot of initiative.

launch noun /lɔːntʃ/ [C] 1 elindítás (tevékenységé/terméké/szolgáltatásé/stb.)

The launch of their new campaign began today with a press conference.

How much champagne will we need for the launch?

Illness prevented her attending the launch party for her latest novel.

Phrasal verbs:

come on /kʌm/ működni kezd, működésbe lép; kezd kialakulni vmi

The heating comes on at six in the morning.

I've got a cold coming on.

kick off /kɪk/ kezdődik vmi (futballmeccs, esemény, találkozó, stb.)

What time does the match kick off?

kick (sth) off /kɪk/ kezd (vmit) (pl. megbeszélést, tevékenységet, stb.)

Shall we kick off the session with a presentation from Lisa?

move on /muːv/ 3 továbbmegy (tevékenységet vált), áttér (más tevékenységre)

I'd done the same job for ten years and felt it was time to move on.

plunge into sth /plʌndʒ/ (nagy lendülettel) belekezd, belevág vmibe (egy tevékenységbe)

Trying to forget about her, he plunged into his work.

set out /set/ 2 nekifog vminek; elhatározza magát vmire

She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship.

They set out to discover a cure for cancer.

throw yourself into sth /θrəʊ/ beleveti magát vmibe (nagy lendülettel belefog vmibe)

She's really thrown herself into her new job.

Phrases and idioms:

come to do sth (egy idő után) vmire/vmilyen állapotba jut, kezd vmit (rájönni vmire, megérteni vmit, hinni vmit, stb.)

In time she come to love him.

I come to believe that he was innocent after all.

get underway kezdődik

The film festival gets underway on 11th July.

grasp the nettle nekivág/hozzáfog (kellemetlen dologhoz)

I've been putting off tackling the problem for too long and I think it's time to grasp the nettle.

make a start kezd vmit

We need to make a start on (preparing) the brochure next week.

proceed to do sth hozzáfog, belekezd

She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing trip.

set/start the ball rolling elindít, beindít vmit (közös tevékenységet, beszélgetést, stb.)

I've started the ball rolling by setting up a series of meetings.

take the initiative átveszi/kezébe veszi a kezdeményezést

Jackson had taken the initiative and prepared a report.

take the plunge beleugrik vmibe, belevág vmibe (átv.) (megteszi a döntő lépést)

We're finally going to take the plunge and buy a house.

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