4. Időrend C1C2 (36) – altémák

Időrend* (36)

clash verb /klæʃ/ 3 (két esemény) egybeesik, ütközik [I]

Emma's party clashes with my brother's wedding.

coincide verb /ˌkəʊ.ɪnˈsaɪd/ [I] 1 időben egybeesik

The band's American tour coincided with the release of their second album.

precede verb /priːˈsiːd/ [T] (formal) előz, megelőz (időben, sorrendben); előtte megy vminek/vkinek

The formal ceremony was preceded by a parade.

eventual adjective /ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/ [always before noun] végső (kimenetel, eredmény, stb.)

the eventual winner of the competition

later adjective /ˈleɪ.tər/ [always before noun] 2 későbbi (az időszak/élet végéhez közeli)

He needed round-the-clock care in the later stages of his illness.

During his later years, he lived in London.

parallel adjective /ˈpær.ə.lel/ párhuzamos (egy időben történő, hasonló/vonal)

Parallel experiments are being conducted in both countries.

preliminary adjective /prɪˈlɪm.ɪ.nər.i/ [always before noun] előzetes (vizsgálat, tájékoztató, megbeszélés, stb.)

a preliminary discussion/meeting

prior adjective /praɪər/ előzetes, megelőző (vmi más előtt létező/történő)

The course requires no prior knowledge of Spanish.

simultaneous adjective /ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪn.i.əs/ egyidejű, szimultán

simultaneous translation

subsequent adjective /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/ későbbi, következő, bekövetkező (vmi után történő/keletkező)

The mistakes were corrected in a subsequent edition of the book.

successive adjective /səkˈses.ɪv/ egymást követő (időben) (pl. évek)

He has just won the World Championship for the third successive year.

ultimate adjective /ˈʌl.tɪ.mət/ [always before noun] 2 végső (az utolsó/a legfontosabb/alapvető) (cél, megoldás, stb.)

the ultimate aim/solution

beyond adverb /biˈjɒnd/ 2 túl (egy időponton túl)

The strike looks set to continue into March and beyond.

subsequently adverb /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt.li/ később (azt követően)

In 2001 he was arrested and subsequently convicted on drug trafficking charges.

thereafter adverb /ˌðeəˈrɑːf.tər/ (formal) ezt követően (vmi időpont/esemény/mennyiség után)

Faxes cost £1.10p for the first page, and 70p for each page thereafter.

ultimately adverb /ˈʌl.tɪ.mət.li/ 1 végül is (a végén, egy sor más dolgot követően)

Everything will ultimately depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week.

Ultimately, of course, he'd like to have his own business but that won't be for some time.

amid preposition /əˈmɪd/ also: amidst 1 vmi közepette, között (vmi közben, vmivel egyidejűleg)

Security was increased amid fears of further terrorist attacks.

Phrases and idioms:

about/high time (legfőbb) ideje (, hogy) (informal)

It's about time (that) the school improved its meals service.

It is high time for Europe to take responsibility for its own defence.

at once egyszerre (egy időben)

They all started talking at once.

at the earliest legkorábban

Building will not begin until July at the earliest.

at the latest legkésőbb

She said to be there by 8 o'clock at the latest.

at/from the outset (vminek) az elején/az elejétől fogva

I made my views clear at the outset.

We knew from the outset that we were unlikely to win.

be due for sth ideje már vminek, esedékes vmi

I'm due for a check-up at the dentist's.

be on the brink of sth vminek a szélén/kapujában (közvetlenül vmi előtt)

The two countries are on the brink of war.

be/have yet to do sth még hátravan (tennivaló)

They have yet to make a decision.

during/in/over the course of sth vmi folyamán

In the course of the interview she mentioned her previous experience.

early on kezdetén, elején

I lost interest quite early on in the book.

in its infancy gyermekcipőben jár

In the 1950s, space travel was in its infancy.

in the process vmi közben (vminek a során/folyamán)

She stood up to say hello and spilled her drink in the process.

The tunnel was built, but many lives were lost in the process.

long before jóval azelőtt (, hogy)

I was a vegetarian long before I met Sally.

no sooner ... than amint, alighogy

No sooner had we got home than the phone rang.

on the threshold of sth küszöbén áll vminek (átv.) (pl. egy új korszaknak)

We're on the threshold of a new era in European relations.

prior to sth vmit megelőzően (egy időpont/esemény előtt)

the weeks prior to her death

ripe for sth megérett vmire (változásra, újításra, stb.)

The country is ripe for change.

The time is ripe for investing in new technology.

the dawn of sth hajnala vminek, kezdete vminek (literary)

the dawn of civilization

to go még hátra van (idő, elintéznivaló, távolság, stb.)

There are only two weeks of term to go.

3. lecke (A1) – 12. lecke (A2) – 27. lecke (B1) – 54. lecke (B2) – 83. lecke (C1) – 102. lecke (C2)