3. Mennyiségek, mértékegységek C1C2 (22) – altémák

Mennyiségek, mértékegységek* (22)

cap verb /kæp/ [T] maximum limitet szab meg (kölcsönre, kamatra, stb.)

The interest rate has been capped at 5%.

fluctuate verb /ˈflʌk.tʃu.eɪt/ [I] ingadozik (ár, létszám, szint, stb.)

Oil prices have fluctuated wildly in recent weeks.

set verb /set/ *(setting, set, set) 7 (értéket, szintet) megszab

The interest rate has been set at 5%.

acre noun /ˈeɪ.kər/ [C] angol hold (területmérték, 4046,78 m2)

He's got 400 acres of land in Wales.

bundle noun /ˈbʌn.dl/ köteg

a bundle of letters/clothes

ceiling noun /ˈsiː.lɪŋ/ [C] 2 felső határ (pl. kamaté, fizetésemelésé)

They have set a ceiling on pay rises.

dash noun /dæʃ/ 3 egy cseppnyi (mennyiség) [C]

Add a dash of milk to the sauce.

grain noun /greɪn/ 2 szem (apró darab vmiből) (homok-, só-, cukor-, stb.)

a grain of sand/sugar

heap noun /hiːp/ rakás, kupac

a heap of rubbish

mountain noun /ˈmaʊn.tɪn/ [C] 2 -hegy (rengeteg vmi) (informal)

There's a mountain of papers on my desk.

scrap noun /skræp/ 1 kis darabka, csipetnyi [C]

He wrote his phone number on a scrap of paper.

I've read every scrap of information I can find on the subject.

They couldn't find a scrap of evidence against him so he was released without charge.

dual adjective /ˈdjuː.əl/ [always before noun] kettős (szerep, szándék, funkció, állampolgárság, stb.)

dual nationality

She's got a bit of a dual personality.

finite adjective /ˈfaɪ.naɪt/ véges (erőforrás, mennyiség, stb.); ragozott (ige) (nyelvtan)

We only have a finite amount of time to complete this task.

set adjective /set/ változatlan, állandó, kötött

Most people work for a set number of hours each week.

I have no set routine.

sole adjective /səʊl/ [always before noun] egyetlen, egyedüli; egyszemélyes, kizárólagos

My sole objective is to make the information more widely available.

The sole survivor of the accident was found in the water after six hours.

She has sole responsibility for the project.

this adverb /ðɪs/ ennyire, ilyen (nagyságú, mennyiségű, állapotú, stb.)

It was only about this high off the ground.

She has never been this late for school before.

Phrases and idioms:

a further 10/100, etc. további 10/100/stb.

A further 20 stores will be opening in Europe next year.

a good 20 minutes/30 miles, etc. jó 20 perc/30 mérföld

It's a good half an hour's walk to the station from here.

a string of sth egy sor/sorozat vmi

a string of questions

As a writer, she's enjoyed a string of successes.

as many as annyi ..., mint (a számra vonatkozó utalás)

As many as 6,000 people may have been infected with the disease.

out of proportion nem áll arányban vmivel

The punishment is completely out of proportion to the crime.

upwards of sth több mint

Double rooms cost upwards of £70 a night.

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