20.4.2. gy. C2 (példák)

clash verb /klæʃ/ 1 összeütközik, összecsap (harcban/vitában) [I]

Government troops clashed with rebel soldiers.

Many young people clash with their parents over what time they must be home at night.

fall verb /fɔːl/ [I] *(fell, fallen) 3 vereséget szenved, elbukik; megbukik (pl. kormányzat)

In 1453 the city fell to the Turks.

raid verb /reɪd/ [T] 1 rajtaüt (katonaság)

Armed soldiers raided the village.

retreat verb /rɪˈtriːt/ [I] visszavonul (pl. katonaság); hátrál, meghátrál

The army was forced to retreat.

troops noun /truːps/ [plural] (katonai) csapat

The major powers have said they will not send in ground troops.

All troops will be withdrawn by the end of the year.

veteran noun /ˈvet.ər.ən/ [C] 1 veterán (kiszolgált katona)

a veteran of World War Two

explosive adjective /ɪkˈspləʊ.sɪv/ 1 robbanékony (anyag/eszköz); robbantó-

an explosive mixture of chemicals

The explosive device was hidden in a suitcase.

naval adjective /ˈneɪ.vəl/ [always before noun] tengerészeti, haditengerészeti

a naval base/officer

Phrasal verbs:

be called up /kɔːl/ behívják (katonának)

He was called up soon after the war started.

Phrases and idioms:

death/firing/hit, etc. squad halál/tüzelő/csapásmérő (katonai) szakasz/osztag

He faced the firing squad.