23.4.2. gy. C2 (példák)

tip verb /tɪp/ (-pp-) 1 felborul, feldől; felborít, feldönt also: tip over

Her chair tipped over and she fell onto the floor.

A rock under the wheel tipped the van onto its side.

tip verb /tɪp/ (-pp-) 2 megbillen, felbillen, megdől; megbillent, felbillent, megdönt (pl. asztalt) [I or T]

The table tipped and all the drinks fell on the floor.

tread verb /tred/ [I or T] *(trod, trodden or trod) lép, tapos; letapos, eltapos

I kept treading on his toes when we were dancing.

Yuck! Look what I've just trodden in!

A load of food had been trodden into the carpet.

twist verb /twɪst/ 3 forgat, fordít (testrészt) [I or T]

She twisted her head so she could see what was happening.

momentum noun /məˈmen.təm/ [U] lendület

The players seemed to lose momentum halfway through the game.

to gain/gather momentum

motion noun /ˈməʊ.ʃən/ 1 mozgás; mozdulat [U]

The motion of the boat made him feel sick.

move noun /muːv/ [C] 3 mozdulat; mozgás

She held the gun to his head and said, "One move and you're dead!"

Phrasal verbs:

spin (sb) around/round /spɪn/ megfordul/megpördül (vki); megfordít/megpördít (vkit) (arccal ellenkező irányba fordul/fordít)

She spun round to see what had happened.

Phrases and idioms:

drift across/down/towards, etc. keresztül/le-/felé sodródik vmi (vízben/levegőben)

Smoke drifted across the rooftops.

get/rise to your feet talpra áll, feláll (ültéből)

The audience rose to their feet.

leap into/out of/up, etc. beleugrik/kiugrik/felugrik/stb., -pattan, -szökken

He leapt out of his car and ran towards the house.

I leapt up to answer the phone.

plunge down/into, etc. lezuhan/belezuhan/stb. (lezúg/belezúg)

The car came off the road and plunged down the hillside.

rest (sth) on/against, etc. támaszt, fektet vmit vmire/vmihez; támaszkodik vmin/vmire

She rested her elbows on the table.

sit sb down/at/in, etc. leültet vkit (vhova)

She sat me down and told me the bad news.

I thought we'd sit the children at the end of the table.

spring back/forward/out, etc. vissza-/elő-/ki-/stb. ugrik/csapódik

The cat sprang onto the sofa.

I tried to shut the door, but it kept springing open.