26.9.2. gy. C2 (példák)

leap noun /liːp/ [C] ugrás (fejlődésben, növekedésben, stb.)

There was a big leap in profits last year.

This represents a great leap forward in technology.

mean adjective /miːn/ 3 átlag, átlagos [always before noun]

Their mean age at death was 84.6.

Phrasal verbs:

count up ↔ sb/sth /kaʊnt/ összeszámol

If you count up all the money in your various savings accounts, it is quite a large sum.

mount up /maʊnt/ emelkedik, nő, felgyülemlik

My homework is really mounting up this week.

Phrases and idioms:

an educated guess hozzáértő becslés

I know you don't have the exact figures with you, but make an educated guess.

be running at sth vmilyen szinten van

Inflation is now running at 5.8%.

go through the roof az egekbe nő (pl. ár)

The price of corn has gone through the roof recently.

in proportion to arányosan vmivel

Your tax payment increases in proportion to your salary.

lose count nem tudja hol/hánynál tart (számolásban)

I've lost count of the number of times she's arrived late.

margin of error hibahatár, hibasáv

a margin of error of 5 percent

single/double, etc. figures egyjegyű/kétjegyű/stb. szám

I don't know exactly how many times the train has been late this month, but it's certainly in double figures.

something like olyasmi mint; körülbelül

He paid something like $2000 for his car.

It tastes something like melon.

the upper limit felső határ

£45,000 is the upper limit for salaries in this job.