31.4.1. gy. C2 (példák)

address verb /əˈdres/ [T] 2 beszédet mond; közli a mondanivalóját vkinek (formal)

Today she will be addressing a major conference in London.

debate verb /dɪˈbeɪt/ megtárgyal, megvitat; megbeszél [I or T]

These issues need to be debated openly.

introduce verb /ˌɪn.trəˈdjuːs/ [T] 3 bemutat (előadót a közönségnek)

I'd like to introduce Rachel Elliott who is our speaker this evening.

relate verb /rɪˈleɪt/ 2 elmond vmit (pl. történetet) [T] (formal)

He related the story of their journey.

stumble verb /ˈstʌm.bl/ [I] 2 megbotlik a nyelve

He kept stumbling over the same word.

utter verb /ˈʌt.ər/ [T] (formal) kiejt, kimond (szót/hangot)

She left without uttering a word.

consultation noun /ˌkɒn.səlˈteɪ.ʃən/ 2 tanácskozás [C]

a medical consultation

silence noun /ˈsaɪ.lənts/ 3 hallgatás (nem mond semmit vmiről/nem kommunikál vkivel) [U]

She ended her silence yesterday and spoke to a TV reporter about the affair.

I took his long silence to mean that I had offended him.

verbal adjective /ˈvɜː.bəl/ 2 szóbeli (nem írott) (megállapodás, ígéret, stb.)

a verbal promise/agreement

Phrasal verbs:

butt in /bʌt/ közbevág, közbeszól

The interviewer kept butting in and wouldn't let me answer the question.

come out /kʌm/ 6 kijön vhogy, sikerül/hangzik vmi vhogy

I wanted to tell her that I loved her, but it came out all wrong.

go on /gəʊ/ 5 (hosszan, unalmasan) beszél vkiről/vmiről, egyfolytában beszél

I wish she'd stop going on about her boyfriend.

talk through ↔ sth /tɔːk/ (részletesen) átbeszél, megtárgyal

I'm thinking of taking out a loan, but I need to talk it through with my accountant.

Phrases and idioms:

at a loss for words nem talál szavakat (nem tudja mit mondjon)

The question was unexpected and she was temporarily at a loss for words.

be lost for words nem talál szavakat (meglepetéstől, meghatottságtól, stb.)

This prize is such an honour and so unexpected - I am lost for words.