3. Kezd, befejez C2 (24) – altémák

Kezd, befejez* (24)

close verb /kləʊz/ 4 véget ér, befejez vmit (pl. értekezletet)

She closed the meeting with a short speech.

commence verb /kəˈmens/ [I or T] (formal) elkezd; elkezdődik

Building work will commence in the autumn.

Shall we let the meeting commence?

initiate verb /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ [T] kezd, elkezd vmit, kezdeményez vmit (pert, reformot, vitát, stb.)

They have decided to initiate legal proceedings against the newspaper.

Who initiated the violence?

sustain verb /səˈsteɪn/ [T] 1 fenntart (folytat) (érdeklődést, kapcsolatot, növekedést, stb.)

The team may not be able to sustain this level of performance.

conclusion noun /kənˈkluː.ʒən/ 2 befejezés (a vége vminek) [C]

the dramatic conclusion of the film

The case should finally be brought to a conclusion this week.

away adverb /əˈweɪ/ 6 megállás/megszakítás nélkül (ige után használva)

Chris was hammering away in the garden all day.

Phrasal verbs:

get through sth /get/ 2 elvégez vmit; elfogyaszt vmit

We got through a whole jar of coffee last week.

keep at sth /kiːp/ tovább dolgozik vmin, tovább csinál vmit

Learning a language is hard but you've just got to keep at it.

keep (sth) up /kiːp/ folytat vmit

People are having difficulties keeping up the repayments on their loans.

kick (sth) off /kɪk/ kezd (vmit) (pl. megbeszélést, tevékenységet, stb.)

Shall we kick off the session with a presentation from Lisa?

plunge into sth /plʌndʒ/ (nagy lendülettel) belekezd, belevág vmibe (egy tevékenységbe)

Trying to forget about her, he plunged into his work.

revert to sth/doing sth /rɪˈvɜːt/ visszatér vmihez/vmire (korábbi állapothoz, szokáshoz, témához, stb.)

For a while I ate low-fat food but then I reverted to my old eating habits.

set out /set/ 2 nekifog vminek; elhatározza magát vmire

She set out with the aim of becoming the youngest ever winner of the championship.

They set out to discover a cure for cancer.

Phrases and idioms:

call it a day mára elég lesz (abbahagy vmit) (pl. munkát) (informal)

It's almost midnight - let's call it a day.

come to do sth (egy idő után) vmire/vmilyen állapotba jut, kezd vmit (rájönni vmire, megérteni vmit, hinni vmit, stb.)

In time she come to love him.

I come to believe that he was innocent after all.

cut sth short or cut short sth félbeszakít vmit (idő előtt befejez)

They had to cut the holiday short when her mother was taken ill.

draw to a close/end befejeződik, végéhez/véget ér

At last the concert drew to a close.

get underway kezdődik

The film festival gets underway on 11th July.

get/have sth out of the way befejez (munkát, teendőt)/megszabadul vmitől

I'll go shopping when I've got this essay out of the way.

grasp the nettle nekivág/hozzáfog (kellemetlen dologhoz)

I've been putting off tackling the problem for too long and I think it's time to grasp the nettle.

make a start kezd vmit

We need to make a start on (preparing) the brochure next week.

proceed to do sth hozzáfog, belekezd

She sat down and proceeded to tell me about her skiing trip.

set/start the ball rolling elindít, beindít vmit (közös tevékenységet, beszélgetést, stb.)

I've started the ball rolling by setting up a series of meetings.

take the plunge beleugrik vmibe, belevág vmibe (átv.) (megteszi a döntő lépést)

We're finally going to take the plunge and buy a house.

2. lecke (A1) – 10. lecke (A2) – 23. lecke (B1) – 50. lecke (B2) – 81. lecke (C1) – 99. lecke (C2)