4. Időrend C2 (21) – altémák

Időrend* (21)

clash verb /klæʃ/ 3 (két esemény) egybeesik, ütközik [I]

Emma's party clashes with my brother's wedding.

coincide verb /ˌkəʊ.ɪnˈsaɪd/ [I] 1 időben egybeesik

The band's American tour coincided with the release of their second album.

precede verb /priːˈsiːd/ [T] (formal) előz, megelőz (időben, sorrendben); előtte megy vminek/vkinek

The formal ceremony was preceded by a parade.

eventual adjective /ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/ [always before noun] végső (kimenetel, eredmény, stb.)

the eventual winner of the competition

later adjective /ˈleɪ.tər/ [always before noun] 2 későbbi (az időszak/élet végéhez közeli)

He needed round-the-clock care in the later stages of his illness.

During his later years, he lived in London.

parallel adjective /ˈpær.ə.lel/ párhuzamos (egy időben történő, hasonló/vonal)

Parallel experiments are being conducted in both countries.

successive adjective /səkˈses.ɪv/ egymást követő (időben) (pl. évek)

He has just won the World Championship for the third successive year.

beyond adverb /biˈjɒnd/ 2 túl (egy időponton túl)

The strike looks set to continue into March and beyond.

thereafter adverb /ˌðeəˈrɑːf.tər/ (formal) ezt követően (vmi időpont/esemény/mennyiség után)

Faxes cost £1.10p for the first page, and 70p for each page thereafter.

Phrases and idioms:

at the earliest legkorábban

Building will not begin until July at the earliest.

at the latest legkésőbb

She said to be there by 8 o'clock at the latest.

at/from the outset (vminek) az elején/az elejétől fogva

I made my views clear at the outset.

We knew from the outset that we were unlikely to win.

be on the brink of sth vminek a szélén/kapujában (közvetlenül vmi előtt)

The two countries are on the brink of war.

be/have yet to do sth még hátravan (tennivaló)

They have yet to make a decision.

early on kezdetén, elején

I lost interest quite early on in the book.

in its infancy gyermekcipőben jár

In the 1950s, space travel was in its infancy.

in the process vmi közben (vminek a során/folyamán)

She stood up to say hello and spilled her drink in the process.

The tunnel was built, but many lives were lost in the process.

long before jóval azelőtt (, hogy)

I was a vegetarian long before I met Sally.

on the threshold of sth küszöbén áll vminek (átv.) (pl. egy új korszaknak)

We're on the threshold of a new era in European relations.

ripe for sth megérett vmire (változásra, újításra, stb.)

The country is ripe for change.

The time is ripe for investing in new technology.

to go még hátra van (idő, elintéznivaló, távolság, stb.)

There are only two weeks of term to go.

3. lecke (A1) – 12. lecke (A2) – 27. lecke (B1) – 54. lecke (B2) – 83. lecke (C1) – 102. lecke (C2)