4. Méret, súly, telítettség C2 (22) – altémák

Méret, súly, telítettség* (22)

carry verb /ˈkær.i/ [T] 6 hordoz, elbír, megbír (súlyt)

Is the ice thick enough to carry my weight?

jam verb /dʒæm/ 2 telezsúfol [T often passive]

The streets were jammed with cars.

The whole area was jammed with fans waiting for the band to come on stage.

overflow verb /ˌəʊ.vəˈfləʊ/ 1 túlcsordul, kicsordul [I or T]

The bath overflowed, and there's water all over the floor!

The bin was overflowing with rubbish.

The river had overflowed its banks.

overflow verb /ˌəʊ.vəˈfləʊ/ 2 csordultig van (pl. egy hely emberekkel)

The square was overflowing with people trying to see the queen.

support verb /səˈpɔːt/ [T] 7 megtámaszt, alátámaszt, megtart

The middle part of the bridge is supported by two huge towers.

When babies first learn to stand, they hold on to something to support themselves.

I put a bandage on my knee to support it when I play tennis.

Is this ladder strong enough to support me?

take verb /teɪk/ [T] *(took, taken) 17 mér, megmér (pl. lázat)

Have you taken her temperature?

crush noun /krʌʃ/ 1 tolongás, (kis helyre bezsúfolt) tömeg [no plural]

Many people fell over in the crush.

influx noun /ˈɪn.flʌks/ [C] beözönlés, betódulás (embereké, pénzé, árué, vízé, stb.)

The 1990s saw an influx of foreign players into British football.

invasion noun /ɪnˈveɪ.ʒən/ [C or U] 2 invázió (elözönlés, rengeteg ember egy helyre)

Every year, there is an invasion of tourists.

measurement noun /ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/ 2 mérés [U]

SI units are the standard units of measurement used all over the world.

The test is based on the measurement of blood levels.

rush noun /rʌʃ/ [no plural] 2 tülekedés (vmiért); nyüzsgés, tolongás

There was amid rush to get tickets for the concert.

bare adjective /beər/ 4 csupasz, üres

a bare room

The cupboard was bare.

fine adjective /faɪn/ 5 (nagyon) vékony; finom szemű (apró)

fine, brown hair

fine sand

miniature adjective /ˈmɪn.ət.ʃər/ [always before noun] miniatűr (a normál méretnél sokkal kisebb)

a miniature camera

minute adjective /maɪˈnjuːt/ 1 parányi, apró, pici

a minute amount/quantity

scattered adjective /ˈskæt.əd/ szórványos

His toys were scattered all over the floor.

There will be scattered showers today.

sparsely adverb /ˈspɑː.sli/ ritkán, elszórtan

This whole area is very sparsely populated.

Phrases and idioms:

be crawling with sb/sth hemzseg vkiktől/vmiktől

The kitchen's crawling with ants.

in miniature miniatűr/kicsinyített másolatban

a model of the ship in miniature

pour into/out/from, etc. be-/ki- stb. tódul (tódul vhova) (emberek, tömeg, stb.)

The crowd poured out into the street.

seat 4/12/200, etc. 4/12/200/stb. férőhelyes (nézőtér, jármű, stb.)

The new concert hall seats 1500 people.

thick and fast csőstül, egymást érve, egyik a másikat érve

Calls were coming in thick and fast by the end of the programme.

5. lecke (A1) – 15. lecke (A2) – 32. lecke (B1) – 58. lecke (B2) – 86. lecke (C1) – 105. lecke (C2)