17.1.3. gy. Top 3000 (példák)

reference noun /ˈref.ər.ənts/ 2 ajánlólevél [C]

My old headteacher said he would write/give me a reference.

retirement noun /rɪˈtaɪə.mənt/ [C or U] 1 nyugdíjazás; visszavonulás

Many teachers over the age of 50 are taking early retirement.

What is the normal retirement age in this country?

salary noun /ˈsæl.ər.i/ [C or U] (havi fix) fizetés

an annual salary of £20 000

His net monthly salary is £1500.

She's on quite a good/decent salary in her present job.

He took a drop in salary when he changed jobs.

a 10% salary increase

strike noun /straɪk/ [C or U] sztrájk

The city's bus drivers have been on strike for three weeks.

a teachers' strike

unemployment noun /ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ [U] munkanélküliség

a rise/fall in unemployment

Unemployment has fallen/risen again for the third month in a row.

wage noun /weɪdʒ/ [no plural] also: wages bér, munkabér, fizetés

weekly wages

He earns/gets good wages at the factory.

a very low/high wage

the minimum wage

an hourly/daily/weekly wage

work noun /wɜːk/ 2 munka (állás, foglalkozás) [U]

Has she got any work yet?

Many young people are out of work.

gross adjective /grəʊs/ 1 bruttó, nyers (levonások nélküli összeg)

gross earnings/profit

unemployed adjective /ˌʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪd/ munkanélküli

He's been unemployed for over a year.

off adverb /ɒf/ 1 nincs jelen, távol van (munkahelyről, iskolából)

I had six months off after my son was born.

I'm going to take/have some time off to work on my house.

She was off sick last week.

Phrasal verbs:

lay off ↔ sb /leɪ/ elbocsát (munkahelyről)

Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.

step down /step/ lemond (egy fontos állásból/pozícióból)

He stepped down as manager of the Italian team.