4. Katonaság, háború – Top 3000 (21) – altémák

Katonaság, háború* (21)

attack verb /əˈtæk/ 1 támad, megtámad (vkit/vmit) (támadást intéz) [I or T]

He was attacked and seriously injured by a gang of youths.

Most wild animals won't attack unless they are provoked.

defend verb /dɪˈfend/ 1 véd, megvéd vmit (küzdelemben, harcban); védekezik [T]

How can we defend our country if we don't have an army?

I'm going to karate lessons to learn how to defend myself.

White blood cells help defend the body against infection.

destroy verb /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ [T] lerombol, megsemmisít; elpusztít

Most of the old part of the city was destroyed by bombs during the war.

The accident seemed to have completely/totally destroyed his confidence.

fire verb /faɪər/ 1 elsüt (fegyvert), lő [I or T]

He fired his gun into the air.

He fired three shots.

Someone started firing at us.

Without warning he started firing into the crowd.

agent noun /ˈeɪ.dʒənt/ [C] 2 titkos ügynök

a secret agent

attack noun /əˈtæk/ [C or U] 1 támadás, roham (erőszak/rombolás)

a racist attack

a terrorist attack on the capital

The town was once again under attack.

base noun /beɪs/ [C] 2 bázis, támaszpont (kat.)

an American Air Force base

an old army/naval/military base

bomb noun /bɒm/ [C] bomba (!)

The bomb exploded/went off near a busy market.

a nuclear bomb

a car bomb

campaign noun /kæmˈpeɪn/ [C] 2 hadjárat

a bombing campaign

conflict noun /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/ [C or U] 2 összeütközés, konfliktus (összecsapás)

armed conflict

force noun /fɔːs/ 2 erő (katonai, rendőrségi, biztonsági, stb.) [C]

the security forces

the work force

He joined the police force straight after school.

gun noun /gʌn/ [C] lőfegyver (puska, pisztoly)

You could hear the noise of guns firing in the distance.

resistance noun /rɪˈzɪs.tənts/ 3 ellenállás (szervezet) (a megszállókkal szemben) [no plural]

She was active in the resistance.

shot noun /ʃɒt/ [C] 1 lövés (fegyverrel) (!)

He fired four shots at the car as it drove off.

soldier noun /ˈsəʊl.dʒər/ [C] katona (!)

French/Cuban/Turkish/Chinese/American soldiers

soldiers on duty

an enemy soldier

A soldier was wounded in the fighting.

tank noun /tæŋk/ [C] 1 tank, harckocsi (!)

Tanks rolled into the city at dawn.

target noun /ˈtɑː.gɪt/ [C] 1 célpont (pl. támadásé); céltábla (pl. lövészeten)

a military target

I had four shots but I didn't even hit the target.

Any major airport or station is potentially a terrorist target.

Foreign businesses in the region have become a target for attacks.

war noun /wɔːr/ 1 háború [C or U] (!)

nuclear war

civil war

a war film/grave/hero

If this country goes to war we will have to face the fact that many people will die.

Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939.

War broke out between the two countries after a border dispute.

They've been at war for the last five years.

weapon noun /ˈwep.ən/ [C] fegyver (!)

chemical/nuclear/biological weapons

The youths were dragged from their car and searched for weapons.

armed adjective /ɑːmd/ fegyveres, felfegyverzett (!)

an armed robbery

armed conflict

armed guards/police

military adjective /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tri/ katonai (!)

military action/service

military uniform

military targets/forces

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