3. Időtartam – Top 3000 (55) – altémák

Időtartam* (38) 1. Idő, időtartam (17)

last verb /lɑːst/ [I] 1 tart vmeddig (időben)

How long will the meeting last?

We don't get much sun - enjoy it while it lasts!

Most sessions last about an hour.

The batteries only last about five hours.

period noun /ˈpɪə.ri.əd/ [C] 1 időszak, periódus

Her work means that she spends long periods away from home.

Unemployment in the first half of the year was 2% lower than in the same period last year.

The study will be carried out over a six-month period.

The house was built during the Elizabethan period.

time noun /taɪm/ 2 idő, időtartam [U or no plural]

It takes a long time to get from London to Sydney.

It was some time ago that I last heard from her.

We'd save time on our journey if we went by train.

What do you like doing in your spare/free time?

I don't know how you find time to do all the things you do.

I thought we'd give her a bit more time to get the job done.

When Paula was ill, I took her some magazines to help her pass the time.

time noun /taɪm/ 3 idő (a múló idő) [U]

He wants to spend more time with his family.

If you'd got on with your work instead of wasting time chatting, you'd be finished by now.

She grew more and more fascinated by the subject as time went on/by.

time noun /taɪm/ 4 alkalom; idő, időszak; időtöltés, időzés [C or U]

The last time we went to Paris, it rained every day.

We were very young at the time.

Every time/Each time I ask you to do something, you always say you're too busy.

They go swimming three or four times a week.

Did you have a good time at the conference?

always adverb /ˈɔːl.weɪz/ 2 mindig, mindig is (mindvégig, egész eddig)

We've always lived here.

between adverb /bɪˈtwiːn/ 2 között, közé (idő)

There's a train at 6.15 and one at 10.30 but nothing in between.

still adverb /stɪl/ 1 még, még mindig

I'm still hungry.

I still haven't finished my essay.

There is still no news about the hostages.

Do you still work for the government?

There's still time for us to get to the cinema before the film starts.

all determiner, pronoun /ɔːl/ 2 egész (időtartam)

I've been studying all day.

It's rained all week.

I've been waiting all afternoon for him to call.

between preposition /bɪˈtwiːn/ 2 között, közé (idő)

You shouldn't eat between meals.

There is a break of ten minutes between classes.

The shop is closed for lunch between 12.30 and 1.30.

during preposition /ˈdjʊə.rɪŋ/ 1 folyamán, idején vminek, vmi alatt (az egész időszakban)

They work during the night and sleep by day.

Please remain seated during the performance.

during preposition /ˈdjʊə.rɪŋ/ 2 folyamán, közben (valamikor a megadott időszakban)

I woke up several times during the night.

The programme will be shown on television during the weekend.

for preposition /fɔːr/ 2 vmennyi ideje/ideig/időre; vmilyen távolságnyit

She's out of the office for a few days next week.

I'm just going to rest for an hour or so.

I haven't played tennis for years.

We drove for miles without seeing anyone.

in preposition /ɪn/ 2 -ban, -ben-, folyamán

We're going to Italy in April.

I started working here in 2007.

Life in the 19th century was very different from what it is now.

She was a brilliant gymnast in her youth.

I haven't had a decent night's sleep in years/ages.

in preposition /ɪn/ 3 vmennyi időn belül

Can you finish the job in two weeks?

Dinner will be ready in ten minutes.

She could get that essay done in a couple of hours if she really tried.

throughout preposition /θruːˈaʊt/ 1 mindvégig (egész idő alatt)

He yawned throughout the performance.

within preposition /wɪˈðɪn/ 1 belül (időtartamon belül)

The ambulance arrived within 10 minutes.

This product should be eaten within three days.

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