18.38 Flashcards

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palisade

A

sánckerítés, palánk
pælɪseɪd
A palisade is a fence of wooden posts which are driven into the ground in order to protect people from attack.

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panacea

be a ~ for

A

gyógyír, csodaszer
pænəsiːə
cure-all, elixir, nostrum, heal-all

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nostrum

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csodaszer (pej)
nɒstrəm
ideas or theories about how something should be done as nostrums, especially when you think they are old-fashioned or wrong in some way.
If you refer to a medicine as a nostrum, you mean that it is not effective or has not been tested in a proper scientific way.

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peremptory

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ellentmondást nem tűrő, feltétlen

pəremptəri

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perfunctory

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hanyag, felületes

pəʳfʌŋktəri

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picket

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sztrájkőr; sztrájkőrség

sztrájkőrséget tart

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arse about

vulg, slang

A

játssza a hülyét

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foppish

A

piperkőc

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effeminate

A

nőies, lányos

ɪfemɪnət

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effete

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ɪfiːt

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feisty

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bátor, merész (akiről nem is gondolnánk); energiával teli

faɪsti

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frisky

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vidám, játékos

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caveat

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fenntartás, kikötés, (hozzáfűzés/megjegyzés)

kæviæt

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admonition

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figyelmeztetés, intés

ædmənɪʃən

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