2020.02.18.

Question 1

current affairs (aktuális ügyek)

Answer 1

political news about events happening now

Question 2

adopt

Answer 2

to accept or start to use something new: The new tax would force companies to adopt energy-saving measures.

Question 3

newsworthy (hírértékű)

Answer 3

interesting enough to be described in a news report:

Nothing newsworthy ever happens around here. It’s so boring.

Question 4

reputation (megítélés)

Answer 4

the opinion that people in general have about someone or something, or how much respect or admiration someone or something receives, based on past behaviour or character:
The company has a worldwide reputation for quality.

Question 5

vacancy (üresedés állásban)

Answer 5

a job that no one is doing and is therefore available for someone new to do:
There is a vacancy for a shop assistant on Saturdays.

Question 6

forgetful (feledékeny)

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often forgetting things:

She’s getting very forgetful in her old age

Question 7

absent-minded (szórakozott)

Answer 7

Someone who is absent-minded often forgets things or does not pay attention to what is happening near them because they are thinking about other things.

Question 8

on reflection (hosszas megfontolás után)

Answer 8

If someone admits or accepts something on reflection, they admit or accept it after having thought carefully about it.
On reflection, he says, he very much regrets the comments.

Question 9

account for smth (a magyarázata vminek)

Answer 9

to explain the reason for something or the cause of something:
Rural Americans are often older than those in other parts of America and that may account for the slower adoption rates for internet access.

Question 10

applicant (jelentkező, pályázó)

Answer 10

a person who formally requests something, especially a job, or to study at a college or university:
How many applicants did you have for the job?

Question 11

anxious (igyekvő, ideges)

Answer 11

eager to do something:

Developing countries that are anxious for hard currency can rarely afford to protect the environment.

Question 12

make up your mind (dönteni)

Answer 12

to decide:

I haven’t made up my mind where to go yet.

Question 13

be prone to sth/do sth (szenvedni valamilyen betegségtől, negatív tulajdonságtól)

Answer 13

likely to suffer from an illness or show a particular negative characteristic:
I’ve always been prone to headaches.

Question 14

on impulse (megfontolatlanul, spontán)

Answer 14

If you do something on impulse, you suddenly decide to do it, without planning it.
Sean’s a fast thinker, and he acts on impulse.

Question 15

take offence (megbántani, megsérteni)

Answer 15

If someone takes offence at something you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them.
She never takes offence at anything.

Question 16

precarious (bizonytalan)

Answer 16

in a dangerous state because of not being safe or not being held in place firmly:
The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.

Question 17

fold (bezárni sikertelen vállalkozás miatt)

Answer 17

(of a business) to close because of failure:

Many small businesses fold within the first year.

Question 18

derisively (gúnyosan)

Answer 18

in a way that shows a complete lack of respect, as if something is stupid or of no value:
“What would that accomplish?” she asked derisively

Question 19

doggedly (makacsul)

Answer 19

in a very determined way, even if something is very difficult:
I kept at it, doggedly and patiently, until finally I could skate.

Question 20

pepper (megtüzel)

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to direct something suddenly and repeatedly at someone, as if attacking the person:
The mayor was peppered with questions from reporters about the municipal corruption scandal.

Question 21

unsolicited (kéretlen)

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not asked for:

unsolicited advice

Question 22

strike lucky (váratlan mázli)

Answer 22

If someone strikes lucky or strikes it lucky, they suddenly have some good luck. I arrived at 12.30 to give myself time to find a parking meter, but struck lucky immediately.

Question 23

commission (munkára való megbízás)

Answer 23

to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work, or to formally ask for a special piece of work from someone:
The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.

Question 24

fair-minded (elfogulatlan)

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treating everyone equally:

a fair-minded employer

Question 25

tip sb off (bizalmas információt elcsepegtetni)

Answer 25

to warn someone secretly about something that will happen, so that they can take action or prevent it from happening:
[ + that ] Somebody must have tipped the burglars off that the house would be empty.

Question 26

local government (helyi önkormányzat)

Answer 26

the control and organization of towns and small areas, and the services they provide, by people who are elected by those living in the area:
We are asking both local and national government to address the issue of climate change.

Question 27

row (zajos, hangos vita)

Answer 27

a noisy argument or fight:

My parents often have rows, but my dad does most of the shouting.

Question 28

complacent (öntelt)

Answer 28

feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder:
a complacent smile/attitude

Question 29

expose (közé tenni, nyilvánosságra hozni)

Answer 29

to make public something bad or dishonest:

The review exposed widespread corruption in the police force.

Question 30

in turn (ennek következtében)

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because of that:

Stress causes your body to release chemicals, which in turn boost blood pressure

Question 31

site (elhelyezkedése épületnek)

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to exist or be built in a particular place:

The company’s head office is sited in Rome

Question 32

theme park (vidámpark)

Answer 32

a large permanent area for public entertainment, with entertaining activities and big machines to ride on or play games on, restaurants, etc., sometimes all connected with a single subject

Question 33

haritage industry (örökségi iparág)

Answer 33

the business of managing places that are important to an area’s history and encouraging people to visit them:
The tourism and heritage industry in New York has created many jobs and generated great tax wealth.

Question 34

abrasive (csiszolatlan, udvariatlan)

Answer 34

rude and unfriendly:

She has a rather abrasive manner.

Question 35

power nap (gyors szundi)

Answer 35

a short sleep that you have during the day:

Taking a 20-minute power nap can boost your energy levels