ECL Book 2 TOPIC6 Public life Flashcards
accompany
to go with sb - kísérni
ammunition
bullets or anything that can be used in a weapon - lőszer
apartheid
racial segregation in South Africa - apartheid
attire
clothing - viselet
baby bottle
bottle from which you can feed a baby with milk - cumisüveg
be hurled
to be thrown with force - dobálják
be in sb’s shoes
to imagine you were sb else - más cipőjében járni
bidder
sb who makes an offer - ajánlattevő
captive
prisoner - fogoly
civilian service
service to a govermnent that can be chosen instead of military service - polgári szolgálat
clerk
a person who works in an office with records, letters, numbers, etc. - hivatalnok
comforter
a person who gives emotional support and 1nakes you feel calm - vigasztaló
commemoration
a ceremony that honours the memory of sb/sth - megemlékezés
conscription
compulsory inilitary service - behívás, sorozás
considerably
significantly - jelentősen
contradicting
in disagreement - ellentmondó
convert
to change - alakítani
convey
to transmit, communicate - közvetíteni
demolish
to destroy completely - lebontani
doctrine
a belief accepted by a group - tantétel
dos and don’ts
what you are and aren’t allowed to do - mit kell és nem kell
fasting
not eating, usually for religions’reasons - böjtölés
feast day
a day of great meals and parties - böjt nap
flat feet
deformed feet that have no arch - lúdtalp
flick
a light stroke - fricska
freedom fighter
sb who fights against a cruel and unfair system- szabadság harcos
habitual offender
sb who commits crimes over and over again - sorozat elkövető, visszaeső
harsh
unpleasant, cueel - durva
heap
pile - halom
hideout
place of shelter - rejtekhely
implement
to carry out (a plan, a law) - végrehajtani
in loco parentis
Latin for “in place of a parent’’, people or institutions acting instead of the parent - szülő helyett eljáró
install
to set in position and prepare for usage - telepítés
jump the queue
to go in front of others without waiting for your tum - kikerüli a sort
kidnap
to take sb away illegally - emberrablás
lax
casual, neglectful - hanyag
like pulling teeth
unpleasant - mint a foghúzás, nem érdekli, nemtörödöm
lost property office
you can bring any object here which you find in the street/. on the bus, etc. - talált tárgyak osztálya
make errands
to have (official) things arranged - ügyintézés
mug
to attack sb and steal things from him - rablás
patron
supporter - mecénás
peasant
person working on the fields (to make a living) - paraszt
petty theft
stealing things of low value - kisértékű lopás
pinpoint
to locate exactly - hajszálpontos
prerogative
exclusive right - előjog
presumption
assumption -feltevés
price tag
a label showing how much a product costs - árcímke
proclaim
to declare - hírdetni
pushchair
small vehicle with four wheels to carry babies around - babakocsi
question
to ask questions/to interview - kérdés
raider
attacker - támadó
renew
to make sth valid again - megújítani
retrace
to reconstruct - rekonstruálni
ribbon
a narrow strip of some fine material - szalag
scatter
to throw about - szétszór
shamrock
plant with three small leaflets, it brings luck is you find one with four leaves - lóhere
stunned
surprised - döbbenet
sue
to take sb to court - perel
thoroughly
completely and absolutely - alaposan
unattended
not watched - felügyelet nélkül
undisciplined
not showing good behaviour, uncontrolled - fegyelmezetlen
whereabouts
location - hol, lokáció