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