ECL Book 3 TOPIC1 Partnership

Question 1

acquaintanc

Answer 1

a person you met but don’t know very well - ismerős

Question 2

aforementioned

Answer 2

mentioned previously - előbb/fent említett

Question 3

as busy as a bee

Answer 3

very busy - nagyon elfoglalt

Question 4

bound to

Answer 4

very likely to - köteles, nagyon valószínű

Question 5

broad-minded

Answer 5

tolerant, liberal - széles látókörű

Question 6

clientele

Answer 6

group of customers or clients - ügyfélkör

Question 7

deception

Answer 7

the act of misleading - megtévesztés

Question 8

disillusion

Answer 8

freedom from illusion; destroying false but pleasant image of sb - kijózanít, kiábrándul

Question 9

dispose of

Answer 9

to get rid of - megsemmísíteni

Question 10

disproportion

Answer 10

inequality or imbalance - aránytalanság

Question 11

dormant

Answer 11

inactive - alvó, inaktív

Question 12

embrace

Answer 12

to cuddle, hug - ölelés

Question 13

flock

Answer 13

to gather and move together in a group - nyáj

Question 14

flush

Answer 14

period of time, heyday - eláraszt, özön

Question 15

friction

Answer 15

conflict - súrlódás

Question 16

get on sb’s nerves

Answer 16

to irritate sb - idegesít valakit

Question 17

get promoted

Answer 17

to get a higher position at the company where you are working - előléptetni

Question 18

get rebuffed

Answer 18

to be rejected - visszautasítani

Question 19

ginger

Answer 19

nickname for a person with red hair - vörös hajú gúnyneve

Question 20

gregarious

Answer 20

sociable, outgoing - társas

Question 21

hectic

Answer 21

chaotic - kaotikus, hektikus

Question 22

idly

Answer 22

lazily - tétlenül

Question 23

intoxicate

Answer 23

to make sb drunk - részegít

Question 24

loaded

Answer 24

difficult or unfair - töltött, nehéz

Question 25

mere

Answer 25

just the fact that; nothing more than - puszta, nem több mint

Question 26

moan

Answer 26

groan - nyögés

Question 27

overload

Answer 27

if there is too much of something - túlterhelés

Question 28

overwhelmed

Answer 28

to be affected deeply; to be defeated - elöntötte

Question 29

pimply

Answer 29

nickname for sb who has acne or similar skin problems - szeplős, kiütéses gúnynév

Question 30

play it by ear

Answer 30

to improvise - improvizálni

Question 31

preliminaries

Answer 31

events or actions thet prepare for another event - előzmények

Question 32

presence

Answer 32

being there, existing you - jelenlét

Question 33

presume

Answer 33

to believe sth is true because it is very likely but you aren't certain - feltételezni

Question 34

proverb

Answer 34

a well-known saying about some advice or general truth - bölcs/közmondás

Question 35

resign

Answer 35

to quite a job - lemond

Question 36

reunion

Answer 36

a get-togheter organized for people who e.g. used to go to the same school - osztálytalálkozó

Question 37

ridiculous

Answer 37

so stupid or stange that people laugh at it - nevetséges

Question 38

sacrifice

Answer 38

giving up something in hope of gaining something more valuable - feláldozot

Question 39

scenario

Answer 39

sequence of events - eseménysor

Question 40

self-centred

Answer 40

selfish - énközpontú

Question 41

specks

Answer 41

nickname for a person who wears glasses - szemüveges gúnyneve

Question 42

spouse

Answer 42

husband or wife - házastárs

Question 43

spring up

Answer 43

to appear - előtünik, felugrik

Question 44

stably

Answer 44

in a fixed/unchanged way - stabilan

Question 45

subordinate

Answer 45

to place lower in rank - alárendelt

Question 46

superficial

Answer 46

shallow,unimportant - felszínes

Question 47

tradition-wise

Answer 47

as far as tradition is concerned - hagyomány szerint

Question 48

two ship that pass in the night

Answer 48

two people who accidentally meet once - véletlenül összefutni

Question 49

two-faced

Answer 49

dishonest, untrustworthy - kétszínű, hamis

Question 50

undermine

Answer 50

to weaken sth., to discredit, or destroy the credibility of sb - aláássák

Question 51

virile

Answer 51

strong, manly - férfias

Question 52

wear off

Answer 52

to slowly become weaker - elmosódik, gyenge lesz

Question 53

withdraw

Answer 53

to remove, move back - visszavonulni

Question 54

womaniser

Answer 54

a man who has many casual affairs with women - nőcsábász