ECL Book 3 TOPIC3 Time/Weather Flashcards
aching
painful - fájó
alter
to change - változtat
apocalyptic
devastating, fatal - apokaliptikus
ban
to make sth illegal - tilalom
blood vessels
thin tubes in the body in which blood flows - véredény, kémcső
boiling
very hot -forró
carbon footprint
the amount of co2 that is produced by the da ily activi t ies of a person or company - ökológiai lábnyom
circulation
the movement of blood around the body - keringés
city dweller
a person who lives in the city - városlakó
classify
to arrange by categories - osztályozni
commodity
consumer goods - árucikk
cross draught
when you let air come i nto the house by opening all the windows -kereszthuzat
damp
sligh tly and uncomfortably wet - nyirkos
devastating
causing a lot of damage - pusztító
disruption
the unexpected stopping of a system - szakadás, hirtelen leállás
disturb
to interrupt or annoy -zavarni
drought
a long period without any rain - aszály
emission
letting out into the air - kibocsátás
evaporation
the process of liquid becoming gas - párolgás
excruciating
very painful - kínzó
feel down in the dumps
to feel low, sad - szomorú, letört
harsh
unpleasant, coarse - durva
hosepipe
a long flexi ble pipe with which you can water the plants in the garden - tömlőcső
impact
effect - hatás
irrigate
to water land - öntözni
landslide
when a large mass of soil starts mov ing down from the hill -földcsuszamlás
lawn
area of grass - gyep
livelihood
the way a person makes a Iiving - megélhetés
miserable
very unhappy or uncomfortambe - nyomorult
numbness
the lack of felling in a part of your body - zsibbadtság
ointment
medicinal cream applied to skin - kenőcs
out of the blue
suddenly and unexpectedly - semmiből bukkan elő
pose a risk
to cause a risk - kockázatot jelent
prior to
before / previous to - megelőzően
prolonged
continuing for a long time - meghosszabbított
prompt
to inspire/motivate - sarkall
prone to
inclined, tending - hajlamos,
put off
to postpone - elhalasztani
reassure
to make sb calm down - megnyugtatni
refinement
improvement, final adjustment - finomítani
reservoir
a natural or artificial lake where water is stored -víztároló
restriction
the official limit of something - korlátozás
retailer
shopkeeper who sells goods in small quantities - kiskereskedő
retain
to keep, to maintain - megtartani
rumour
an interesting story that spreads from person to person - szóbeszéd
severe
very bad or serious - szigorú
shelter
protection from rain, danger or attack - menedék
soaking wet
completely wet - bőrig ázott
sophisticated
complex; intellectual - kifinomult
sparingly
carefully to use only a little - takarékosan
strain
too much pressure - feszítés, eltorzulás
sub zero
below zero - nulla alatti
successive
following one after the other - egymást követő
summit
peak or highest point of a mountain; group meeting for e.g. the heads of companies - csúcstalálkozó
toll
price - díj
unbearable
intolerable - kibírhatatlan
undisputable
certainly true - vitathatatlan
uninhabited
a place where nobody lives - lakatlan
vulnerable
can be hurt easily - sebezhető
yield
the produce of a crop; to produce crop - hozam