ECL Book 3 TOPIC5 Hobby

Question 1

a leap of faith

Answer 1

a jump into the unknown hoping it is going to be ok - beleugrani valamibe, remélve a legjobbakat

Question 2

aesthetics

Answer 2

the formal study of art, especially of the idea of beauty - esztétika

Question 3

amber

Answer 3

hard yellow stone; yelllow colour - borostyán

Question 4

ancient

Answer 4

referring to a period of the earliest human civilisations - ősi

Question 5

audition

Answer 5

a test where the skills of a performer are checked - meghallgatás

Question 6

averse

Answer 6

opposed - idegen, ellentétes

Question 7

busker

Answer 7

a person who entertains people in public places (usually collecting money in a hat) - utcaművész

Question 8

busking license

Answer 8

a permission that you can entertain people in public places - buszozási engedély

Question 9

compass

Answer 9

a hand-held device used by sailors and hikers to find directions - iránytű

Question 10

crank out

Answer 10

a produce sth fast and in large amounts - gyors előállítás

Question 11

dated

Answer 11

not fashionable - régimódi

Question 12

didgeridoo

Answer 12

a musical instrument of the aboriginals in Australia - asztrál hangszer didgeridoo

Question 13

endure

Answer 13

to carry on even if there are difficulties - elviselni

Question 14

exhausted

Answer 14

very tired - kimerült

Question 15

figure

Answer 15

to expect or think - gondol

Question 16

flat pack furniture

Answer 16

furniture you yourself have to put together - lapraszerelt bútor

Question 17

gear

Answer 17

equipment - felszerelés

Question 18

herbicide

Answer 18

a chemical substance used to get rid of weeds - gyomírtó szer

Question 19

high-flying

Answer 19

having great ambition - magasröptű

Question 20

hustle and bustle

Answer 20

noise and activity - nyüzsgés

Question 21

in a blink of an eye

Answer 21

in a second - egy szempillantás alatt

Question 22

indulge yourself into

Answer 22

to allow yourself something enjoyable - megengedni, elengedni magát

Question 23

intertwined

Answer 23

linked together or united by twisting - összefonódva

Question 24

juggle

Answer 24

throwing and catching a number of objects at the same time - zsonglőrködik

Question 25

land

Answer 25

to get or achieve something good - valami jó érkezik

Question 26

lap

Answer 26

the flat surface made by your thighs when you sit - kiült sík felület

Question 27

leak

Answer 27

to allow water fo get through a hole - szivárog

Question 28

lunar-like

Answer 28

similar to the moon - holdszerű

Question 29

moonlight

Answer 29

to work in a second job in the evening - másodállás délután

Question 30

orientate

Answer 30

to tum something so it faces a specific direction, usually the east - betájolni

Question 31

pesticide

Answer 31

a chemical substance used to kill parasites - növényvédő szer

Question 32

plumbing

Answer 32

the water pipes of a house - vízvezeték

Question 33

pond

Answer 33

a small, artificial lake usually in gardens - kerti tó, tavacska

Question 34

prestigious

Answer 34

respected and important - tekintélyes

Question 35

prolific

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highly productive, fertile - szapora

Question 36

prosperous

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flourishing, well-off - virágzó, sikeres

Question 37

quit

Answer 37

to leave a job - kilépni

Question 38

red-tape

Answer 38

bureaucracy, rules which are annoying - bürokrácia

Question 39

renowned

Answer 39

famous - híres

Question 40

retain

Answer 40

to keep or maintain - megtartani

Question 41

scatter

Answer 41

to divide something into no particular arrangement - szétszór, elterjeszt

Question 42

scrape by

Answer 42

can hardly get by I exist financially ? nehézkes anyagiság

Question 43

seal

Answer 43

to close - plombáz

Question 44

self-fulfilment

Answer 44

a feeling of satisfaction that you have achieved what you wanted - önmegvalósítás

Question 45

skip

Answer 45

to jump I leave sth out - kihagyni

Question 46

skirting board

Answer 46

a strip that covers the place where the floor and the wall meet - szegélyléc

Question 47

step up one’s game

Answer 47

to improve in some way - javítani, fokozni

Question 48

tackle

Answer 48

to deal with - foglalkozni

Question 49

take up a hobby

Answer 49

to start a new hobby - hobbit kezdeni

Question 50

tile

Answer 50

a thin, square piece of material which is used to cover floors, bathroom and kitchen walls and roofs - csempe

Question 51

tradesman

Answer 51

a skilled physical worker, usually in the building industry - fizikai munkás, építőparban pl.

Question 52

transition

Answer 52

a gradual change - átmenet

Question 53

travesty

Answer 53

parody - paródia

Question 54

trellis

Answer 54

a framework which supports plants that climb - rácsozat, lugas

Question 55

unicycle

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a vehicle similar to the bicycle but having only one wheel - egykerekű

Question 56

utilities

Answer 56

basic public services such as water, electricity, gas (and their bills) - szolgáltatások

Question 57

vague

Answer 57

not clear or specific (form, shape, description or knowledge) - homályos, bizonytalan

Question 58

voluntary work

Answer 58

unpaid work that you do in your free time to help others or support a cause - önkéntes muka

Question 59

wharf (pl.wharves)

Answer 59

a pier where ships can load - rakpart