ECL Book 3 TOPIC6 Culture and Civilisation Flashcards
a wee bit
a little bit - egy kicsit
aboriginal
people who lived in an area before the colonists arrived - őslakos
apple bobbing
a game played at Halloween: kids have to catch apples floating on water with their teeth only - Hallowweeni almás játék
ancient
very old - nagyon öreg, ókori
bison
a large plant eating wild animal that lives in North Ameri ca (also called a buffalo) - bölény
breed
(animals) produce offspring - fajta
breeze
a light wind - szellő
carve a pumpkin
to make Halloween decoration out of a pumpkin - tökfaragás
commemoration
a ceremony in memory of sb or sth - megemlékezés
conflict-ridden
full of conflicts - konfliktusokkal teli
conquest
invading and occupying a territory - hódítás
deficit
shortage, lack - hiány
estimated
not precise statistics, just a guess - becsült
fancy dress
a costume you wear at a carnival - alkalmi ruha
fertile
characteristic of a land that can grow a lot of crops - termékeny
formula
a set expression - képlet,minta
genuine
honest, real - őszinte
herd
a group of plant eating animals - csorda
hostile
very unfriendly - ellenséges
inflate
to make bigger - felfújni
inhabited
people live there - lakott
irreversibly
in a way that cannot be turned back - visszafordíthatatlanul
justification
information that shows that sth was necessary or true - indoklás
literally
word for word - szó szerint
make ends meet
to earn enough money to last till the end of the month - megélni
mistakenly
by mistake - tévesen
mistreat
to treat badly - rosszul kezel
obligation
something you must do - kötelezettség
occupy
to take control of a territory by military force - elfoglalni
offend
to hurt somebody’s feelings - megbántani
outdoorsy
likes to spend time outdoors -szabadban szeret
permafrost
land that is constantly frozen below the surface - örök fagy (birodalma)
pop in
to briefly visit somebody - beugrik valakihez
predate
to come before sth in time - megelőzően
re-enact
to perform again - újrajátszani
referendum
a public vote on a specific question - népszavazás
relocate
to move sb or sth to a new place/country long term - áthelyezni, költözni
remedy
to ease or solve a problem - orvosol (problémát)
reserve land
a piece of land which is given to the aboriginal peoples so that they can live in peace - reservátum
roam
to move about or travel without any specific destination - kóborol
semi-autonomous
having some level of autonomy - félig autonóm
sensible
logical, based on good judgement and understanding - értelmes módon
settle
to start to live in a place after travelling there - letelepedni
settler
a person who arrives from far away and starts to live in the new place - telepes
sprinkle
to cover sb with small drops of liquid - öntöző, lefröcskölő
trick and treating
the Halloween custom in which children go from door to door to collect candy - Halloween szokás, cukorka gyűjtés
vestige
an indication, hint, trace -nyom, jelzés
vital
necessary for survival - létfontosságú
vulnerable
weak or easily hurt - sebezhető
worship
to pray to a god - imádat, ima
Worse than pulling a tooth
very bad/umpleasent - rosszabb mint a foghúzás
