ECL Book 3 TOPIC6 Culture and Civilisation

Question 1

a wee bit

Answer 1

a little bit - egy kicsit

Question 2

aboriginal

Answer 2

people who lived in an area before the colonists arrived - őslakos

Question 3

apple bobbing

Answer 3

a game played at Halloween: kids have to catch apples floating on water with their teeth only - Hallowweeni almás játék

Question 4

ancient

Answer 4

very old - nagyon öreg, ókori

Question 5

bison

Answer 5

a large plant eating wild animal that lives in North Ameri­ ca (also called a buffalo) - bölény

Question 6

breed

Answer 6

(animals) produce offspring - fajta

Question 7

breeze

Answer 7

a light wind - szellő

Question 8

carve a pumpkin

Answer 8

to make Halloween decoration out of a pumpkin - tökfaragás

Question 9

commemoration

Answer 9

a ceremony in memory of sb or sth - megemlékezés

Question 10

conflict-ridden

Answer 10

full of conflicts - konfliktusokkal teli

Question 11

conquest

Answer 11

invading and occupying a territory - hódítás

Question 12

deficit

Answer 12

shortage, lack - hiány

Question 13

estimated

Answer 13

not precise statistics, just a guess - becsült

Question 14

fancy dress

Answer 14

a costume you wear at a carnival - alkalmi ruha

Question 15

fertile

Answer 15

characteristic of a land that can grow a lot of crops - termékeny

Question 16

formula

Answer 16

a set expression - képlet,minta

Question 17

genuine

Answer 17

honest, real - őszinte

Question 18

herd

Answer 18

a group of plant eating animals - csorda

Question 19

hostile

Answer 19

very unfriendly - ellenséges

Question 20

inflate

Answer 20

to make bigger - felfújni

Question 21

inhabited

Answer 21

people live there - lakott

Question 22

irreversibly

Answer 22

in a way that cannot be turned back - visszafordíthatatlanul

Question 23

justification

Answer 23

information that shows that sth was necessary or true - indoklás

Question 24

literally

Answer 24

word for word - szó szerint

Question 25

make ends meet

Answer 25

to earn enough money to last till the end of the month - megélni

Question 26

mistakenly

Answer 26

by mistake - tévesen

Question 27

mistreat

Answer 27

to treat badly - rosszul kezel

Question 28

obligation

Answer 28

something you must do - kötelezettség

Question 29

occupy

Answer 29

to take control of a territory by military force - elfoglalni

Question 30

offend

Answer 30

to hurt somebody’s feelings - megbántani

Question 31

outdoorsy

Answer 31

likes to spend time outdoors -szabadban szeret

Question 32

permafrost

Answer 32

land that is constantly frozen below the surface - örök fagy (birodalma)

Question 33

pop in

Answer 33

to briefly visit somebody - beugrik valakihez

Question 34

predate

Answer 34

to come before sth in time - megelőzően

Question 35

re-enact

Answer 35

to perform again - újrajátszani

Question 36

referendum

Answer 36

a public vote on a specific question - népszavazás

Question 37

relocate

Answer 37

to move sb or sth to a new place/country long term - áthelyezni, költözni

Question 38

remedy

Answer 38

to ease or solve a problem - orvosol (problémát)

Question 39

reserve land

Answer 39

a piece of land which is given to the aboriginal peoples so that they can live in peace - reservátum

Question 40

roam

Answer 40

to move about or travel without any specific destination - kóborol

Question 41

semi-autonomous

Answer 41

having some level of autonomy - félig autonóm

Question 42

sensible

Answer 42

logical, based on good judgement and understanding - értelmes módon

Question 43

settle

Answer 43

to start to live in a place after travelling there - letelepedni

Question 44

settler

Answer 44

a person who arrives from far away and starts to live in the new place - telepes

Question 45

sprinkle

Answer 45

to cover sb with small drops of liquid - öntöző, lefröcskölő

Question 46

trick and treating

Answer 46

the Halloween custom in which children go from door to door to collect candy - Halloween szokás, cukorka gyűjtés

Question 47

vestige

Answer 47

an indication, hint, trace -nyom, jelzés

Question 48

vital

Answer 48

necessary for survival - létfontosságú

Question 49

vulnerable

Answer 49

weak or easily hurt - sebezhető

Question 50

worship

Answer 50

to pray to a god - imádat, ima

Question 51

Worse than pulling a tooth

Answer 51

very bad/umpleasent - rosszabb mint a foghúzás