Is the internet changing our lives? Flashcards

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nibble (away) at sth

lassan csökkenteni valamit

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to slowly reduce something: Even when inflation is low, it nibbles away at people’s savings, reducing their value considerably over several years.

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get on with sth (elkezdeni valamit)

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to start or continue doing something, especially work:

I like to be left to get on with the job.

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tempt (csábít)

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to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong:
The offer of free credit tempted her into buying a new car.

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merest (puszta)

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used to emphasize the surprising or strong effect of a very small action or event:
The merest mention of seafood makes her feel sick.

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whim (szeszély)

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a sudden wish or idea, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained:
We booked the trip on a whim.
You can add what you want to this mixture - brandy, whisky, or nothing at all - as the whim takes you.

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albeit (habár)

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although:

The evening was very pleasant, albeit a little quiet.

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potent (nagyon erős)

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very powerful, forceful, or effective:

Surprise remains the terrorists’ most potent weapon

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sit through sth (végig ülni valamit)

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to stay until the end of an event such as a meeting or performance that is very long or boring:
We had to sit through two hours of speeches.

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get into sth (elkezd érdekelni vmi)

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to become interested in an activity or subject, or start being involved in an activity:
She’s been getting into yoga recently - she does three classes a week

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compile (összegyűjt, összeállít)

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to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or list:
We’re compiling some facts and figures for a documentary on the subject.

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vociferous

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Vociferous people express their opinions and complaints loudly and repeatedly in speech, and vociferous demands, etc. are made repeatedly and loudly:
Local activist groups have become increasingly vociferous as the volume of traffic passing through the village has increased.

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couch potato (otthon ülő)

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a person who watches a lot of television and does not have an active life

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liberating (felszabadító)

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making you feel free and able to behave as you like:

Taking all your clothes off can be a very liberating experience.

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extraordinary (rendkívüli, különleges)

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very unusual, special, unexpected, or strange:

He told the extraordinary story of his escape.

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capture (birtokába vesz)

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to take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force:
Two of the soldiers were killed and the rest were captured.

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capitalize on sth

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to use a situation to your own advantage:

She capitalized on her knowledge and experience to get a better job.

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learn (something) by heart

bemagolni

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To learn something very thoroughly; to memorize something.

Ask Becky to recite the poem—she learned it by heart.

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clogged (eltömíteni)

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blocked or filled with something:

clogged pipes

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obtain (hozzájutni, megszerezni)

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to get something, especially by asking for it, buying it, working for it, or producing it from something else:
to obtain permission
First editions of these books are now almost impossible to obtain.

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deleterious (káros)

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harmful:

These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system

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at your fingertips (karnyújtásnyira)

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If you have information at your fingertips, you can get it and use it very easily:
He has all the latest statistics at his fingertips.

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dip into sth (belemerülni, olvasni valamibe)

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to read small parts of a book or magazine:

It’s the kind of book you can just dip into.

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conducive (elsősegít, hasznos)

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providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist:
Such a noisy environment was not conducive to a good night’s sleep

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acquisition (megszerezés folyamata)

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the process of getting something:

The acquisition of huge amounts of data has helped our research enormously.

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misuse (visszaél vmivel, rossz célra használ vmit)

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to use something in an unsuitable way or in a way that was not intended:
She was accused of misusing company fund

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grasp (megérteni, felfogni)

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to understand something, especially something difficult:

I think I managed to grasp the main points of the lecture.