Prepositions Flashcards
odadob vkinek
throw to
(threw, thrown)
She threw my keys to me.
eszébe jut vmi
think of
(thought, thought)
Why didn’t I think of that idea before?
él vmiből
live on
She lives on very little money.
megpályáz vkinél vmit
apply to sb for sb
I applied to the ministry for the job.
elmagyaráz vmit vkinek
explain sg to sb
Can you explain this expression to me?
számít vkire/vmire
rely on
She is the kind of person you can rely on.
emlékeztet (vmire a múltból)
remind sb of sg
This photo reminds me of Jill.
hall/tud vmiről (hogy létezik)
hear of
(heard, heard)
Who is Bill? I have never heard of him.
csekk 500 fontért
cheque for 500 pound
I have a cheque for 500 pound.
lefordít egyik nyelvről a másikra
translate sg from a language into another
This book has been translated into a lot of languages.
hozzávág vkihez
throw at
Don’t throw stones at birds.
ellát/felszerel vkit vmivel
supply sb with sg
Parents supply children with advice.
megtölt vmit vmivel
fill (in) sg with sg
Can you fill this bucket with water?
megbocsát vkinek vmiért
forgive sb for sg
(forgave, forgiven)
I’ll never forgive him for what he did.
megkér vkit vmire
ask sb to do sg
She asked me to open the door.
kapcsolatba lép vkivel
get in touch with sb
How can I get in touch with you?
megköszön vkinek vmit
thank sb for sg
Thank you for being so patient.
vélekedik vmiről, gondol vmit
think of
(thought, thought)
What do you think of that man over there?
törődik vmivel/vkivel
care about sb
She doesn’t care about other people.
összeütközik vmivel
collide with
A car collided with another car
kiabál kivel (idegből)
shout at
She went mad and started shouting at me.
összehasonlít vmivel
compare with/to
These shoese are good with the others.
megkérdez vkit
ask sb
Let me ask you a question.
ápolónőként dolgozik
work as a nurse
She worked as a nurse for ten years.
figyelmeztet vkit vmire
warn sb about sg
Everybody has been warned about dangers of smoking.
álmodozik vmiről (ébren)
dream of
(dreamt, dreamt)
Do you sometimes dream of being rich?
sikeres vmiben
succeed in
They’ve succeeded in finding a cure of cancer.
egyetért vkivel vmiről
agree with sb on sg
I agree with you on most things.
panaszkodik betegségre
complain of a pain or illness
He complained of pain in his head.
gondoskodik vmiről
care for sg
She cares for 10 cats.
1. beszél vkivel vmiről
speak to sb about sg
(spoke, spoken)
Have you spoken to the teacher about your homework?
elmesél vmit vkinek
tell sb about sg
(told, told)
Have I told you about my last holiday?
dolgozik egy helyen
work in a place
She works in an office.
gyanúsít vkit vmivel
suspect sb of
The teacher suspected the students of cheating.
előny/hátrány vminek
(dis)advantageof
What are the advantages of strict schools?
kedvel vmit jobban mint vmi mást
prefer to do sg rather than (do) sg else
He prefers to stay at home rather than go out.
megérkezik (városba, országba)
arrive in
The plane arrived in Rome.
ragaszkodik vmihez
insist on
She insisted on paying for the meal.
gondolkodik vmin
think about
I’m thinking about selling my car.
szolgálatban van
be on duty
She has been on duty since 6 am.
jobban kedvel vmit mint mást
prefer sg to sg else
She prefers coffee to tea. I prefer going to the theatre to going to the cinema.
keres egy helyen vmit
search a place for sg
I searched the whole room for my keys.
hibáztat vkit vmiért
blame sb for sg
They blamed me for the bad weather.
megérkezik (helyre)
arrive at
She always arrives at school at 8 am.
leír/ecsetel vkinek, hogy…
describe to sb that…
Describe to me what you saw please.
vádol vkit vmivel
accuse sb of
He was accused of stealing.
megnézd vmit
(have a) look at
Can I have a look at it?
tartozik vhova
belong to
Who does this pen belong to?
koncentrál vmire
concentrate on
I’m trying to concentrace on my work.
helyesel vmit
approve of
Her parents don’t approve of what she does.
fizet vkinek vmiért
pay (sb) for sg
Who’s going to pay for the meal?
diploma vmiből
degree in
She has a degree in Maths.
kár, rongálódás vmiben
damage to
Did you do much damage to the car?
udvarias, udvariatlan vkivel
(im)polite to
I always try to be polite to everybody.
udvarias, udvariatlan vki részéről
(im)polite of
It was polite of you to say sorry.
un vmit
bored with sg
I’m bored with this football match.
szégyenkező, szégyenérzet nélküli vmi miatt
(un)ashamedof
She was ashamed of her boyfriend.
vmi szerint
according to
According to the weather forecast it’ll be sunny.
sajnálkozik vmi miatt
sorry about sg
I’m sorry about your illness.
vmi helyett, helyette
instead of sg
Let’s go out instead of staying at home.
vmi eredményeként
as a result
As a result of that she got promoted.
sajnálja, hogy vmit tett
sorry for doing sg
I’m sorry for being late.
végre, végül
at last
We have met at last.
vmin kívül, eltekintve vmitől
apart from
Have you done anything apart from watching TV?
vasárnap délután
on Sunday afternoon
What are you doing on Sunday afternoon?
10 percen belül
within/in ten minutes
I’ll be there within ten minutes.
sokkolt vmitől
shocked at/by sg
He must’ve been shocked by the death of his father.
sajnál vkit
be sorry for sb
I’m sorry for the poor.
9-re
by 9
I’ll be at home by 9.
reggel/délután
in the morning/afternoon
What do you usually do in the afternoon?
rémült/retteg vmitől
frightened/terrified of
She was frightened of her husband.
rossz vmiben
bad at
She is bad at Maths.
reménytelen vmiben
hopeless at
He can’t have been hopeless at football.
a parton
on the coast
The resort was on the coast of Africa.
a távolban
in the distance
In the distance a fishing boat appeared.
tollal/ceruzával
in pen/in pencil
Write your answers in pen.
tegnap délután
yesterday afternoon
Yesterday afternoon I watched TV.
úton vhova
on the way to swhere
I was on the way to work when it happened.
tipikus vkitől
typical of
It was typical of her lying to him like that.
tömött, zsúfolt/nem zsúfolt vmivel
(un)crowded with
*
The square was crowded with people.*