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1
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showing inventiveness and skill

eszes, ötletes

A

ingenious

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Ötletes és teljesen legális adóstratégiákat használnak ezek a cégek.

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There are ingenious and perfectly legal tax strategies employed by these companies.

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3
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Ezt a javaslatot elfogadtam, mivel nem tudtam mást kitalálni helyette.

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I assented to this proposal, in default of being able to suggest anything else.

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fail to pay up

an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified

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default

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5
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the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)
(Mérsékletesség, megszorítás)

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austerity

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The noun xxxxxxxxx comes in handy in negotiations

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concession

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7
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An allowance made for each day

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per diem

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8
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Megpróbálja segíteni a lassú gyógyulás gyorsítását.

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He tries to help speed up a sluggish recovery

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Slow, not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

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sluggish

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10
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a message that departs from the main subject

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digression

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11
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a phrase often used by people when they realize they’re no longer “on-topic”

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But I digress

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12
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say yes to (megerősít, állít vmit)

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to affirm

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13
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legjobb oldaláról mutatkozik be

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put one’s best foot forward

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14
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előterjeszt, előtérbe hoz

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put forward

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15
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A distinguishing characteristic of a person

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trait

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16
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jelzésértékű (pl bírság)

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token

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17
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seek to uncover information about someone

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to probe

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18
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kezdeni valamivel

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to begin by

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19
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cserébe

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in return

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20
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Talaj karmentesítés

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Soil decontamination

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21
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Destroy by burning (eg. Waste)

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Incineration

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22
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Napelemes

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Photovoltaic

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23
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A quality of being good financially

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Financial merit

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24
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Két példányban aláírni

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to sign in duplicate

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25
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  • Lawyer(s) working on a case

- Formal advise

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legal counsel

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26
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energiaellátás biztonsága

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Energy supply security

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27
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Alternatív felhasználási ötletek

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Ideas for alternate uses

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28
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Ha rosszul végrehajtott

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if poorly executed

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29
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A munkaerő többségének hirtelen elbocsátása.

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Sudden dismissal of the majority of the workforce.

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30
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the process of extracting metal

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metal recovery

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31
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Fém bontó

A

?

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32
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Szakértőkkel bizalmi alapon való együttműködés

A

liaise on a confidential base with experts

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33
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Bizalmi alapon

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On a confidential base

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34
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a small item that originally was part of something larger

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scrap

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35
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unable to meet financial obligations,

one has liabilities or debts in excess of their assets

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insolvent

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36
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fizetésképtelenség

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insolvency

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37
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csőd

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bankrupcy

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38
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megbeszélés elhalasztva

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discussion deferred

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39
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Paralyses of the lower body

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Paraplegic

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40
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a term for describing what something includes or contains

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comprise

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41
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the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

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impairment

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a symptom of reduced quality or strength

Értékvesztés

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impairment

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43
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A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads

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a barge

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44
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matter that remains after something has been removed

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residue

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45
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originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel

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novelty

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46
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the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

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virtue

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47
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as a result of

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by virtue

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48
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neatly and methodically arranged

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Orderly

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49
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vélhetően

A

seemingly

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50
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to call to a meeting

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convoke (The EGM is convoked for…)

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51
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halláskárosodás

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hearing impairment

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52
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people eg. of a project team getting to know each other

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norming phase

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53
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how long does it take to load and unload

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turnaround

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54
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ow long an employee stays with the company

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employee turnover

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55
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extremely funny, absolutely not funny (sarcastic), behaving in a radically

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hysterical

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56
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rákiált

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shout at

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57
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Erény

A

Virtue

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58
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Valaminek folytán

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by virtue of

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59
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Mit gondolsz erről?

A

What do you make of this?

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60
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If something stands out in a very obvious way, it can be called
szembeszökő, kiálló

A

salient

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61
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megtestesít,

when you ….. a role is to fill it completely

A

embody

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62
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A kezünkben lévő téma több lehetőséget ad nekünk.

A

The subject at hand gives us several options

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63
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said to emphasize that the person who is paying someone to do something can decide how it should be done

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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

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64
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gonosz bandita volt, aki megölt három rendőrt

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he was a vicious thug who murdered three police officers.

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65
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Rozsa Sándor volt a leghírhedtebb betyár ebben az országban.

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Rózsa Sándor was the most notorious outlaw of this country

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66
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kószált a helyi rendőrséggel való viszálya alatt

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he roamed during his feud with the local constabulary

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67
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Nehezteles a leszármazottai felé

A

resentment towards his descendants

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alkalmas (időzítés)

adjective ..to describe especially good timing

A

opportune

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69
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neheztelés

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resentment

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70
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Gonosz, rosszindulatú, bűnös

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malicious

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71
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hipochonder

A

hypochondriac

haɪpəkɔndrɪæk

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72
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A bitter quarrel between two parties

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Feud

fjúd

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73
Q

when you take someone’s ideas or words and pass them off as your own.

A

Plagiarize

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74
Q

…vagy bármi más 30-án?

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or else 30th

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75
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melléknév

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adjective

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76
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határozó (szó)

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adverb

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77
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Onos eső, dara

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Sleet

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78
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Kőrisfa

A

Ash tree

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79
Q

Hírnök

Beharangoz

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Herald

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80
Q

Leányvállalat

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subsidiary

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81
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Lovasíjászat

A

Mounted archery

82
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íj

A

bow

83
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nyílvesszó

A

arrow

84
Q

legnagyobb meglepetésemre

A

to my greatest surprise

85
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amikor(ra) tökéletesítette (azt)

A

when he mastered that

86
Q

kiválóság, méltóság

values based

A

worthiness

87
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készenlét

skill based

A

readiness

88
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Olajos hordókon ugráltak át.

A

They jumped over oil barrels

89
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költeményt szavalni

A

to recite a poem

90
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Előre meg kell mondanod, melyik verset választottad.

A

You have to say in advance what poem you HAVE chosen.

91
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to relight something that used to “burn”

A

rekindle

92
Q

Igyekszem feléleszteni a kapcsolatot a régi barátnőmmel.

A

I am trying to rekindle the relationship with my old girlfriend.

93
Q

to light a fire

eg. camp-fire

A

kindle

94
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rohadt..

A

freaking

95
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food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

A

table scraps

96
Q

kidobni

A

to discard

97
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Ne sérts meg ilyen kevéssel..

A

do not offer me your table scraps

98
Q

doing something the cheapest or easiest way

A

cutting corners

99
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lacking vivacity

kedvetlen

A

listless

100
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átkozott

A

goddamn

101
Q

Kevés hasznos információt eredményezett

A

Yielded very little helpful information

102
Q

isszonyatos, rémisztő

A

abhorrent

103
Q

Mértéktelen mennyiségű töltőállomás ezer autónként.

A

Inordinate amount of filling stations per thousand cars.

104
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marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

meggondolatlan

A

reckless

105
Q

A kutya csóválja a farkát.

A

The dog is wagging her tail.

106
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a farok csóválja kutyát

A

wagging the dog

107
Q

bekebelezni, felfalni

A

wolfing down

108
Q

Arra vett rá, hogy azt csinájam.

A

It made me do that.

109
Q

repce

A

rapeseed

110
Q

fermented feed

A

silage

111
Q

siló

A

silo

112
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Ha nem tudod, kit csaptak be egy üzletben, akkor téged.

A

“If you do not know who has been fooled in a business DEAL, then you have been.”

113
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Lovasíjászat

A

Mounted archery

114
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íj

A

bow

115
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nyílvesszó

A

arrow

116
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legnagyobb meglepetésemre

A

to my greatest surprise

117
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amikor(ra) tökéletesítette (azt)

A

when he mastered that

118
Q

kiválóság, méltóság

values based

A

worthiness

119
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készenlét

skill based

A

readiness

120
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Olajos hordókon ugráltak át.

A

They jumped over oil barrels

121
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költeményt szavalni

A

to recite a poem

122
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Előre meg kell mondanod, melyik verset választottad.

A

You have to say in advance what poem you HAVE chosen.

123
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to relight something that used to “burn”

A

rekindle

124
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Igyekszem feléleszteni a kapcsolatot a régi barátnőmmel.

A

I am trying to rekindle the relationship with my old girlfriend.

125
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to light a fire

eg. camp-fire

A

kindle

126
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rohadt..

A

freaking

127
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food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

A

table scraps

128
Q

kidobni

A

to discard

129
Q

Ne sérts meg ilyen kevéssel..

A

do not offer me your table scraps

130
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doing something the cheapest or easiest way

A

cutting corners

131
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lacking vivacity

kedvetlen

A

listless

132
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átkozott

A

goddamn

133
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Kevés hasznos információt eredményezett

A

Yielded very little helpful information

134
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isszonyatos, rémisztő

A

abhorrent

135
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Mértéktelen mennyiségű töltőállomás ezer autónként.

A

Inordinate amount of filling stations per thousand cars.

136
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marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

meggondolatlan

A

reckless

137
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A kutya csóválja a farkát.

A

The dog is wagging her tail.

138
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a farok csóválja kutyát

A

wagging the dog

139
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bekebelezni, felfalni

A

wolfing down

140
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Arra vett rá, hogy azt csinájam.

A

It made me do that.

141
Q

repce

A

rapeseed

142
Q

fermented feed

A

silage

143
Q

siló

A

silo

144
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Ha nem tudod, kit csaptak be egy üzletben, akkor téged.

A

“If you do not know who has been fooled in a business DEAL, then you have been.”

145
Q

Tartózkodás

A

abstention

146
Q

Gyártas

A

Production

147
Q

Feldolgoz

A

Process

148
Q

Egyesülés összeolvadásal

A

A merger by amalgamation.

149
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freeking mistake

A

crucial misstep

150
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Szükségem van a támogatásodra

A

I need you to have my back

150
Q

kifogástalan

A

beyond reproach

151
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Remélem bírom a főnököm támogatását, ha egyszer bajban leszek.

A

I hope my boss has my back if I am ever in trouble.

152
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gets patina

A

tarnish

153
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lerontani a hírnevét

A

tarnish a reputation

154
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is the act of moving about restlessly (Szöszmötölés)

A

fidgeting

155
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enged valakit csinálni valamit

A

let sy do it

allow sy to do it

156
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Nem lettem volna képes azt megcsinálni.

A

I would not be able to do that.

157
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nyom (pl. egy állaté)

A

signs, tracks

158
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Azt mondtam a feleségemnek

A

I told my wife.

159
Q

Viccelődtem a feleségemmel, hogy a kutyarendőrség….

A

I joked with my wife that the dog police…

160
Q

mozgásszabadság

A

freedom of movement

161
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nyom (pl. egy állaté)

A

signs, tracks

162
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Azt mondtam a feleségemnek

A

I told my wife.

163
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Viccelődtem a feleségemmel, hogy a kutyarendőrség….

A

I joked with my wife that the dog police…

164
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mozgásszabadság

A

freedom of movement

165
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Karhoztat , rosszallás

A

Condemnation

166
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Fertőző

A

contagious

167
Q

A felvonulók szlogeneket tartalmazo transzparenseket tartottak

A

Marchers held placards with slogans

168
Q

Ez minden, ami elmondható róla

A

That was all that could be said for it

169
Q

Csicsás, csiricsare

A

Tawdry

170
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Transzparens

A

Placard

171
Q

Házasságon kívül

A

Out of wedlock

172
Q

In demand, generally desired

A

sought-after

173
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Hátrányos valakinek

A

be detrimental to

174
Q

Ezidáig, mostanáig

A

hitherto

175
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Wither

A

Cause harm or damage to

Become shrunken or wrinkled

176
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Usual, ordinary

A

Commonplace

177
Q

Homalyos, szemcsés (film, regi kép)

A

Grainy

179
Q

Secret work (titkos)

A

Clandestine

180
Q

a noisy argument or disagreement, especially in public.

A

Altercation /ɒltəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

181
Q

Lelkiismeretfurdalas

A

Remorse

182
Q

Békülékenyebb hangot megutve…

A

striking a more conciliatory note

183
Q

Kölcsönösen egymást vádolják azzal…

A

They are trading accusations about …

184
Q

Üzemanyag szint merő

A

Fuel gauge

185
Q

Plentiful, more than enough

A

Ample

186
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Nyaki

A

Jugular

187
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open and done in plain sight

A

Overt, overtly

188
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a worker who has to do all the unpleasant or boring jobs that no one else wants to do

A

Dodsbody

189
Q

Nád, sip

A

reed

190
Q

a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting

A

A bouncer

191
Q

Int

A

beckon

192
Q

To xxxx is to remove cargo from a vehicle or shipping carton. Or to get something off your chest.

A

to unload

193
Q

To openly refuse to do something.

A

to defy

194
Q

an agreement between two or more parties, sometimes illegal and therefore secretive, to limit open …

A

Collusion

195
Q

Figyelmeztetni

A

To give a heads-up

196
Q

Extensively cost aware

A

parsimonious or stingy

197
Q

Kepmutato

A

hypocritical

198
Q

xxxx is an expression used to tell someone that something is true and there’s no need to worry. It is followed by (“that”) + S + V. “That” is optional.

A

Rest assured

199
Q

a problem that makes it difficult to continue a process or achieve a goal

A

A stumbling block

200
Q

nearly fall by tripping or missing a step

A

to stumble

201
Q

In the middle of…

A

in the midst of

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