Words Flashcards
(122 cards)
1
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- the air or sky above a country that is considered to belong to that country
- the part of the sky where planes fly, usually the part above a particular country that is legally controlled by that country
légtér
- The government claimed that the plane had illegally entered its…..
- The…..over Europe is becoming more and more crowded.
A
airspace
2
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- a country that has agreed officially to give help and support to another one, especially during a war
szövetséges
- During the First World War, Turkey was a(n)…..of Germany.
- Portugal is a traditional…..of England.
A
ally
3
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- to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially
- to say officially that something is not allowed, or that someone is not allowed to do something
- to order somebody not to do something, go somewhere, etc., especially officially
(betilt, kitilt, eltilt, megtilt)
- The film was…..(= the government prevented it from being shown) in several countries.
- She was…..from driving for two years.
- The council has imposed a(n)…..on alcohol in the city parks.
- They have now lifted the…..on the export of live animals to Europe.
- The sprinter has been…..for life after failing a drugs test.
A
ban
4
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- the income that a business or government receives regularly, or an amount representing such income
- the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization, etc. receives from its business
állami bevétel, árbevétel
- Taxes provide most of the government’s…..
- The magazine misreported its sales figures in order to boost advertising…..
- These measures will increase the club’s ability to generate…..
- state / federal…..
- a fall / increase in…..
- expected / projected…..
- Tourism is the island’s main source of ……
A
revenue
5
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- a different or less direct route to a place that is used to avoid a problem or to visit somewhere or do something on the way
- a way of getting to a place that is indirect and longer than the usual way, and which is taken in order to avoid a particular problem or to do something special
kitérő, kerülőút, terelőút
- You’d be wise to make a(n)…..to avoid the roadworks.
- It’s well worth making a(n)…..to see the village.
A
detour
6
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(of buildings, mountains, etc.) very high and impressive
magas
- a(n)…..ceiling / room / tower / mountain / wall
- From that…..heights of his apartment you could see right across New York.
A
lofty
7
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- a large flat area of land that is high above sea level
- an area of flat land that is higher than the land around it
fennsík, felföld
- Tibetan…..
- From a narrow fringe of coastal plain, the main island rises to a central…..
A
plateau
8
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- the height of a place above the level of the sea
(tengerszint feletti) magasság
- Atmospheric pressure varies with…..and temperature
- The city is at an…..of 2 000 metres.
- At higher….., the air is colder.
A
elevation
9
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- to make a particular action necessary or correct, or to be a reason to do something
- justify or necessitate (a course of action)
- to make something necessary or appropriate in a particular situation
indokol, igazol, szükségessé tesz, indokolttá tesz
- His injury was serious enough to…..an operation.
- Obviously what she did was wrong, but I don’t think it…..such a severe punishment.
- I can see circumstances in which these types of investigations would be…..
- Further investigation is clearly…..
A
warrant
10
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- to cause something to be needed, or to make something necessary
szükségessé tesz, megkíván, megkövetel
- Reduction in government spending will…..further cuts in public services.
- An important meeting…..my being in Boston on Friday.
- Recent financial scandals have…..changes in parliamentary procedures.
- Increased traffic…..widening the road.
- His new job…..him / his getting up at six.
A
necessitate
11
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- in a way that appears or claims to be one thing when it is really something else
- according to what seems or is stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case
látszólag
- He has spent the past three months in Florida, …..for medical treatment, but in actual fact to avoid prosecution.
- Kerry had been…..phoning to offer advice, but he blurted out what was really on his mind.
- Troops were sent in, …..to protect the civilian population.
- ….., she had achieved all her primary objectives.
A
ostensibly
12
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- above your head, usually in the sky
- at a level higher than a person’s head; in the air or the sky above the place where you are
fej feletti, a fejünk fölött, odafent
- …..cables
- This room needs…..lighting (= lights in the ceiling).
- Planes flew…..constantly.
- Storm clouds were gathering…..
- The storm must be directly…..
A
overhead
13
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(of a person)
- very intelligent and skilful
- skilled at inventing new ways to do something, esp. to solve problems
- having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things
(of an object, a plan, an idea, etc.)
- skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods
- original, and showing esp. the ability to solve problems
- very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas
találékony, magát jól feltaláló, ötletes, eszes
- a(n)…..idea / method / solution
- a(n)…..engineer / songwriter / cook
- She devised a(n)…..solution to the problem.
- a(n)…..device / invention / experiment
- …..ways of saving energy
- She’s very…..when it comes to finding excuses.
A
ingenious
14
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- a person who captures a person or an animal and keeps them as a prisoner, refuses to release them
foglyulejtő, fogvatartó
- The hostages were treated well by their…..s
A
captor
15
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- one of the main characters in a story or a play
főszereplő, főhős
- At that time, films rarely had a woman as the main…..
- Bohi Di, first person narrator and…..of the novel
A
protagonist
16
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- a model of a person, used especially when making clothes or for showing them in a shop window
próbabábu, utánzat, báb
- the…..s in the store windows
- a tailor’s…..
A
dummy
17
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- to make something by cutting into a hard material, especially wood or stone, or to cut into a hard material in order to make something
- to make objects, patterns, etc. by cutting away material from a piece of wood or stone, or another hard material
- to write something on a surface by cutting into it
farag, kivés, kiváj
- Some of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were ….. out (= cut into the rock) by soldiers for defensive purposes.
- This totem pole is ….. from a single tree trunk.
- They ….. the stone into smooth, organic shapes.
- The children were ….. pumpkins for Halloween.
- Over the centuries, melting snow had ….. valleys in the landscape.
- They ….. their initials on the desk.
A
carve
18
Q
- to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something they would like to have
- to persuade or trick somebody to go somewhere or to do something by promising them a reward
csalogat, csábít
- He had ….. his victim to a deserted house.
- She was ….. into the job by the offer of a high salary.
- Supermarket chains try to ….. customers with price discounts.
- Consumers are often ….. into debt by unscrupulous lenders.
- I tried to ….. the fox back with some food.
- The child was ….. into a car but managed to escape.
A
lure
19
Q
- a fight in which two people or two groups of people shoot at each other with guns
- a fight that is fought with guns until one side is killed or defeated
lövöldözés, tűzharc
- He was killed in a ….. in a Chicago hotel room.
- The three-day siege began in a bloody ….. on Sunday morning.
A
shootout / shoot-out
20
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- to twist your body, or move part of your body, with small, quick movements
- to twist and turn your body or part of it with quick, short movements
tekereg, kígyózik
- The baby was …..around on my lap.
- Baby Martha was ….. her toes in the sand.
- A large worm ….. in the freshly dug earth.
A
wriggle
21
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(of people or animals)
- to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed
- to die, especially in a sudden violent way
elpusztul, elvész, odaveszett (pl. katasztrófában, háborúban)
- Three hundred people ….. in the earthquake.
- He believes that Europe must create closer ties or it will …..
- Without this assistance, thousands of refugees would ….. from hunger and neglect.
- A family of four ….. in the fire.
A
perish
22
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- away from or at a distance from the coast
- happening or existing in the sea, not far from the land
parttól távolabb fekvő, part menti
- ….. engineering
- ….. drilling
- a(n) ….. island
A
offshore
23
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(especially of insects or animals such as rats that carry disease)
- to be present in large numbers, sometimes causing disease or damage
- to exist in large numbers in a particular place, often causing damage or disease
ellep, eláraszt
- When we first moved in, the apartment was ….. with cockroaches.
- The barn was ….. with rats.
- The kitchen was ….. with ants.
- These parasites ….. the gills of freshwater fish.
A
infest
24
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- a regular rise and fall in the level of the sea, caused by the pull of the moon and sun
- the flow of water that happens as the sea rises and falls
árapály
- The ….. is in/out.
- Is the ….. coming in or going out?
- The body was washed up on the beach by the …..
A
tide
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* **something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it**
| tett, mutatvány
## Footnote
1. *Getting the house painted was quite a .....*
1. *an unprecedented ..... in the history of the industry*
1. *Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand was **no mean** ..... (= it was difficult to do).*
**feat**
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* **a flat floating structure for travelling across water, often made of pieces of wood tied roughly together and moved along with a paddle (= pole with a flat end)**
* **a small rubber or plastic boat that can be filled with air**
| tutaj, komp, úsztatott fa
## Footnote
1. *We lashed together anything that would float to make a(n) .....*
1. *an inflatable .....*
1. *The ..... floated away down the river.*
**raft**
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* **very interesting because of being unusual or mysterious**
* **very interesting because of being unusual or not having an obvious answer**
| érdekes, izgalmas, érdekfeszítő
## Footnote
1. *an ..... possibility / question*
1. *She has a really ..... personality.*
1. *These discoveries raise ..... questions.*
**intriguing**
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* **to drink a liquid slowly by taking in small amounts at a time**
| szürcsöl(get), kortyol(gat), hörpint
## footnote
1. *She sat in the warm sun, idly ..... champagne.*
1. *This tea is very hot, so ..... it carefully.*
**sip**
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* **to make someone or something so famous that that person or thing is remembered for a very long time**
* **to prevent somebody/something from being forgotten in the future, especially by mentioning them in literature, making films about them, painting them, etc.**
| megörökít, halhatatlanná tesz
## footnote
1. *Marlene Dietrich was ..... through her roles in films like "The Blue Angel".*
1. *The poet fell in love with her and ..... her in his verse.*
**immortalize / immortalise**
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* **a unit of one of the armed forces, especially (in Britain) the air force or the navy**
* **a group of military aircraft or ships forming a section of a military force**
| repülőszázad, hajóraj
## Footnote
1. *a **bomber / fighter** .....*
1. *a ..... of Navy jets*
**squadron**
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* **an organized group of states, or of independent countries with the same political or economic aims**
| nemzetközösség
## Footnote
1. *the ..... of Australia (= the federation of Australian states)*
1. *There is an ongoing investigation into the lobbyist and his dealings with Guam and the ..... of the Northern Mariana Islands.*
**commonwealth**
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* **used to emphasize the size, degree or amount of something**
| (a) puszta (mérete), valódi, valóságos (rémálom), teljes (káosz)
## Footnote
1. *The area is under threat from the ..... number of tourists using it.*
1. *We were impressed by the ..... size of the cathedral.*
1. *I've got where I am through ..... hard work.*
1. *Words could not convey the ..... terror of the experience.*
**sheer**
33
* **used to mean ‘complete’, usually when describing something bad**
* **complete, often describing something bad or unsuccessful that has no good or positive points**
| valódi, valóságos, szó szoros értelmében vett (vmi negatív dolog)
## Footnote
1. *The whole venture has been an ..... disaster.*
1. *You’re talking complete and ..... rubbish.*
**unmitigated**
34
* **a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty**
* **a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks**
| vállalkozás, kockázat
## Footnote
1. *A disastrous business ..... lost him thousands of dollars.*
1. *"How's your new ..... going?" "It's looking quite promising."*
**venture**
35
* **a small, simply built house or shelter**
* **a small, simple building, usually consisting of one room**
| kunyhó, viskó, bódé, alkalmi barakk
## Footnote
1. *The wooden ..... stood on a lonely stretch of beach.*
1. *They live in ramshackle ..... constructed of discarded building materials.*
**hut**
36
* **strong wire with short sharp points on it, used especially for fences**
* **a type of strong wire with sharp points on it, used to prevent people or animals from entering or leaving a place, especially a field**
| szögesdrót
## Footnote
1. *a ..... fence*
1. *coils of .....*
**barbed wire**
37
* **to officially send back somebody who has been accused or found guilty of a crime to the country where the crime was committed**
* **to make someone return for trial to another country or state where they have been accused of doing something illegal**
| kiad, kiszolgáltat vkit (egy másik országba)
## footnote
1. *The British government attempted to ..... the suspects from Belgium.*
1. *The courts have refused to ..... the suspects from Spain.*
1. *He will be ..... to Arizona from Florida.*
extradite
38
* **to avoid or escape from someone or something**
* **to escape from somebody/something or avoid meeting somebody**
| elkerül, kikerül, kijátszik vmit (törvényt, hatóságot)
## footnote
1. *They narrowly ..... a police car which was approaching.*
1. *The police have assured the public that the escaped prisoners will not ..... recapture for long.*
1. *An Olympic gold medal is the only thing that has ..... her in her remarkable career.*
evade
39
* **to give someone money or something else of value, often illegally, to persuade that person to do something you want**
* **to give somebody money or something valuable in order to persuade them to help you, especially by doing something dishonest**
| lefizet, megken, megveszteget vkit
## footnote
1. *They were accused of trying to ..... voters **with** promises of tax cuts.
1. *Corrupt officials had been ..... **to** approve shoddy construction work.*
1. *She was ..... **into** handing over secret information.*
1. *He must have ..... **his way** out of the prison.*
**bribe**
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* **having more importance, value, skill, power, etc., than people recognize**
| alulértékelt
## footnote
1. *He's seriously ..... as a writer.*
1. *He is one of Hollywood’s most ..... actors (= He is much better than people think).*
1. *Bullying is one of the most ..... and enduring problems in schools.*
**underrated**
41
* **to make something grow or increase at a faster rate than usual or to make something much more powerful or effective**
| felpörget vmit (gazdaságot), felgyorsítja az ütemét vminek
## footnote
1. *..... your savings.*
1. *Lee, a self-made multimillionaire, promised that he would ..... **the economy** with pro-business policies.*
1. *Higher sea levels ..... erosion - especially during storms.*
**turbocharge**
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* **used to refer to tasks that need to be done as a regular part of your work but are not the main purpose of your work**
| a munkához tartozó, azzal járó elvégzendő feladatok
## footnote
1. *The teachers' meeting deals mostly with ..... issues such as lunchtime supervision duties.*
**housekeeping**
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* **especially able to understand or deal with**
* **familiar with somebody / something so that you can understand or recognize them or it and act in an appropriate way**
| rá van hangolódva vmire / vkire
## footnote
1. *People in New York seem ..... to fashion.*
1. *She wasn't yet ..... to her baby's needs.*
**attuned (to someone / something)**
44
* **not studying or looking at something carefully or completely; seeing only what is obvious**
* **appearing to be true, real or important until you look at it more carefully**
* **not serious or important and not having any depth of understanding or feeling**
* **(of a wound or damage) only affecting the surface and therefore not serious**
| felszíni (sérülés), felszínes (vizsgálat, barátság, személy)
## footnote
1. *a ..... analysis*
1. *When you first meet her, she gives a ..... impression of warmth and friendliness.*
1. *a ..... injury*
1. *a ..... friendship*
**superficial**
45
* **to allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you**
* **to allow yourself to have or do something that you like, especially something that is considered bad for you**
* **to satisfy a particular desire, interest, etc.**
* **to give someone anything they want and not to mind if they behave badly**
| megenged magának vmit (hangnemet, viselkedést), (el)kényezteti (akár mást, akár önmagát), áldoz (vmi élvezetnek)
## footnote
1. *I love champagne but I don't often ..... **myself.***
1. *The soccer fans ..... their patriotism, waving flags and singing songs.*
1. *The inheritance enabled him to ..... his passion for art.*
1. *In the closing lines, the poet ..... his sense of irony.*
1. *I ..... **myself with** a long hot bath.*
1. *She did not believe in ..... the children **with** presents.*
**indulge**
46
* **worth doing; that makes you happy because you think it is useful or important**
* **satisfying or beneficial**
* **something that is ..... gives you a feeling of satisfaction and pleasure**
| kifizetődő (elfoglaltság, tevékenység), kielégítő (szakma, munkakör)
## Footnote
1. *a mutually ..... partnership*
1. *Textbook writing can be an intellectually and financially ..... activity.*
1. *a ..... experience / job*
1. *What is **the most** ..... aspect of your work?*
**rewarding**
47
* **a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about**
* **something that prevents someone from giving their attention to something else**
| zavaró tényező, figyelem elterelés
## Footnote
1. *I can turn the television off if you find it a .....*
1. *I find it hard to work at home because there are too many .....*
1. *The TV provided a ..... **from** his work.*
1. *Work was a welcome ..... **from** her problems at home.*
**distraction**
48
* **to make something such as a film or a recording go back to the beginning or to an earlier point**
* **to go back, or to make something go back, to an earlier time**
| visszateker, visszapörget (felvételt, magnószalagot, történelmet, az idő kerekét)
## Footnote
1. *Will you ..... that scene so we can watch it again?*
1. *It is now possible to pause and ..... live television.*
1. *We can't ..... history and try it a different way.*
1. *Entering the baths is like .....ing eight centuries to Moorish days of old.*
**rewind**
49
* **having some of the same qualities**
* **similar to something**
| hasonló, rokon jellegű
## Footnote
1. *What he felt was more ..... **to** pity than love.*
1. *She was wearing something ..... **to** a pineapple on her head.*
1. *They speak a language ..... **to** French.*
1. *This game is closely ..... **to** hockey.*
**akin**
50
* **to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to somebody**
* **to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people**
| átad (érzelmet, érzést, részvétet), hordoz (jelentést)
## Footnote
1. *Please ..... our condolences to the family.*
1. *I tried to ..... in my speech how grateful we all were for his help.*
1. *Few journalists have managed to ..... the full horror of the situation.*
1. *Words alone cannot ..... the untold misery endured by people in these refugee camps.*
1. *He tried desperately to ..... how urgent the situation was.*
1. *The novel vividly ..... the experience of growing up during the war.*
**convey**
51
* **an activity that is done for enjoyment**
* **something that you enjoy doing when you are not working**
| időtöltés, szórakozás
## Footnote
1. *Do-it-yourself is the nation's most popular .....*
1. *Suing people, especially doctors, is becoming a national ..... (= common activity) in America.*
1. *Hockey is Canada’s national .....*
1. *Fishing is an enjoyable ..... for people of all ages.*
**pastime**
52
* **said or announced by yourself about yourself**
* **giving yourself a particular title, job, etc. without the agreement or permission of other people**
| önjelölt
## footnote
1. *He's a ..... expert on national defence.*
**self-proclaimed**
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* **a situation in which an advantage that is won by one of two sides is lost by the other**
* **a situation in which what is gained by one person or group is lost by another person or group**
| zéró összegű játék
## footnote
1. *Free trade benefits everyone in the end because trade is never a .....*
**zero-sum game**
54
* **a method or way of doing something**
* **an action, an object or a system by which a result is achieved**
* **a way of achieving or doing something**
| eszközök, erőforrások
## Footnote
1. *Email is a highly effective ..... of communication.*
1. *We needed to get to London but we had no ..... of transport.*
1. *Have you any ..... of identification?*
1. *Interest rates are used as a ..... of controlling borrowing.*
1. *They are using peaceful ..... to achieve their aims.*
1. *This weed can be controlled by various .....*
1. *Fishing is their only ..... of livelihood.*
1. *We will use whatever ..... are necessary.*
1. *They cannot achieve their goal through legal .....*
1. *Painting had become his primary ..... of self-expression.*
1. *The study aims to provide a ..... of testing the theory.*
**means**
55
* **the action of making somebody do something that they do not want to do, using force or threatening to use force**
* **the use of force to persuade someone to do something that they are unwilling to do**
| kényszerítés
## Footnote
1. *He claimed the police had used ....., threats, and promises to obtain the statement illegally.*
1. *The President retained power through the use of political corruption and .....*
1. *The army returned to more violent means of .....*
1. *There was overwhelming evidence of intimidation and .....*
**coercion**
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* **to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force**
* **to defeat someone in a game or competition**
* **to deal with or successfully fight against a problem or an unreasonable fear**
* **to become very popular or successful in a place**
| felülkerekedik (ellenfélen, félelmen), legyőz, meghódít
## Footnote
1. *In 330 BC Persia was ..... by Alexander the Great.*
1. *The world champion ..... yet another challenger last night.*
1. *The only way to ..... a fear is to face it.*
1. *This is a British film which could ..... the US market.*
**conquer**
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* **wanting very much to achieve success in your career or to improve your social status and standard of living**
* **a(n) ..... goal or target is very ambitious and may be more than you can achieve, but is set in order to encourage you to try harder and achieve more**
| törekvő
## Footnote
1. *advertising aimed at the ..... classes*
1. *The company has announced an ..... goal of increasing production from 42 000 tonnes to 72 000 tonnes.*
**aspirational**
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* **to invent a new word or expression, or to use one in a particular way for the first time**
* **to invent a new word or phrase that other people then begin to use**
| új szót bevezet, kifejezést alkot, elsőként használ
## Footnote
1. *Kraft ..... the term "middle America" in the 1960s.*
1. *The term ‘cardboard city’ was ..... to describe communities of homeless people living in cardboard boxes.*
1. *He was the first to ..... the motto ‘Make Love, Not War’.*
**coin**
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* **in a way that is not clear or certain, because different people may have different opinions**
| vitatható, hogy .....-e
## Footnote
1. *His latest documentary is ..... the least controversial.*
1. *The breakup of the organization is ..... overdue and will be good for democracy.*
**debatably**
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* **to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen**
* **to use power or influence to affect somebody / something**
| gyakorol (nyomást, befolyást, hatást, hatalmat), kifejt (erőt)
## Footnote
1. *He ..... all his authority to make them accept the plan.*
1. *If you were to ..... your influence they might change their decision.*
1. *Some managers ..... considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid.*
1. *The moon ..... a force on the earth that causes the tides.*
**exert**
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* **a shared language of communication used between people whose main languages are different**
| közvetítőnyelv (eltérő anyanyelvűek egymás közötti kommunikációjához)
## Footnote
1. *The international business community sees English as a .....*
**lingua franca**
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* **the fact of existing or being very common at a particular time or in a particular place**
* **the fact that something is very common or happens often**
| gyakoriság, előfordulás
## Footnote
1. *an increase in the ..... of smoking among young people*
1. *The ..... of the disease is higher in some families.*
1. *There are many misconceptions about the ..... and treatment of depression.*
**prevalence**
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* **in a strong or definite way**
* **in a way that is certain or not likely to change**
| erősen, határozottan, szorosan
## Footnote
1. *Make sure the rope is ..... attached before attempting to climb down.*
1. *He shook my hand ..... and climbed into the taxi.*
1. *"You're not going to the party and that's that!" she said .....*
1. *We are ..... committed to reducing unemployment.*
1. *It is now ..... established as one of the leading brands in the country.*
1. *Keep your eyes ..... fixed on the road ahead.*
**firmly**
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* **unable to be noticed or felt because of being very slight**
* **very small and therefore unable to be seen or felt**
| nem / alig érzékelhető, észlelhető
## footnote
1. *When they brought her in to the emergency room, her breathing was .....*
1. *She heard a faint, almost ..... cry.*
1. *..... changes in temperature*
1. *The differences were ..... **to all** but the most trained eye.*
1. *The slight change in the taste was ..... to most people.*
**imperceptible**
65
* **a mark made by pressing something onto a surface**
* **an occasion when an event or experience becomes fixed in someone's memory or leaves its mark in some way on their appearance**
* **the lasting effect that a person or an experience has on a place or a situation**
| nyom, lenyomat
## Footnote
1. *The button had left a(n) ..... on my arm.*
1. *War has left its ..... on the strained faces of these people.*
1. *The ..... of a foot in the sand*
1. *Italy as well, has had a similar ..... on the world culturally.*
1. *The sinister atmosphere of the place left an indelible ..... on my memory.*
**imprint**
66
* **great knowledge about or understanding of a particular thing**
* **If someone has a ..... of something, they are extremely skilled at it**
| beható, alapos ismeret vmiről
## Footnote
1. *her ..... **of** the violin*
1. *She has ..... **of** several languages.*
1. *The orchestra is unrivalled in terms of technical ..... and sheer vitality.*
**mastery**
67
* **to try or attempt**
| törekszik, szándékozik (megtenni vmit)
## Footnote
1. *Six journalists ..... to challenge in court the legality of the ban on broadcasting.*
1. *They are ..... to change the rules.*
1. *He ..... to establish himself as a writer.*
**seek to (do something)**
68
* **to consider or judge something in a particular way**
* **to have a particular opinion about somebody / something**
| vkit / vmit gondol, ítél, tekint vminek / vmilyennek
## Footnote
1. *The area has now been ..... safe.*
1. *Anyone not paying the registration fee by 31 March will be ..... to have withdrawn from the offer.*
1. *She is currently ..... to be the best British athlete.*
1. *Safflower oil is low in the sort of fats that are ..... to be bad for people's health.*
1. *They would take any action ..... necessary.*
1. *The evening was ..... a great success.*
**deem**
69
* **a list of aims or possible future achievements**
* **a plan of things to be done, or problems to be addressed**
| lista, teendők jegyzéke, napirend
## Footnote
1. *In our company, quality is **high on the** .....*
1. *Education is now **at the top of the** government's ..... (= most important).*
1. *Newspapers have been accused of trying to **set the** ..... for the government (= decide what is important).*
1. *They have been trying to get the issue onto the **political** .....*
1. *Child poverty has been **pushed off the** .....*
1. *Women's rights have been **put** back **on the** ..... (= are being discussed publicly again).*
**agenda**
70
* **having or showing an understanding of people’s needs, a situation, etc. that is not based on old-fashioned attitudes and prejudice**
* **showing understanding, acting in a positive way, and not following old-fashioned or false beliefs**
| felvilágosult, világosan gondolkodó
## Footnote
1. *The school has a(n) ..... policy of teaching boys to cook.*
1. *..... opinions / attitudes / ideas*
1. *a(n) ..... approach to teaching*
1. *More ..... companies provided education for the workforce.*
1. *These days she's much more ..... in her views on education.*
**enlightened**
71
* **to discover or get proof of something**
* **to discover or prove the facts of a situation**
| megállapít, kimutat, kiderít (pl. összefüggést)
## Footnote
1. *The prosecution has to ..... his guilt beyond (a) (reasonable) doubt*
1. *It's often difficult to ..... who the guilty party is following a road accident.*
1. *The police are still trying to ..... the cause of the fire.*
1. *There are tests which can ..... a baby's genetic endowment.*
1. *Scientists have ..... the relationship between lung cancer and smoking.*
1. *We are still trying to ..... **the identity** of the dead man.*
**establish**
72
* **a new plan or action to improve something or solve a problem**
* **a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular purpose**
* **a new attempt to achieve a goal or solve a problem, or a new method for doing this**
| kezdeményezés
## Footnote
1. *an education / environmental / economic .....*
1. *a marketing / cost-cutting .....*
1. *a diplomatic / peace .....*
1. *The defense secretary announced a major ..... to upgrade our military preparedness.*
1. *The money was intended to **support*** ..... in bilingual education.*
1. *We welcome the government's ..... to help homeless people.*
**initiative**
73
* **a period of days, weeks, months, etc. within which an activity is intended to happen**
* **a particular period of time in which something must be done**
* **the length of time that is used or available for something**
| időkeret
## Footnote
1. *Have you **set a ..... for** completing the job?*
1. *The new law introduces these changes **in / within** a fairly long / short .....*
1. *A good project manager must have a solid grasp of the team's workload, productivity, and ..... **for** completing the project.*
1. *Yesterday, the troubled airline publicly announced a ..... **for** a possible liquidation.*
1. *It's hard to **put a ..... on** how long it will take to implement the recommendations.*
**time frame**
74
* **to get something, usually something good, as a result of your actions or other people's actions**
* **to obtain something, especially something good, as a direct result of something that you have done**
* **to get the advantages of a particular situation**
| learat, hasznot húz
## Footnote
1. *They are now ..... **the rewards** of all their hard work.*
1. *Vigorous participation in the European Union is vital if the country wants to ..... **the benefits** of globalization.*
1. *The healthy eating program is ..... **dividends** in terms of promoting better awareness of health issues in the community.*
**reap**
75
* **a person who writes plays for the theatre, television or radio**
| drámaíró
## Footnote
1. *Which ..... wrote ‘Doctor Faustus’?*
**playwright**
| dramatist
76
* **to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings**
| elősegít, előmozdít, támogat, "táplál" (pl. érdeklődést)
## Footnote
1. *I'm trying to ..... an interest in classical music in my children.*
1. *They were discussing the best way to ..... democracy and prosperity in the former communist countries.*
1. *Such organizations need to ..... innovation.*
1. *The school has carefully ..... its progressive image.*
**foster**
77
* **When people ....., they become more attractive, successful, or confident, and when good feelings or relationships ....., they develop and become stronger**
* **When a tree or plant ....., it produces flowers before producing fruit that can be eaten**
| virágzik (a szó minden értelmében)
## Footnote
1. *Their friendship ..... into love.*
1. *They are all ..... into attractive, confident adults.*
1. *It was after his move to Barcelona that his career really .....*
**blossom**
78
* **a short sentence or phrase that is easy to remember, often included in a speech made by a politician and repeated in newspapers and on television and radio**
* **a short phrase or sentence taken from a longer speech, especially a speech made by a politician, that is considered to be particularly effective or appropriate and so gets repeated in the media**
| "mondás" (híres, közismert emberé, pl beszédből kiragadott mondat stb)
## Footnote
1. *Most politicians want to master the art of the .....*
**soundbite**
79
* **happening at the best possible moment**
* **given or made available at a suitable moment, esp. now**
| pont jókor érkező, időszerű, aktuális
## Footnote
1. *A nasty incident was prevented by the ..... arrival of the police.*
1. *This has been a ..... reminder to us all.*
1. *The change in the exchange rate provided a ..... boost to the company's falling profits.*
1. *The ..... intervention of a teacher meant a fight was avoided.*
**timely**
80
* **a period of government, or the people who are in government**
* **A(n) ..... in the US is the period when a President is in office**
| kormány, kormányzat, államvezetés
## Footnote
1. *the Obama ..... / the last Republican .....*
1. *The Clinton ..... has been full of surprises.*
1. *The current ..... will remain in office until elections in November.*
**administration**
81
* **(too) honest or direct in behaviour or speech**
* **honest or direct in expressing one’s thoughts or feelings**
* **direct and honest in manner and speech**
| egyenes, őszinte
## Footnote
1. *He spoke in a ..... manner but without anger.*
1. *She’s always been very ..... about her preferences.*
1. *She’s pretty ..... about her opinions.*
**forthright**
82
* **unfriendly and not liking something**
* **showing strong dislike**
* **aggressive or unfriendly and ready to argue or fight**
| ellenséges, barátságtalan (vkivel)
## Footnote
1. *She was openly ..... **towards** her parents.*
1. *The experience has made him generally ..... **to** women.*
1. *They were reluctant to take any step that might be regarded as .....*
1. *politically ..... newspapers*
1. *The president had a(n) ..... **reception** in Ohio this morning.*
**hostile**
83
* **a ..... report, judgment, remark, etc. that includes a lot of criticism or shows clearly that someone is wrong, guilty, or has behaved very badly**
* **very critical, or showing clearly that someone is wrong or guilty**
* **critical of somebody / something; suggesting that somebody is guilty**
| elítélő (erkölcsileg), terhelő (bizonyíték)
## Footnote
1. *He made some fairly ..... remarks about the government's refusal to deal with the problem.*
1. *The two men were convicted on some extremely ..... **evidence.***
1. *Her report is expected to deliver a ..... indictment of education standards.*
**damning**
84
* **to communicate or show an idea or feeling without stating it directly or giving proof**
* **to state something indirectly**
* **to put an idea into somebody’s mind; to make somebody think that something is true**
| utal (vmire), felvet, sugall (vmit)
## Footnote
1. *There's no absolute proof, but all the evidence ..... (that) he's guilty.*
1. *Are you ..... (that) I look fat in these trousers?*
1. *Her report is expected to deliver a ..... indictment of education standards.*
1. *Recent studies ..... the possibility of a cure for the disease.*
1. *Some believe that organic foods offer no health benefits, but this research ..... **otherwise.***
1. *The novel implicitly ..... that racism can explain the murder.*
**suggest**
85
* **certain or extremely likely to happen, or to do or be something**
| nagyon valószínű, szinte biztos (hogy vmi bekövetkezik)
## Footnote
1. *You're ..... to be nervous the first time (= it's easy to understand).*
1. *There are ..... to be changes when the new system is introduced.*
1. *It's ..... to be sunny again tomorrow.*
1. *You've done so much work—you're ..... to pass the exam.*
1. *It was ..... to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it).*
**bound**
86
* **great advantages or profits**
| nyereség, haszon, osztalék
## Footnote
1. *Exercising regularly will **pay** ..... in the end.*
1. *Her hard work **paid** ..... when she won the school dancing competition.*
1. *The chain's investment in new stores is **bringing** ..... in new customers.*
**dividend**
87
* **(of a situation, an opinion, a policy etc.) to change from one state, position, etc. to another**
| eltolódik, áttolódik, elmozdul, áthelyeződik (hangsúly)
## Footnote
1. *The balance of power ..... **away from** workers **towards** employers.*
1. *They have ..... the emphasis of the business **away from** traditional manufacturing. *
1. *I felt the advantage had suddenly ..... **away from** us.*
**shift away (from...to...)**
88
* **a large hole or empty space**
* **a space with nothing in it**
* **a feeling of being empty, caused by the loss of somebody / something**
| űr (a szó minden értelmében)
## Footnote
1. *Before Einstein, space was regarded as a formless .....*
1. *Some parents use television to fill the ..... they have created by not spending enough time with their kids, he said.*
1. *She sat staring into the ....., emptying her mind of all thoughts.*
1. *The ..... left by his mother's death was never filled.*
**void**
89
* **large in size, value, or importance**
| jelentős, lényeges
## footnote
1. *The findings show a ..... difference between the opinions of men and women.*
1. *She inherited a ..... fortune from her grandmother.*
1. *The first draft of his novel needed a ..... amount of rewriting.*
1. *We were able to see a ..... improvement.*
**substantial**
90
* **to not give enough care or attention to people or things that are your responsibility**
* **to fail to take care of somebody/something**
* **to not give enough attention to something**
| elhanyagol, mellőz, figyelmen kívül hagy
## footnote
1. *The buildings had been ..... for years.*
1. *They are ..... **their duty** as elected representatives.*
1. *This sector is one of the major growth areas and we cannot afford to ..... it.*
1. *to ..... your appearance / the house*
**neglect**
91
* **proof that something exists or is true**
| bizonyíték (vmi létezésére vagy igazságára)
## Footnote
1. *These positive results are a ..... **to** the strength of the technology sector.*
1. *The detail of her wildlife paintings is (a) ..... **to** (= proof of) her powers of observation.*
1. *He is a walking ..... **to** the value of hard work.*
1. *The monument is a worthy ..... **to** the courage of the men who fought in the war.*
**testament (to something)**
92
* **to end an activity, custom, etc. completely or by law or official action**
* **to officially end a law, a system or an institution**
| eltöröl, megszüntet
## Footnote
1. *Educationalists have called on the government to ..... tax on computers.*
1. *She campaigned to ..... the death penalty altogether.*
1. *Slavery was ..... in the US in 1865.*
1. *They outlined the arguments for ..... the monarchy.*
1. *I think bullfighting should be .....*
**abolish**
93
* **If you express an amount per capita, you mean that amount for each person**
* **for each person, esp. when considering all of the people in a group**
* **used to refer to the amount of income earned, money spent, goods produced, etc. by or for each person**
| egy főre eső / vetített
## Footnote
1. *France and Germany invest far more ..... in public transport than Britain.*
1. *New Hampshire ranks second ..... in the percentage of National Guard members who served in Iraq.*
1. *The sharp fall in ..... income was one of the signs of the financial crisis.*
**per capita**
94
* **to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period**
* **to collect something, especially in large quantities over a period of time**
| felhalmoz (főleg vagyont), összegyűjt (információt)
## Footnote
1. *By the time he was 40, he had ..... a fortune.*
1. *They ..... enough evidence to convict her.*
1. *Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has .....*
**amass**
95
* **not developing, growing or changing**
| stagnáló
## Footnote
1. *The business sector was pressing for tax cuts to stimulate a ..... economy.*
1. *The housing market has been largely ..... over the past few months.*
**stagnant**
96
* **the profits or advantages that somebody gets from being successful**
| haszon, előny
## Footnote
1. *The two teams shared the ..... with a 1–1 result.*
1. *He was elected on a promise to spread the ..... of a growing economy more broadly across the country.*
**spoils [pl]**
97
* **only**
* **limited to a specific thing or group**
* **for only one particular person, group or use**
* **ompletely; without including anybody or anything else**
| kizárólag
## Footnote
1. *a charity that relies almost ..... on voluntary contributions*
1. *Some products are labelled ..... for indoor or outdoor use.*
1. *This offer is available ..... to our established customers.*
1. *Our employment agency deals ..... with the advertising industry.*
**exclusively**
98
* **fair and reasonable; treating everyone in an equal way**
* **fair to all the people or organizations involved in a situation**
| egyenlő (bánásmód, elosztás)
## Footnote
1. *an ..... tax system*
1. *New legislation should ensure fair competition and ..... **treatment** for all the market players.*
1. *an ..... **distribution of wealth / resources / profits***
1. *We need to construct an ..... and efficient method of local taxation.*
**equitable**
99
* **a person or thing that is valuable or useful to somebody / something**
* **a thing of value, especially property, that a person or company owns, which can be used or sold to pay debts**
| vagyon, eszköz, aktíva
## Footnote
1. *The company reported **total** ..... worth $1.9 million.*
1. *He transferred all his ..... into his wife's name.*
1. *The authorities have the power to seize the ..... of convicted drug dealers.*
**asset**
100
* **an organization, especially a business**
* **a company or business**
| vállalat, cég
## Footnote
1. *Don't forget this is a commercial ..... - we're here to make money.*
1. *Those were the years of private ..... (= businesses being run privately, rather than by the government), when lots of small businesses were started.*
1. *a state-owned .....*
**enterprise**
101
* **to make an arrangement, a plan or a relationship official**
| hivatalossá tesz
## Footnote
1. *They decided to ..... their relationship by getting married.*
1. *They offered me the job, but the contract has not been ..... yet.*
1. *The trade agreement was ..... with Congress’s approval of the bill.*
**formalize**
102
* **urgent or needing to be dealt with immediately**
| szorongató, sürgető, halasztást nem tűrő
## Footnote
1. *I'm afraid I have some ..... business to attend to.*
1. *There is a ..... **need** for more specialist nurses.*
1. *The government seems to think that international problems are more ..... than domestic ones.*
1. *The most ..... question is what do we do next?*
**pressing**
103
* **an organized plan for doing something, especially something dishonest or illegal that will bring a good result for you**
* **a plan for getting an advantage for yourself, especially by deceiving others**
* **a plan for getting money or some other advantage for yourself, especially one that involves cheating other people**
| cselszövés, becstelen terv (mások átverésére)
## Footnote
1. *He has a **hare-brained / crazy ..... for** getting rich before he's 20.*
1. *They devised a ..... to defraud the government of millions of dollars.*
1. *He was planning a ..... to rob people of their savings.*
1. *an elaborate ..... to avoid taxes*
1. *Police uncovered a ..... to steal paintings worth more than $250 000.*
**scheme**
104
* **a small mistake in an agreement or law that gives someone the chance to avoid having to do something**
* **a mistake in the way a law, contract, etc. has been written that enables people to legally avoid doing something that the law, contract, etc. had intended them to do**
| joghézag, kiskapu (pl. adózási), menekülési lehetőség
## Footnote
1. *They plan to **close a** ..... that allows businesses to avoid paying off redundant workers.*
1. *He has pledged to **close a** tax ..... that has allowed US firms to take business and jobs abroad.*
1. *Determined landlords found it easy to **exploit** ..... in the law.*
1. *a ..... enabling workers to take unnecessary sick leave*
1. *The company employed lawyers to find ..... **in** environmental protection laws.*
**loophole**
105
* **to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself**
* **to use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage**
| kihasznál, kizsákmányol
## Footnote
1. *Laws exist to stop companies ..... their employees.*
1. *These unfortunate people have been **ruthlessly** .....*
1. *These are responsible employers who are not seeking to ..... **loopholes** in the legislation.*
1. *People ..... the system by lodging multiple appeals.*
1. *The opposition parties will always ..... government problems to their own advantage.*
**exploit**
106
* **money that is paid by a government or an organization to reduce the costs of services or of producing goods so that their prices can be kept low**
* **money given as part of the cost of something, to help or encourage it to happen**
| segély(pénz), támogatás (pl. állami)
## Footnote
1. *The EU spends billions on ..... to farmers every year.*
1. *protests against the removal of ..... **on** basic commodities*
1. *The company received a substantial **government** .....*
1. *The program **provides** traditional ..... for commodities like wheat, corn, and cotton.*
1. *The government has **cut** ..... on electricity and petrol.*
**subsidy**
107
* **a lot of something**
| egy rakás vmi (pl. pénz, teendő)
## Footnote
1. *They hope that these new drugs will make them a ..... of cash.*
1. *There are ..... of people looking for jobs in this area.*
1. *I've got ..... of things to do today.*
1. *He walked out leaving a ..... of debt behind him.*
**a pile / piles of something**
108
* **a financial market in which foreign currencies are bought and sold**
| devizapiac
## Footnote
1. ***On the .....**, the pound recorded a slight decline against the dollar.*
1. *speculate **on the .....***
**currency market**
| also **foreign exchange market**
109
* **fairly large**
| devizapiac
## Footnote
1. *The town has a ..... Sikh population.*
1. *Income from tourism accounts for a ..... proportion of the area’s total income.*
1. *Emanuel already has a ..... amount of money saved up for college.*
**sizeable / sizable**
| synonym **considerable**
110
* **the practice of buying something, such as shares or currency, in one place and selling them in another where you can get a higher price at the same time**
| arbitrázs
## Footnote
1. *Traders said a rise in the peso's value made Mexican share prices more expensive compared with shares sold in New York and sparked some ..... **selling**.*
1. *The importance of computers is that ..... **opportunities** can be quickly spotted and capitalized upon.*
**arbitrage**
111
* **to deserve and get something good, such as attention, respect, or a lot of money**
* **to deserve and get something because of the special qualities you have**
| (ki)érdemel vmit (pl. tiszteletet, figyelmet, fizetséget)
## Footnote
1. *She was one of those teachers who just ..... respect.*
1. *She ..... one of the highest fees per film in Hollywood.*
1. *to ..... sympathy / support*
1. *The headlines ..... her attention.*
1. *As a top lawyer, he can expect to ..... a six-figure salary.*
**command**
112
* **to be in a situation in which it is possible or likely that something will happen to you**
* **to be in a situation where you are likely to do something**
vmire áll (vesztésre, nyerésre)
| úgy áll, hogy...; vmire áll (pl. vesztésre, nyerésre)
## Footnote
1. *You ..... to make a lot from this deal.*
1. *Who ..... **to benefit** the most?*
1. *to ..... **to gain / lose / win** something*
1. *Our firm ..... **to lose** a lot of money if the deal doesn't go through.*
**stand to do something**
113
* **near or towards the end of something**
* **nearer to the end of a period of time than the beginning**
| későbbi, utóbbi, második (felében, részében)
## Footnote
1. *Building of the new library should begin in the ..... part of next year.*
1. *She was born in the ..... half of the 18th century.*
1. *He was killed in the ..... stages of the war.*
1. *The ..... part of the book was hardest to write.*
**latter**
114
* **..... products cost less than the usual price**
* **sold at a reduced price**
| csökkentett árú
## Footnote
1. *..... bids / deals / offers*
1. *..... cars / holidays / mortgages*
1. *..... airline tickets*
**cut-price**
115
* **a sale of a business, particular assets, etc. at a low price to encourage someone to buy it**
* **the sale by the government of an industry or a service to individual people or private companies**
| kiárusítás
## Footnote
1. *A ..... would mark the second time that the business has changed hands in two years.*
1. *The book value grossly understates the ..... **value** of the company.*
**sell-off**
116
* **not producing goods, crops, profits, etc. in a satisfactory amount**
* **not producing very much; not producing good results**
| nem jövedelmező, terméketlen
## Footnote
1. *..... investments / jobs / projects*
1. *Grass planted on currently ..... land could form a useful extra income for farmers.*
1. *a three-hour meeting that was totally .....*
**unproductive**
117
* **used to describe something that has reached its lowest level**
* **at the lowest possible level or in the worst situation**
| a lehető / az elképzelhető legalacsonyabb (pl. árszint)
## Footnote
1. *They were selling the goods at ..... **prices.***
1. *..... prices / interest rates*
1. *The Federal Reserve Board has begun lifting short-term interest rates from ..... **levels.***
**rock bottom**
118
* **money and valuable objects that have been stolen, especially by an army from a defeated enemy or by thieves**
| zsákmány (pl. lopott cucc), hadizsákmány
## Footnote
1. *The thief must have been very disappointed when he examined his .....*
1. *Three men have been sentenced to prison for taking part in the robbery, but the ..... was never recovered.*
1. *They hauled the ....., worth $10 million, to a warehouse. *
**loot**
119
* **shocking and unacceptable**
* **causing general public outrage by a perceived offence against morality or law**
| botrányos, felháborító
## Footnote
1. ***It's ..... that** we do so little to prevent homelessness.*
1. *a ..... waste of money*
1. ***It is ..... that** he has not been punished.*
**scandalous**
120
* **to dishonestly influence or change something in order to get the result that you want**
* **causing general public outrage by a perceived offence against morality or law**
| tisztességtelenül befolyásol, megbundáz, megcinkel
## Footnote
1. *Previous **elections** in the country have been ..... by the ruling party.*
1. *Several insurance companies have been accused of ..... their computer programs to produce artificially low values for injury claims.*
1. *..... an **election / vote / poll***
1. *a ..... match*
1. *A commission was appointed to ensure the lottery was not .....*
1. *to ..... **the market** (to unfairly or illegally control the sale or the price of products, shares, etc. in order to make a profit)*
**rig**
121
* **the amount that someone has invested in a company, often expressed as a percentage of the total share capital (= money invested in a business in the form of shares)**
* **a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business**
* **a share in something, esp. a financial share in a business, or an emotional investment in something**
| érdekeltség (pl. cégben, vállalatban)
## Footnote
1. *He **holds** (= owns) a 40 percent ..... **in / of** the company.*
1. ***have / hold / own** a ..... (in sth)*
1. *a **controlling / majority / minority** .....*
1. *Parents have a large ..... in their children’s education.*
1. *His 22% ..... makes him the retailer's biggest shareholder.*
1. ***acquire / buy / sell** a ..... (in sth) *
**stake**
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* **something on sale at a lower price than its true value**
* **a thing bought for less than the usual price**
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## Footnote
1. *The car was a ..... at that price.*
1. *I picked up a few good ..... in the sale.*
1. *The sales had started and the ..... **hunters** (= people looking for things at a low price) were out in force.*
**bargain**
