Title: LEA 068 Someone's got to do it

Q: teraszbútor
- (hátsó) terasz
A: patio furniture
patio   /ˈpætiəʊ/
a flat hard area outside, and usually behind, a house where people can sit
Let's have lunch out on the patio.

Q: (kocsival) megállt a lámpa alaltt
A: he pulled up under a street lamp
pull up
(of a vehicle or its driver)
to stop
He pulled up at the traffic lights.

Q: (külvárosi) sugárút
A: (a suburban) avenue   /ˈævənjuː/
a wide straight road with trees on both sides, especially one leading to a big house
an avenue lined with plane trees

Q: Jó volt az előrejelzés, úgyhogy határozottan tervben volt / maradt a barbecue-party.
Még mindig akarunk moziba menni? / Még mindig úgy van, hogy megyünk moziba?
A: The forecast was good, so the barbecue was definitely on.
We('re) still on for  the movie?
be on for something
(informal)
Usually it means you have an appointment to do something:
So are we on for lunch tomorrow?

Q: Rettenetesen (kétségbeejtően) kevés kerti székünk volt.
A: We were desperately short of garden chairs.

Q: kikapcsolta a gyújtást (=leállította a motort)
A: he switched off the ignition

Q: csodálatos illat
A: delightful fragrance   /ˈfreɪɡrəns/

Q: a gyepet / pázsitot szegélyező virágok
A: the flowers bordering the lawn  /lɔːn/

Q: sűrű fagyalsövény
A: thick privet hedge     /ˈprɪvɪt/

Q: széllökés, szélroham
A: rush of wind

Q: gazdag, jómódú
A: wealthy    /ˈwelθi/

Q: vörös cserepek a tetőn
A: red tiles on the roof

Q: egy hatalmas üvegház / melegház
(emberek részére!!!)
A: a huge conservatory   /kənˈsɜːvətri/
a room with glass walls and a glass roof that is built on the side of a house. Conservatories are used for sitting in to enjoy the sun, and to protect plants from cold weather.

Q: kíváncsi(skodó) szomszédok
(aki mindenbe beleüti az orrát)
A: nosy neighbours

Q: felsétál / bandukol a (házhoz vezető) úton
A: stroll up the drive
stroll (+ adv./prep.)
to walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way
People were strolling along the beach.
drive     (also driveway)
a wide hard path or a private road that leads from the street to a house
There were two cars parked in/on the drive.

Q: A cipője belesüllyed a sűrű murvába / kavicsba.
A: His shoes sank into the thick gravel.   /ˈɡrævl/

Q: Idegesen az ajkába harapott.
A: He bit his lip in frustration.    /frʌˈstreɪʃn/

Q: felpillant
A: glance up
glance
1.  + adv./prep.
to look quickly at something/somebody
She glanced at her watch.
He glanced around the room.
I glanced up quickly to see who had come in.
2. = scan
glance at/down/over/through something
to read something quickly and not thoroughly
I only had time to glance at the newspapers.
He glanced briefly down the list of names.
She glanced through the report.

Q: a tulaj = a ház tulajdonosa
A: the householder

Q: Értelmetlenül / Hasztalanul nyomogatja a csengőt.
A: He is ringing the doorbell pointlessly.

Q: Megtörölte a lábát a lábtörlőn.
A: He wiped his feet on the doormat.

Q: Felemelte a levélláda kallantyúját.
A: He lifted the flap of the letter box.

Q: Lépéseket hallottam.
A: I heard footsteps.

Q: Az autó kivágódott.
A: The door swung open.
swing / swung / swung
swinging door              swing

Q: Kinyitotta az aktatáskáját, és kihúzott egy borítékot.
A: He opened his briefcase and pulled out an envelope.

Q: Átadta neki a levelet.
A: He handed over the letter to her.

Q: Elmondta azt a rövid beszédet, amit már korábban oly sokszor elmondott.
A: He gave the short speech he'd delivered so many times before.
1. to take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to
deliver pizza
2. to give a speech, talk, etc. or other official statement
She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering.
8. (old use) to rescue somebody from something bad = to save
... and deliver us from evil. Amen

Q: gyanútlan áldozat
A: unsuspecting victim

Q: 1. Megrándult az arca. 2. Visszahőkölt.
A: She flinched.
flinch
to make a sudden movement with your face or body as a result of pain, fear, surprise, etc.
He met my gaze without flinching.
He didn’t even flinch (= wasn’t surprised) when I told him the price.
He flinched at the sight of the blood.
She flinched away from the dog.

Q: I/1. összemegy 2. elfonnyad
II. pszichológus, pszichiáter, agyturkász
A: shrink / shrank / shrunk

Q: (Nedvesen) csillogtak a szeimei.
A: Her eyes glistened.
glisten    /ˈɡlɪsn/
(of something wet) to shine
Her eyes were glistening with tears.
Sweat glistened on his forehead.

Q: (Önelégüten) mosolygott megkönnyebbülésében, hogy eszébe jutott, mi bujkált a memóriájában.
A: He remembered with a little smirk of relief what had been hiding in his memory.
smirk     /smɜːk/
to smile in a silly or unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased with yourself, know something that other people do not know, etc.

Q: napolaj, napkrém, naptej
A: suntan lotion
lotion      /ˈləʊʃn/
a liquid used for cleaning, protecting or treating the skin
(a) body/hand lotion
suntan lotion
She dabbed calamine lotion on her mosquito bites.