ECL Book 1 TOPIC3 Culture and Civilisation

Question 1

archery

Answer 1

a sport or traditional way of hunting by shooting arrows with a bow - íjászat

Question 2

assumption

Answer 2

believing or supposing something - hipotézis, felvetés

Question 3

be impacted by

Answer 3

be influenced or affected by - hatással legyen

Question 4

bucks

Answer 4

the slang word for dollars - dolcsi

Question 5

choosey

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only accept something if it is exactly what s/he wanted - igényes, válogatós

Question 6

civil

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connected to the people who live in a country - polgári

Question 7

committed

Answer 7

willing to work hard for something, give much time and effort to something - elkötelezett

Question 8

contactless

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a quick method of payment in which you do not have to stick your card into a reader - érintésmentes

Question 9

day-to-day contact

Answer 9

meeting every day - napi kapcsolat

Question 10

decimal system

Answer 10

a system of counting based on the number 10 - 10-es számrendszer

Question 11

descent - family line

Answer 11

origin -the family tree - származás, családvonal

Question 12

distraction

Answer 12

something that prevents you from paying attention - figyelemelterelés

Question 13

durable

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long lasting, able to be used for long without damage -tartós

Question 14

enhanced

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improved - fokozott

Question 15

ethnic

Answer 15

connected to a nation, race or people sharing one culture - etnikai

Question 16

extremely diverse society

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a nation that is made up of various kinds of people from all over the world - sokszínű társadalom

Question 17

family orientated

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focusing on the family, the family is the most important - családközpontú

Question 18

first language = native language

Answer 18

mother tongue - anyanyelv

Question 19

founding father

Answer 19

person who started an organisation or institution - alapító atya

Question 20

full-fledged

Answer 20

completely developed - teljes értékű

Question 21

gesture

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an element of body language - gesztus, kézmozdulat

Question 22

getting-to-know-you process

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finding out things about somebody at the first meeting - megismerési folyamat

Question 23

hierarchical

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characterising a society where people are strictly organised into layers starting from the lowest to the highest - hierarchukus

Question 24

hospitality

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friendly or generous behaviour towards guests - vendégszeretet

Question 25

in a holy way

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in a way that is connected to God - szent módon

Question 26

individualist society

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a culture where the individual is the most important, and the needs of the person are above the needs of the group (Western societies are like this) - individualista társadalom

Question 27

interact

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communicate with somebody; have an effect on somebody - interakció, kommunikálni vkivel

Question 28

labour mobility

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the flexibility of workers to move to another city or country to find better jobs - flexibilis munkaerő

Question 29

mass immigration

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large number of people coming to a country - tömeges bevándorlás

Question 30

melting pot of cultures

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an expression used for countries (especially the USA) where the population comes from all over the world and they learn to live together as a nation - kulturák olvasztótégelye

Question 31

mint

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the place where new coins are made; to make new coins - pénzverde, pénz verni

Question 32

multi-cultural societies

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a nation where people are from many different cultural backgrounds - multikulturális társadalom

Question 33

multiple identities

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the different personalities of people originating from various parts of the world - több identitású

Question 34

national identity

Answer 34

the characteristics that distinguish people living in one country from people from another country - nemzeti identitás

Question 35

negative impact

Answer 35

harmful effect - negatív hatás

Question 36

negotiation

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discussion between people who want to reach an agreement -tárgyalás

Question 37

odd number / even number

Answer 37

1, 3, 5, etc. / 2, 4, 6, etc. -páratlan / páros szám

Question 38

over-the-counter drugs

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medicine that can be bought without a doctor ‘s prescription - vény nélkül kapható gyógyszer

Question 39

perception

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sensing or noticing things; the ability to understand - észlelés, felfogás

Question 40

pharmaceutical industry

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the industry that produces and sells medicines - gyógyszeripar

Question 41

piggy bank

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a small container, often having the shape of a pig, where children can put money to save it - malacpersely

Question 42

prescription

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a doctor ‘s instructions on what medicine the patient needs to get from the pharmacy - recept

Question 43

quid

Answer 43

the slang word for pounds - font (
sleng), bagó

Question 44

status

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the legal or social position, the level of importance - állapot

Question 45

sword fighting

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battling with a weapon that has a long metal blade and a handle - kardvívás

Question 46

table manners

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behavioural rules you have to follow when you are eating - étkezési szokások

Question 47

target audience

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the group of people who are planned to be reached by an advertising campaign - célközönség

Question 48

unaware of

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not knowing something - nem ismeri

Question 49

vicious circle

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a continuous unpleasant situation where one problem leads to another that makes the first problem worse - ördögi kör

Question 50

withdraw

Answer 50

to remove, to take back - visszavonulni