ECL Book 3 TOPIC7 Challenging Topics

Question 1

buzz

Answer 1

a continuous humming sound; to make that sound - zümmögés

Question 2

charity

Answer 2

an organisation whose aim is to help those in need - adomány

Question 3

cling

Answer 3

to be in close contact with - ragaszkodik, tapadós

Question 4

commute

Answer 4

to travel to work and then back home every day - ingázik

Question 5

delicate

Answer 5

very sensitive, needing special treatment - törékeny, kényes

Question 6

deforestation

Answer 6

cutting down trees in big quantities - erdőírtás

Question 7

detrimental

Answer 7

damaging - hátrányos, károsító

Question 8

doggie bag

Answer 8

a bag that can be used by a customer at a restaurant to take home any leftover food from his or her meal - étel hazavitelére zacskó

Question 9

eardrum

Answer 9

the membrane in the ear which reacts to sound waves - dobhártya

Question 10

edible

Answer 10

something which is good enough to be eaten - ehető

Question 11

eliminate

Answer 11

to remove or take away something - megszüntetni

Question 12

eradicate

Answer 12

to get rid of something completely - kiírtani

Question 13

expiry date

Answer 13

the last day when the product is still having its best qualit) - lejárati dátum

Question 14

exploit

Answer 14

to use sth to your own advantage - kihasználni

Question 15

frown

Answer 15

to contract your eyebrows to show disapproval or annoyance - ráncolja a homlokát

Question 16

government support

Answer 16

financial aid from the government - kormányzati támogatás

Question 17

greedy

Answer 17

having an excessive, selfish desire (for money, power, food, etc.) - kapzsi, mohó

Question 18

gut-wrenching

Answer 18

agonizing, extremely unpleasant - gyötrelmes

Question 19

habitat

Answer 19

the natural environment of a plant or animal - élőhely

Question 20

harness (the sun’s power)

Answer 20

to make use of natural resources - nap ereje

Question 21

high profile

Answer 21

attracting a lot of interest or attention from people and the media - nagy horderejű

Question 22

insidious

Answer 22

developing gradually and leading to harmful effects - alattomos

Question 23

instinctual

Answer 23

natural, intuitive, unconscious - ösztönös

Question 24

intelligence

Answer 24

information about secret plans or activities - hírszerzés

Question 25

intermittent

Answer 25

stopping and starting over and over again - váltakozó, időszakos

Question 26

loath

Answer 26

unwilling, reluctant - vonakodva

Question 27

measures

Answer 27

an official plan or action taken to achieve an aim - intézkedés, terv eléréséhez

Question 28

mindset

Answer 28

a habitual way of thinking or interpreting events - gondolkodásmód

Question 29

oak

Answer 29

a large tree common in Hungary that produces acorns - tölgy

Question 30

obsessed with

Answer 30

be constantly worried about sth - megszállótja

Question 31

oil baron

Answer 31

sb who is very rich because he trades in oil - olajbáró

Question 32

perception

Answer 32

becoming aware of sth by hearing/seeing, etc. - észlelés

Question 33

populous

Answer 33

crowded, having a large population -népes

Question 34

predict

Answer 34

to tell what is going to happen in advance - megjósolni

Question 35

profoundly

Answer 35

deeply - mélységesen

Question 36

regulator

Answer 36

an official person who makes the rules - rendező

Question 37

respectively

Answer 37

separately; in a given order - illetőleg

Question 38

restriction

Answer 38

an official limit - korlátozás

Question 39

rummage

Answer 39

to search unsystematically - kutatás zsebben, turkálás

Question 40

soaring

Answer 40

becoming higher - szárnyal

Question 41

solar panel

Answer 41

modules that absorb the sunlight as a source of energy to generate electricity or heat - napelem

Question 42

solar farm

Answer 42

larger area covered by solar panels - napelem farm

Question 43

species

Answer 43

a group of living organisms that have common characteristics and are referred to by a common name - faj

Question 44

specimen

Answer 44

a typical example of sth, a representative - mintadarab

Question 45

supervise

Answer 45

to keep an eye on somebody, to keep checking how they work - felügyelni

Question 46

sustainable energy

Answer 46

energy that can be maintained in the long run, for example: solar or wind power - fentartható energia

Question 47

tech-savvy

Answer 47

a person who knows a lot about computers - technológiai zseni

Question 48

the biggy

Answer 48

something huge - valami nagy

Question 49

thruppenny bit

Answer 49

a British coin (3 pence) in use unti l the 1970s - brit 3 pennys érme

Question 50

trashcan

Answer 50

a container for waste - kuka

Question 51

trunk

Answer 51

the main woody stem of a tree - törzs

Question 52

unbruised

Answer 52

unharmed, in perfect condition - zúzódásmentes

Question 53

unfathomable

Answer 53

deep: difficult to understand - feneketlen (nehezen érthető)

Question 54

whirlpool

Answer 54

circular current of water - örvény