to be on edge

jelentés / meaning:

feszült, ideges, ingerült,

 

to be nervous or worried about something,

 impatient, excited,

 

 példák / examples:

• The players were all a little on edge before the big game.
• I was on edge the whole time I was there.  
• We were all on edge as we listened to the TV for news of the election results. 

evoke memories

 [UK: - ɪvoʊk ] 

 jelentés / meaning:

emlékeket idéz fel, emlékeket hoz vissza

  

to bring back memories ,to bring to recollection, to  trigger memories

recollection= emlékezet

trigger= előidéz, serkent, kivált  / ravasz (fegyveren)

For a person with Alzheimer’s the sense of touch can trigger memories

példák / examples:

• Her singing evoked memories of my childhood.
• The old house evoked memories of her childhood.
• Certain scents seem to evoke strong emotional memories—a phenomenon psychologists have long referred to as the Proust effect.
• Why do smells evoke memories? -   How Scents Evoke Memories
• Nike apologises for 'Black and Tan' trainers that evoke memories of notorious paramilitary unit. -The Telegraph article

phenomenon= jelenség

refer to= hivatkozik, utal valamire 

trainers= edzőcipő

notorius= notórius, hírhedt

paramilitary= katonai jellegű, félkatonai

apple of one`s eye

jelentés / meaning: 
kedvenc (személy); vkinek a szíve csücske 

one's favourite (person, somebody)

példák / examples:

• His youngest daughter is the apple of his eye.  
• My children are the apple of my eye.
• And you can hear it in the lyrics of Akon's track: Right Now (Na Na Na)