British and American Spelling Differences: -or-our

Különbségek az amerikai és brit angol helyesírása között -
    our és or szóvégek használata. Mikor melyiket használjuk? Melyik a "helyes"?

 Mindkettő helyes,de egy adott szövegen belül vagy a brit angol vagy az amerikai angol szabályainak próbáljunk megfelelni!

(be) prone to

jelentés / meaning:
hajlamos valamire (negatív dologra), kitett valaminek,

to be likely to be affected by something bad or harmful 

'Prone to attention seeking behaviour' (more)

példák / examples:

• Some plants are prone to this particular disease.  
• My boss is prone to anger when my work isn't done on schedule.
• He was prone to emotional outbursts under stress.
• Even though the problem is now mainly under control, I'm still prone to severe headaches if I spend too long in front of a screen.
• Even soldiers are falling prone to our society's growing hypochondria.

to be affected by= érintett valamiben
emotional outburst = érezelmi kitörés
on schedule= határidőre/ időbesztás szerint 
severe headache= komoly fejfájás
screen= monitor 
behaviour=behavior (American spelling)= viselkedés
seek= keres
 

no prizes for guessing

jelentés / meaning:
nem nehéz kitalálni, hogy....
kettőt találhatsz, hogy.....

prize= jutalom, jutalomdíj, díj
guess= kitalál, találgat,

something that you say when it is very easy to guess something

 'No prizes for guessing where I was going.' (more)

példák / examples:

• No prizes for guessing who John wants to ask to the party.
• There are no prizes for guessing why my mum wasn't happy with that.
• No prizes for guessing which route the government took and how the universities responded.
• No prizes for guessing her favourite books.

he who pays the piper calls the tune

jelentés / meaning:
"aki fizeti a muzsikust, az rendeli a zenét" , aki fizet ,az dönthet

The person who pays a musician can decide what music he wants to hear. And the person who pays for any service has the right to say exactly what he wants.

piper  = a person who plays the pipe
pipe = a musical instrument
tune= a melody; a piece of music

 példák / examples:

• When Mrs. Dalton told the artist what she wanted her portrait to look like, the artist cringed to think that anyone could have such bad taste. Still, he who pays the piper calls the tune, and Mrs. Dalton got what she wanted.

pet hate

jelentés / meaning: 
amit a legjobban utálsz,  
 legjobban irritáló dolog, "kedvenc" idegesítő dolog amit utálsz

 something you strongly dislike because it particularly annoys you

'Back-seat drivers are motorists’ biggest pet hate'

(more: confused.com )

példák / examples:

• TV game shows are one of my pet hates.
• A pet hate of ours is telephone salesmen who phone just as we're sitting down to watch TV
• My pet hate is being put on hold on the telephone.
• One of my pet hates is when people leave an event before it has finished. I have been in concerts, theatre shows or even sporting events where people get up and leave before the event has finished. I find this really rude to the performer.
• What are your top 5 pet hates? (examples here ) 

HELP:

pet=    háziállat, kedvenc
pet=    kedvenc (person treated as a favourite, for example: 'the teacher's pet')
pet=    kedvenc, sok figyelmet kapó dolog ( thing that is given special attention, for example:    

• pet hate,
• pet peeve (American English),  
• pet project, 
• pet theory,
• pet aversion,  my pet aversion= amitől leginkább iszonyodom ,

back seat driver   = A backseat driver is a passenger who is not controlling the vehicle, and seems to be uncomfortable with the skills of the and/or wants to tutor the driver while the driver is at the wheel.

out of the way (village or other place)

jelentés / meaning: 
messzi, eldugott,  isten háta mögötti ( falu vagy egyéb hely) 
 
not near any cities or large towns, being in a remote or secluded location

'Another out of the way place I found during my motorbike wanderings is the tiny village of Cortes de Pallás.' (more)

 példák / examples:

• We're going to stay in an out of the way village.
• We decided to vacation in a quiet place in Maine that is really out of the way.
• London is filled with small musuems in out of way places. (more)
• We went to some out of the way places during out trip.
• Wae Rebo is a small, very out of the way village located some 1,100 meters above sea level, where the air is cool and the village completely surrounded by panoramic mountains and the dense Todo forest. (more)

remote= távoli
secluded= elhagyatott

rough it

jelentés / meaning:
kihúz (pl.: egy estét egy kényelmetlen helyen), meghúzza magát valahol, 


to live without the usual comforts and conveniences.

 'We roughed it in a small hunting shack.'

 példák / examples:

• I don't mind roughing it tonight if we can stay somewhere a bit more comfortable tomorrow.
• We roughed it in a small hunting shack. 
• They prefer to rough it on their travels, and sleep in the car or take a tent.
• Many young people who haven't got enough money to stay in a hotel are happy to rough it rather than miss their annual holiday.

hunting shack=vadászkunyhó
annual= éves

do a crash course in something

jelentés / meaning: 
gyorstalpaló tanfolyamon vesz részt (nem feltétlenül tényleges tanfolyamon),
gyorsan, a "helyzet hozta szükség okán" tanul meg valamit 

a rapid and intense course of training
detailed explanation

példák / examples:

• He took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy.
• I am going to do a crash course in Spanish before my holiday.
• The main focus at Crashcourse is to offer a choice of intense, 1-day, hands-on courses on specific topics in Linux and open source.  (Itt a crash course-okat kínáló cég neve  Crashcourse. )
• Keep in mind this is the 4 Hour Photoshop Crash Course - not the 4 minute crash course.
• a crash course in clothing  

 
A crash course in motorcycle safety :

 

sound somebody out about something

jelentés / meaning:

megkérdezi valaki véleményét egy adott dologban, kikérdez valakit valamiről

•  to try to find out what someone thinks (about something)
• to question (someone) in order to discover (opinions, facts, etc.)

 példák / examples:

• I don't know what Jane thinks about your suggestion, but I'll sound her out.
• John was keen on knowing what Sarah thought of his new movie. He wanted me to sound her out.”  
• You should sound him out about the matter.

 
Ask him out or not? (source:forum of TheSite.org )

• A: Ok, some quick advice needed people!
  Guy at work - I like him - I want to ask him out - I'm scared he'll say no and then work will be really weird - how will I face him? We don't work in the same office but we would have to see each other every morning and potentially pass each other during the day.
  What should I do?? One of my male co-workers was trying to sound him out subtly
• B: Have you had any signs that he also likes you? Are you both single? 
• A: Both single. Have had a few flirty conversations and one majorly flirty text conversation! One of my male co-workers was trying to sound him out subtly and doesn't think (through male intuition) that he's looking for a relationship. But how would I know if I never asked? 

no strings attached

jelentés / meaning: 

kötöttségek nélkül, feltételek nélkül, kötelezettségek nélkül

no special demands or limits that you have to accept  , no obligations

példák / examples:

• For a friend, I'll help out for free, no strings attached. 
• What exactly does 'no strings attached' mean when it comes to dating?
• Most of these so-called special offers come with strings attached.
• The bank's agreed to lend me £1000, no strings attached.

pig-headed / pigheaded

jelentés / meaning: 

makacs (mint az öszvér) 

szó szerint= disznó-fejű

stupidly stubborn, obstinate/

not willing to change your opinions or intentions , even when it is obvious that they are not right  - source

példák / examples:

• a pigheaded businessmen
• According to Herber Hoover, the possibility of war was not a certainty, and the greedy pig-headed politicians of the day did little to prevent war.
• He is a pig-headed fool.

an honest mistake

jelentés / meaning:

véletlen, őszinte, akaratlan  botlás, tévedés vagy hiba 

a mistake or bad choice that is unintentional

 forrás/ source

példák / examples:

• Patients will understand an honest mistake if the doctor tells the truth. link
• I gave her the wrong amount of money, but it was an honest mistake.
• An example would be a situation in which the waitress accidentally added the check incorrectly, overcharging the customer, but with no intention of keeping the extra money.
• It was an honest mistake on his part. 
• It was a stupid mistake, but an honest mistake.