1. green withenvy – very envious – sárgulni az irigységtől
2. the green-eyed monster – jealousy – zöldszemű szörny, féltékenység
3. to give the green light – to give approval to proceed – zöld utat adni valaminek
4. to be green (in a position) – to be inexperienced, a rookie – tapasztalatlan, kezdő dolgozó
5. to be green (policy) – to be environmentally aware – zöld, környezettudatos
6. atown/village green – a public park in the centre of a town or village – közpark a város/falu közepén
7. to turn green – to be nauseous – elzöldül, hányingere van
8. green around the gills – sick-looking – betegnek néz ki, sápadt
9. agreenbelt – an area of nature around a city – zöldövezet
10. greens – vegetables – zöldségek
11. agreengrocer – a person that sells vegetables & fruit – zöldséges
12. the grass is always greener on the other side – other people’s possessions/situations always seem better than your own – a szomszéd kertje mindig zöldebb
13. greener pastures – a better situation – jobb helyzet
14. agreenhouse – a structure with plants growing inside – üvegház
15. the greenhouse effect – climate change resulting from global warming – üvegházhatás
16. little green men – stereotypical/humorous description of space aliens – kicsi zöld emberkék
17. as sure as God made little green apples – very certain – nagyon/abszolút biztos
18. to have green fingers (British)/ to have a green thumb (U.S.) – to be good with plants/gardens – aranykeze van kertészkedéshez, ügyes kertész
19. a green card (U.S.) – legal residency status – zöldkártya, hivatalos tartózkodási engedély
20. agreenhorn (U.S.) – an inexperienced or young person – zöldfülű
21. greenbacks (U.S.) – dollars – zöldhasú (dollár)
Match the idioms with the meaning.
1. green withenvy | a. to be inexperienced, a rookie |
2. the green–eyed monster | b. to be environmentally aware |
3. to give the green light | c. jealousy |
4. to be green (in a position) | d.to be nauseous |
5. to be green (policy) | e. a better situation |
6. atown/village green | f. vegetables |
7. to turn green | g. an area of nature around a city |
8. green around the gills | h. very envious |
9. agreenbelt | i. a structure with plants growing inside |
10. greens | j. stereotypical/humorous description of space aliens |
11. agreengrocer | k. an inexperienced or young person |
12. the grass is always greener on the other side | l.climate change resulting from global warming |
13. greener pastures | m. to be good with plants/gardens |
14. agreenhouse | n. dollars |
15. the greenhouse effect | o. other people’s possessions/situations always seem better than your own |
16. little green men | p. very certain |
17. as sure as God made little green apples | q. sick–looking |
18. to have green fingers (British)/ to have a green thumb (U.S.) | r. a person that sells vegetables & fruit |
19. agreen card (U.S.) | s. a public park in the centre of a town or village |
20. agreenhorn (U.S.) | t. legal residency status |
21. greenbacks (U.S.) | u. to give approval to proceed |
Key
1.h 2.c 3.u 4.a 5.b 6.s 7.d 8.q 9.g 10.f 11.r 12.o 13.e 14.i 15.l 16.j 17.p 18.m 19.t 20.k 21.n
Vocabulary
envy | irigység |
envious | irigy |
monster | szörny |
jealousy | féltékenység |
approval | beleegyezés |
to proceed | valamit folytatni, előre haladni valamivel |
inexperienced | tapasztalatlan |
rookie | újonc, zöldfülű |
environment | környezet |
environmentally aware | környezettudatos |
to benauseous | hányingere van |
gill | toka, arc alsó része |
possession | valaki tulajdona |
pasture | legelő |
climate change | klímaváltozás |
global warming | globális felmelegedés |
description | leírás |
space aliens | űrlények |
thumb | hüvelykujj |
residency | tartózkodás |