COLOUR IDIOMS – YELLOW
1. yellow as a guinea – bright yellow – sárga, mint a citrom
2. yellow as a frog belly – cowardly – gyáva
3. a yellow streak – cowardice – gyávaság
4. yellow – cowardly – gyáva
5. yellow brass – yellow metal – sárgaréz
6. yellow journalism/press – newspaper articles sensationalized in order to sell more papers – bulvársajtó, szenzációhajhász újságírás
7. a yellow card (soccer) – to give someone a first warning – sárga lap (fociban)
8. yellow fever – a disease involving high fever and jaundice that is common in the tropics – sárgaláz
9. a yellow boy (British) – a gold coin – aranypénz (régies jelentés)
10. Yellow jack – a flag flown on avessel to show that it is under quarantine – karantént jelző sárga zászló
11. Yellow dog contract – a contract which denies a person the right to join a worker’s union – olyan szerződés, amelyben a munkavállaló vállalja, hogy nem csatlakozik a szakszervezethez
12. Everything that is yellow is not gold. – all is not gold that glitters – Nem minden arany, ami fénylik.
13. give someone the yellow light – indicate that someone should proceed cautiously with an action, plan, etc – sárga lámpát mutatni valakinek, óvatosságra inteni
14. have a yellow streak down one’s back – to be a coward – gyáva
15. The Yellow Kid – (1895) was one of the first comic strip characters. He gave his name to type of sensational reporting called yellow journalism.
16. yellow jackets – black–and–yellow wasps – darázs
17. Yellow Pages – a book that contains the telephone numbers of businesses and organizations in an area, arranged according to the type of service or goods they provide – Sárga Oldalak
18. yellow-bellied – cowardly – gyáva
Can you give all the ’yellow’ words for „gyáva”?
Match the idioms with the definitions.
1. yellow as a guinea |
A. yellow metal |
2. yellow brass |
B. a disease involving high fever and jaundice that is common in the tropics |
3. yellow journalism/press |
C. to give someone a first warning |
4. ayellow card |
D. a gold coin |
5. yellow fever |
E. a contract which denies a person the right to join a worker’s union |
6. Yellow jack |
F. bright yellow |
7. Yellowdog contract |
G. all is not gold that glitters |
8. Everything that is yellow is not gold. |
H. newspaper articles sensationalized in order to sell more papers |
9. give someone the yellow light |
I.a flag flown on a vessel to show that it is under quarantine |
10. The Yellow Kid |
J. indicate that someone should proceed cautiously with an action, plan, etc |
11. yellowjackets |
K. A book that contains the telephone numbers of businesses and organizations in an area, arranged according to the type of service or goods they provide. |
12. Yellow Pages |
L. One of the first comic strip characters. He gave his name to type of sensational reporting called yellow journalism. |
13. ayellow boy |
M. cowardice |
14. ayellow streak |
N. black–and–yellow wasps |
Key:
gyáva: yellow as a frog belly, yellow, yellow–bellied, have a yellow streak down one’s back
Idioms:
1. F
2. A
3. H
4. C
5. B
6. I
7. E
8. G
9. J
10. L
11. N
12. K
13. D
14. M
Vocabulary
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belly |
has |
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cowardly |
gyáva |
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brass |
réz |
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metal |
fém |
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sensationalized |
szenzációra, figyelem felkeltésre kihegyezett |
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warning |
figyelmeztetés |
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jaundice |
sárgaság |
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jack |
zászló |
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vessel |
hajó |
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quarantine |
karantén |
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contract |
szerződés |
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to deny |
megtagadni |
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worker’s union |
szakszervezet |
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to glitter |
fényleni, csillogni |
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to proceed |
előrehaladni, folytatni |
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cautiously |
óvatosan |
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comic strip |
képregény |
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wasp |
darázs |
