ANGOLKA

Phrasal verb: pump (something) up

Definition: to fill something with air, using a pump.

(This phrasal verb has more than one meaning)

E.g.1. You can borrow my bike, but you`ll have to pump the back tyre up first.

E.g.2. Have you see those camping beds that you can pump up? They seem like a good idea to me!

This phrasal verb can be separated. (E.g. 1)

Test

A US judge says he is likely _______ a court action by some of the country’s media giants against the file-swapping service Kazaa.

1. to backed, 2. to back, 3. to be backed, 4. to have back.

Joke

A middle-aged guy is out to dinner with his wife to celebrate her 40th birthday. He says, „So what would you like, sweetie? A Jaguar? A sable coat? A diamond necklace?”

She says, „I want a divorce.” He says, „I wasn’t planning on spending that much.”

Correct answer to the test question: 2. to back (Králik Róbert)

SZÓTÁR

secret of life – az élet titka

honesty and fair dealing – őszinteség és méltányos elbánás

If you can fake that, you’ve got it made – ha ki tudod játszani, megcsináltad

to fill something with air, using a pump – pumpa használata által levegővel sűríteni

You can borrow my bike – kölcsönkérheted a biciklimet

you`ll have to pump the back tyre up first – először fel kell pumpálnod a hátsó gumit

to back a court action by some of the country’s media giants – támogatni fogja az ország legnagyobb médiatársaságok által benyújtott bírósági keresetet

A sable coat – cobolyprém-bunda

diamond necklace – gyémánt nyakék

I want a divorce – válni szeretnék

I wasn’t planning on spending that much – annyit nem terveztem elkölteni