ANGOLKA

Phrasal verb: break up, or break (something) up

Definition: to separate (something) into smaller parts.

(This phrasal verb has more than one meaning)

E.g.1. Witnesses said that the shuttle broke up before hitting the ground.

E.g.2. She broke the bar of chocolate up and gave a piece to each of the children.

This phrasal verb can be separated (e.g. 2).

Test

The UN mission in Kosovo says it has taken full control of the city of Mitrovica, where _______ Serbs have held sway since the end of the war.

1. hardline, 2. hard-lined, 3. hard-line, 4. hardlined

Joke

A boy, frustrated with all the rules he had to follow, asked his father, „Dad, how soon will I be old enough to do as I please?“ The father answered immediately, „I don’t know. No male has lived that long yet.“

Correct answer to the test question: 3. hard-line (Králik Róbert)

SZÓTÁR

Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does – az értelem gyakran vét hibát, de a lelkiismeret soha

the shuttle broke up before hitting the ground – az űrhajó a földetérése előtt esett darabjaira

u a bar of chocolate – egy tábla csoki

it has taken full control of the city – ellenőrzése alá vonta a várost

hard-line Serbs have held sway since the end of the war – a háború óta a keményvonalas szerbek tartják uralmuk alatt

frustrated with all the rules – megkeseredve a sok szabály, tiltás miatt

how soon will I be old enough to do as I please – mikor leszek eléggé idős ahhoz, hogy végre azt csináljam, amit szeretnék

No male has lived that long yet – férfiember még nem élt olyan sokáig