Glossary

CPE EXPERT Unit 1A Performing Arts

Word
plateau
innate talent
a lucky break
tatty

hustle

resilience
prerequisite (for)
sartorial
mediocrity
lousy
ruthlessness
jaded

notorious
a harsh reality

Explanation
Translation
a relatively long period of
stability, a point when
tetpont, fennsk
something stops increasing
or improving
innate ability for an artistic
szletett tehetsg
accomplishment
a good fortune or
opportunity, chance to break szerencse, lehetsg a kitrsre
out
worn out, shabby, something
that is relatively old and in a
cska, reg, rossz minsg
bad condition
to push or force one's way,
to make someone go quickly
rerltet valakire valamit, siet,
where you want them to go,
taszigl
or to make them do what
you want them to do
flexibility, the ability to
return to the original body
rugalmassg
form after bending or
stretching
something required before
elfelttel
use
clothing, style, manner of
dress; style of somebodys
szabs, alak
figure, body shape
averageness, being very
tlagos, htkznapi
ordinary
something with bad quality,
vacak
worthless
someone without pity; cruel
kegyetlensg
someone who is having a
flow of negative experiences
belefradt valamibe
that results in
disillusionment
being well-known, widelyknown usually unfavourably,
hrhedt, ismert valamirl
infamous for something
something is presented in a
kegyetlen valsg

a source that never runs dry

a financial dilemma
audition (n.)
audition (v.)

choreography

inspire
backstage
preview
insistence on sg
thirst for sg
interpretation of
taste in
contrast with
talent for
leap at the
chance/opportunity
know no bounds
jump for joy
a leap in the dark
jump down sys throat
jump to conclusions
by leaps and bounds

good manner in e.g. the

media but in real life the
situation is worse
always getting new recruits
to substitute the old ones
being indecisive concerning
money
a trial performance to
demonstrate suitability or
skill.
to watch and judge
someones performance in
an audition
art of sequences of motion,
the form how a performance
e.g. how a dance should be
performed
to urge someone to do
something e.g. somebodys
work motivates someone to
continue theirs
area of the stage in the
theatre, dressing rooms etc.
an advance showing of a
play, exhibition etc.
to demand something
need for something, wishing
something
an explanation of the
meaning or importance of sg
particular preference, type of
things one like concerning
e.g. art, music etc.
opposition, confrontation
having a skill to do sg, being
good at sg
to accept a chance,
opportunity
knowing no limits, taking
everything to do sg
being extremely happy for
something
to go into the unknown,
taking a chance without
knowing the result
yelling at somebody
forming an opinion without
knowing to much about the
case
large movements forward,

kifogyhatatlan forrs
pnzgyi dntskptelensg
meghallgats pl. sznhzban
vlogat, meghallgat

koreogrfia

sztnz, inspirl
sznfalak mgtt
film elzetes bemutatja
ragaszkods valamihez
szomjazik valamire
vgydik valami utn
(metaforikus)
rtelmezse valaminek
zls
ellenben, szemben valamivel
tehetsge van valamihez
ugrik a lehetsgre, kapva kap
a lehetsgen
nem ismer hatrokat
rmben ugrl
sttbe ugrs, felfedezi az
ismeretlent
a torknak ugrik
messzemen kvetkeztetseket
von le
rohamosan, ugrsszeren

out of bounds
dress rehearsal
be in the limelight
backing vocals
stage fright
standing ovation
live performance
on cue
emotional recall

curtain call

stilt walking

jam session

street busking

fire breather
martial arts

juggling

improvement
beyond the established rules,
limits
the main rehearsal before the
premiere
being in the centre of public
attention
singers singing in the
background and providing
harmony with the lead singer
being excited before a
performance
loud applause, recognition of
a good play, performance
broadcasting a performance
in e.g. the television or radio
when it actually happens
something is planned to
happen exactly in that
moment
to commemorate something,
remember something in an
emotional way
the appearance of the
performers at the end of a
performance to receive
applause from the audience
using long sticks as legs, as
they are trying to balance on
them they are doing tricks as
well
all kinds of musicians are
playing together, mostly
improvising
musicians who are playing
in the streets and
occasionally they accept
donations
somebody who is able to
produce a steam of fire from
their mouth
different fighting or selfdefence sports like karate,
aikido etc.
throwing multiple rings,
balls, pins into the air and
catching them without
dropping one, at least one
object is always in the air

egy megengedett terleten

kvl
jelmezes fprba
a figyelem kzppontjban/
rivaldafnyben van
httrnekesek
lmpalz
llva megtapsoljk
l elads, kzvetts
vgszra megjelenik a
sznpadon
rzelmes visszaemlkezs
visszataps a sznhzi darabok
vgn

glyalbon jrs
csoportos improvizci
zenszek krben
utcazenls

tznyel
harcmvszet

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