Vzorec užití:
an exodus from [place] (of [people])
The new visa rules led to an exodus of foreign workers.
Az új vízumszabályok a külföldi munkavállalók tömeges elvándorlásához vezettek.
After the factory closed, there was a steady exodus from the town.
A gyár bezárása után folyamatos volt az elvándorlás a városból.
The announcement triggered an exodus of staff from the department.
Učební příklady
There was an exodus from the city after the storm.
A vihar után tömeges kivonulás indult meg a városból.
Many students joined the exodus to the beach.
Sok diák csatlakozott a strandra tartó tömeges kivonuláshoz.
Častá chyba:
Often used for large numbers; for one person, say "departure" or "exit."
Význam
large departure of many people
Kolokace
mass exodus
|a sudden exodus
|a large-scale exodus
|an exodus from the city
|an exodus of residents
|an exodus of refugees
|an exodus of workers
|a postwar exodus
|to trigger an exodus
|to stem the exodus
Synonyma
mass departure (More literal and less dramatic than exodus.)
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flight (Often suggests fear or urgency (e.g., flight from violence).)
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evacuation (Usually organized and temporary, often for safety.)
Antonyma
influx (A large arrival of people into a place.)
Témata
society
|migration
|news
Definice
When many people leave a place at the same time.
A situation in which a large number of people leave a place or situation at about the same time, especially to go somewhere else to live or stay.
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The film retells the Exodus and Moses’ role in it.
A film újra elmeséli az egyiptomi kivonulás történetét és Mózes szerepét benne.
Many traditions commemorate the Exodus from Egypt.
Számos hagyomány emlékezik meg az Egyiptomból való kivonulásról.
Scholars debate the historical details of the Exodus.
Učební příklady
We learned about the Exodus in class.
Órán tanultunk az egyiptomi kivonulásról.
Častá chyba:
Capitalization matters for the Bible story: "the Exodus" is usually capitalized.
Význam
Israelites’ departure from Egypt
Kolokace
the Exodus story
|the Exodus narrative
|the Exodus from Egypt
|the time of the Exodus
|the account of the Exodus
Synonyma
the departure from Egypt (A descriptive paraphrase rather than a set name.)
Témata
religion
|history
|literature
Definice
In the Bible, when the Israelites left Egypt with Moses.
In the Bible, the journey in which the Israelites left slavery in Egypt and traveled toward the Promised Land, led by Moses.
Vzorec užití:
in Exodus; the Book of Exodus
The Ten Commandments are described in Exodus.
A Tízparancsolat a Kivonulás könyvében van leírva.
Please read Exodus 3 before next week’s discussion.
Kérlek, olvasd el a Kivonulás könyve 3. fejezetét a jövő heti megbeszélés előtt.
She quoted a passage from the Book of Exodus.
Učební příklady
Exodus is a book in the Bible.
A Kivonulás könyve a Biblia egyik könyve.
Častá chyba:
Use capital "E" when you mean the Bible book: "Exodus."
Význam
second book of the Bible
Kolokace
the Book of Exodus
|read Exodus
|a passage from Exodus
|Exodus 20
|the opening of Exodus
Témata
religion
|literature
Definice
A book in the Bible called Exodus.
The second book of the Bible, which tells the story of the Israelites’ departure from Egypt and the giving of the Law to Moses.
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Vzorec užití:
an exodus of [money/investment/companies] from [place/market]
Uncertainty about the new regulations caused an exodus of investment.
Az új szabályozás körüli bizonytalanság a befektetések kiáramlását okozta.
The currency crisis sparked an exodus of capital from the country.
A valutaválság tőkekiáramlást indított el az országból.
Higher taxes led to an exodus of small businesses to neighboring states.
Učební příklady
The news caused an exodus of money from the market.
A hír pénzkiáramlást okozott a piacról.
Častá chyba:
In business contexts, it often overlaps with "capital flight," but "exodus" is less technical and more general.
Význam
large withdrawal of money or resources
Kolokace
capital exodus
|an exodus of investment
|an exodus of companies
|an exodus from the market
|to prompt an exodus
|to slow the exodus
|a wave of exodus
|a growing exodus
Synonyma
withdrawal (More general; does not necessarily suggest a large, dramatic movement.)
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capital flight (More technical; specifically about money leaving a country or market.)
Antonyma
inflow (Money or resources moving into a place or system.)
Témata
business
|economics
|politics
Definice
When a lot of money or businesses leave a place.
A large-scale movement out of a place or system of things such as money, businesses, or investment, not only people.