29.11. gy. TOP 3000 (példák)

control verb /kənˈtrəʊl/ [T] (-ll-) 2 fékez, megfékez (indulatot, érzelmet)

You're going to have to learn to control your temper.

swear verb /sweər/ *(swore, sworn) 1 káromkodik [I]

It was a real shock, the first time I heard my mother swear.

When the taxi driver started to swear at him, he walked off.

nerve noun /nɜːv/ 2 kép/pofa vmihez (arcátlanság, pimaszság) [no plural]

You've got a nerve, coming here!

I can't believe she had the nerve to talk to me after what happened.

offence noun /əˈfents/ 2 sértés, megbántás [U]

I really didn't mean to cause/give any offence - I was just stating my opinion.

Do you think he took offence at what I said about his hair?

If you don't mind, I'd rather go on my own - no offence, but I think it would be better.

filthy adjective /ˈfɪl.θi/ 2 trágár

filthy language/jokes

Smoking is a filthy habit.

naughty adjective /ˈnɔː.ti/ rossz, haszontalan, engedetlen (gyerek)

You naughty boy!

Now that's naughty - you mustn't throw food on the floor!

Our boss treats us all like naughty schoolchildren.

polite adjective /pəˈlaɪt/ udvarias

I'm afraid I wasn't very polite to her.

He was too polite to point out my mistake.

She sent me a polite letter thanking me for my invitation.

rude adjective /ruːd/ 1 durva, udvariatlan

a rude comment/remark

He complained that a member of staff had been rude to him.

It would be rude to leave without saying goodbye.

sensitive adjective /ˈsent.sɪ.tɪv/ 4 érzékeny, kényes (téma, helyzet)

Sex education and birth control are sensitive issues.

The stolen car contained military documents described as very sensitive.

formally adverb /ˈfɔː.məl.i/ 2 formaságoknak eleget téve

They shook hands formally.