87.17. gy. C1 (példák)

downside noun /ˈdaʊn.saɪd/ [no plural] negatív oldala, hátulütője vminek

The downside of living in a city is all the pollution.

drawback noun /ˈdrɔː.bæk/ [C] hátrány

The only drawback with this camera is the price.

One of the main drawbacks of the program is the amount of memory required.

ill adjective /ɪl/ 2 rossz, káros [always before noun] (formal)

It was an ill-tempered exchange.

He suffered no ill effects from his fall.

pointless adjective /ˈpɔɪnt.ləs/ értelmetlen, felesleges

pointless arguments/conflict

a pointless exercise

It would be pointless to argue with him.

practical adjective /ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl/ 3 célszerű, hasznos, praktikus (jól hasznavehető/célszerű vmire)

practical clothes/shoes

Pale carpets just aren't practical if you have kids.

profitable adjective /ˈprɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/ 2 hasznos

a profitable discussion

I made profitable use of my time, mixing with a lot of different people and practising my Spanish.

unattractive adjective /ˌʌn.əˈtræk.tɪv/ 2 érdektelen, haszontalan; nem kívánatos (pl. tulajdonság)

an unattractive proposition

unhelpful adjective /ʌnˈhelp.fʊl/ 2 haszontalan

an unhelpful remark

unwanted adjective /ʌnˈwɒn.tɪd/ felesleges

an unwanted gift

worthy adjective /ˈwɜː.ði/ méltó, érdemes (tiszteletre, csodálatra, támogatásra, stb.) (formal)

He is unlikely to succeed in getting his bill through Congress, however worthy it is.

Every year she makes a large donation to a worthy cause.

unnecessarily adverb /ʌnˌnes.əˈser.əl.i/ feleslegesen

Of course we don't want to alarm people unnecessarily, but they should be alerted to potential dangers.

Phrases and idioms:

at the expense of sth rovására vminek, kárára vminek

He spent a lot of time at work, at the expense of his marriage.

in vain hiába

I tried in vain to start a conversation.

to spare nélkülözhető, fölösleges (idő, pénz, stb.)

I arrived at the station with more than an hour to spare.