110.2. gy. C2 (példák)

invade verb /ɪnˈveɪd/ 3 benyomul, betör vhova (átv.) (részévé válik vminek) (pl. az életvitelnek) [T]

Computers are invading our lives.

plague verb /pleɪg/ [T] (plaguing, plagued, plagued) csapásokkal sújt

He's been plagued by bad luck ever since he bought that house.

journal noun /ˈdʒɜː.nəl/ [C] 2 napló (pl. magáról vezetett)

I kept a journal during that time.

insecure adjective /ˌɪn.sɪˈkjʊər/ 2 bizonytalan, nem biztos/biztonságos

Many of our staff are worried because their jobs are insecure.

intimate adjective /ˈɪn.tɪm.ət/ 1 személyes jellegű, bizalmas (pl. beszélgetés, információ)

intimate details of her family life

intimate conversations

Phrases and idioms:

an invasion of privacy magánélet megsértése

These phone calls to my home are an invasion of my privacy.

be reliant on sb/sth vkire/vmire rászoruló

I don't want to be reliant on anybody.

break free megszabadul vkitől/vmitől (az ellenőrzése/befolyása alól)

She tried to break free from the social conditioning of her upbringing.

invade sb's privacy megsérti a magánéletét vkinek

They were fed up with journalists invading their privacy.

let go (of sth) hagy vmit, továbblép vmin (nem foglalkozik tovább vele)

I have tried to let go of the past.

You've been storing up these feelings for years, and it's time to let go now.