11.1.2. gy. A1B2 (példák)

relative noun /ˈrel.ə.tɪv/ [C] rokon (a rokonság tagja)

There was a party for friends and relatives.

I haven't got many blood relatives.

All her close/distant relatives came to the wedding.

upbringing noun /ˈʌpˌbrɪŋ.ɪŋ/ [no plural] nevelés, neveltetés

a middle-class/religious upbringing

She had a very strict upbringing.

adopted adjective /əˈdɒp.tɪd/ örökbe fogadott, adoptált (gyermek)

They've got two adopted children and one of their own.

caring adjective /ˈkeə.rɪŋ/ gondoskodó

I've always thought of Jo as a very caring person.

close adjective /kləʊs/ 3 közeli (rokon) [always before noun]

There weren't many people at the funeral - just close family/relatives.

pregnant adjective /ˈpreg.nənt/ terhes, állapotos (nő); vemhes (állat)

to get pregnant

She's five and a half months pregnant.

My mother stopped smoking when she became pregnant.

My sister is pregnant with twins.

related adjective /rɪˈleɪ.tɪd/ 1 rokon vkivel, rokoni kapcsolatban levő

Of course Elise and Linda are related to each other - they're cousins.

We're related by marriage only.

Phrasal verbs:

bring up ↔ sb /brɪŋ/ felnevel vkit

She was brought up by her grandmother.

David was brought up to respect authority.

care for sb/sth /keər/ gondoskodik vkiről, gondoz vkit/vmit

The children are being cared for by a relative.

She has to stay at home to care for her elderly mother.

look after sb/sth /lʊk/ felügyel/vigyáz vkire/vmire/magára, gondoz vkit/vmit, gondoskodik vkiről/vmiről

We look after the neighbours' cat while they're away.

If you look after your clothes they last a lot longer.

Don't worry about Mia - she can look after herself.