34.7.4. gy. A1B2 (példák)

bitter adjective /ˈbɪt.ər/ 2 elkeseredett (ember)

I feel very bitter about my childhood and the way I was treated.

She'd suffered terribly over the years but it hadn't made her bitter.

bitter adjective /ˈbɪt.ər/ 4 keserű, keserves (csalódás, kiábrándulás)

Failing the final exams was a bitter disappointment for me.

She learnt through bitter experience that he was not to be trusted.

disappointed adjective /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪd/ csalódott, kiábrándult

She was disappointed (that) they hadn't phoned.

We were deeply disappointed at/about the result.

His parents were bitterly disappointed in/with him.

He was disappointed to find they'd already gone.

disappointing adjective /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪŋ/ csalódást keltő, elkeserítő

What a disappointing performance/result!

The response to our advertisement has been very disappointing.

dissatisfied adjective /ˌdɪsˈsæt.ɪs.faɪd/ elégedetlen

If you're dissatisfied with the service, why don't you complain to the hotel manager?

unhappy adjective /ʌnˈhæp.i/ 2 elégedetlen

I'm unhappy about the situation.

We were very unhappy with the service at the hotel.

Phrasal verbs:

get sb down /get/ elkeserít

All this uncertainty is really getting me down.

Phrases and idioms:

a shame kár (csalódás/szomorúság kifejezése)

It's a real shame to waste all this food.

What a shame that they had to destroy such a beautiful building.