1. Család, rokonok A1B2 (75) – altémák

Család, rokonok* (25) 1. Család, házasság (29) 3. Rokonok (21)

adopt verb /əˈdɒpt/ 1 örökbe fogad, adoptál vkit [I or T]

They've adopted a baby girl.

She had the child adopted.

babysit verb /ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/ [I or T] *(babysitting, babysat, babysat) gyerekre vigyáz a szülők távollétében

I babysit for Jane on Tuesday evenings.

have verb /hæv/ [T] *(had, had) 4 (gyereket) szül

Elaine had a baby girl yesterday.

raise verb /reɪz/ [T] 4 felnevel (gyereket) [often passive]

Her parents died when she was a baby so she was raised by her grandparents.

She raised the family on her own.

adoption noun /əˈdɒp.ʃən/ [C or U] örökbefogadás (gyermeké)

She couldn't have children, so they were considering adoption.

ancestor noun /ˈænˌses.tər/ [C] ős, előd

My ancestors came from Ireland.

babysitter noun /ˈbeɪ.biˌsɪt.ər/ [C] bébiszitter

I promised the babysitter that we'd be home by midnight.

birth noun /bɜːθ/ 1 születés, szülés (gyermeké) [C or U]

He weighed four kilos at birth.

What's your date of birth?

The application form will ask for your place of birth.

nursery noun /ˈnɜː.sər.i/ [C] bölcsőde

Her youngest child is at nursery now.

relation noun /rɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ 1 rokon (a rokonság tagja) [C]

The funeral was attended by friends and relations.

What relation are you to Julie?

She's a relation by marriage because she married my cousin.

Emma is a distant relation of my wife.

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.

Phrases and idioms:

be born születik, megszületik (világra jön)

Ellen was born in 1994.

Archie was born in Melbourne.

be expecting (a baby) babát vár

I'm expecting our first baby in May.

give birth szül

She gave birth to twins.

single parent gyerekeket egyedül nevelő szülő

Many single parents find it difficult to get a job.

The number of single-parent families dependent on the state has risen enormously in recent years.

take care of sb/sth gondoskodik vmiről/vkiről (gondját viseli)

Take good care of your sister, Patrick.

Don't worry about me, I can take care of myself.

My parents will take care of the house while we're away.

6. lecke (A1) – 16. lecke (A2) – 36. lecke (B1) – 63. lecke (B2) – 89. lecke (C1) – 108. lecke (C2)