1. Betegség A1B2 (84) – altémák

Betegség* (25) 1. Betegség, közérzet (19) 2. Tünetek, fájdalmak (25) 5. Halál (15)

addict noun /ˈæd.ɪkt/ [C] függő, káros szenvedély rabja (!)

a drug/heroin addict

a gambling addict

I'm a chocolate/shopping addict.

addiction noun /əˈdɪk.ʃən/ [C or U] függőség (!)

drug addiction

an addiction to alcohol

His addiction to computer games means he is spending far too much time indoors.

backache noun /ˈbæk.eɪk/ [C or U] hátfájás

I had terrible backache last week.

breakdown noun /ˈbreɪk.daʊn/ [C] 1 ideg-összeroppanás, idegösszeomlás

Later that year she had a breakdown.

a nervous breakdown

bug noun /bʌg/ [C] 2 enyhe vírus

I had a stomach bug last week.

There's a bug going around.

cancer noun /ˈkænt.sər/ [C or U] rák (betegség) (!)

breast/lung cancer

He died of liver cancer.

cancer of the stomach

a cancer patient

cold noun /kəʊld/ nátha, megfázás [C]

I've got a cold.

depression noun /dɪˈpreʃ.ən/ [C or U] 1 lehangoltság; depresszió

If you suffer from depression, it's best to get professional help.

disability noun /ˌdɪs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [C or U] rokkantság, (testi/szellemi) fogyatékosság

a physical/learning disability

Trying to change attitudes to disability is a real struggle.

earache noun /ˈɪər.eɪk/ [C or U] fülfájás

He was suffering from earache.

flu noun /fluː/ [U] influenza

a flu virus

I had the flu last week.

headache noun /ˈhed.eɪk/ [C] fejfájás

I've got a splitting headache.

heart attack noun /ˈhɑːt.əˌtæk/ [C] szívroham

John had a heart attack three years ago.

infection noun /ɪnˈfek.ʃən/ [C or U] fertőzés (vírus-, baktérium-, stb.)

a serious infection

a throat infection

Bandage the wound to reduce the risk of infection.

obsession noun /əbˈseʃ.ən/ [C or U] megszállottság, rögeszme

an unhealthy obsession with death

her chocolate obsession

He's always wanted to find his natural mother but recently it's become an obsession.

stomach ache noun /ˈstʌm.əkˌeɪk/ [C or U] gyomorfájás, hasfájás

I've got terrible stomach ache.

stroke noun /strəʊk/ [C] 1 agyvérzés

She suffered/had a stroke which left her unable to speak.

toothache noun /ˈtuːθ.eɪk/ [C or U] fogfájás

Have you got toothache?

virus noun /ˈvaɪə.rəs/ [C] 2 vírus (betegséget okozó)

a flu virus

I don't know exactly what's wrong with her - I think it's some sort of virus.

addicted adjective /əˈdɪk.tɪd/ 1 függő (szenvedélybeteg)

He later became addicted to heroin.

blind adjective /blaɪnd/ vak

She's been blind since birth.

He started to go blind in his sixties.

deaf adjective /def/ süket; nagyothalló

He's been totally/partially deaf since birth.

disabled adjective /dɪˈseɪ.bl̩d/ rokkant, mozgássérült, testi/szellemi fogyatékos

The accident left him severely disabled.

The library does not have disabled access.

drunk adjective /drʌŋk/ [never before noun] részeg, ittas (!)

He got very drunk at my sister's wedding.

I'd had a glass of wine but I certainly wasn't drunk.

He came home last night blind drunk.

mad adjective /mæd/ (madder, maddest) 3 őrült, bolond (szellemi beteg)

I think I must be going mad.

He went mad with grief.

Do I look like some mad old woman in this hat?

Kommunikációs szándékok: Fájdalom, kimerültség, szenvedés

2. lecke (A1) – 10. lecke (A2) – 24. lecke (B1) – 51. lecke (B2) – 82. lecke (C1) – 100. lecke (C2)