3. Bírálat, mentegetőzés A1B2 (37) – altémák

Bírálat, mentegetőzés* (20) 2. Mentegetőzés, bocsánatkérés (17)

apologise verb /əˈpɒl.ə.dʒaɪz/ [I] bocsánatot kér

I must apologise to Isobel for my behaviour.

Trains may be subject to delay - we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

She apologised for having to leave early.

deny verb /dɪˈnaɪ/ [T] 1 tagad vmit

Neil denies that he broke the window, but I'm sure he did.

Neil denies breaking the window.

excuse verb /ɪkˈskjuːz/ [T] 1 megbocsát

Please excuse me for arriving late - the bus was delayed.

Please excuse my appearance - I've been painting.

excuse verb /ɪkˈskjuːz/ [T] 2 mentesít vkit vmi alól; magyarázkodik, mentegetőzik

Nothing can excuse that sort of behaviour.

forgive verb /fəˈgɪv/ [I or T] *(forgave, forgiven) megbocsát vmit vkinek

She never forgave her mother for lying to her.

He had betrayed her and she never forgave him.

I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to the kids.

apology noun /əˈpɒl.ə.dʒi/ [C or U] bocsánatkérés

I have an apology to make to you - I'm afraid I opened your letter by mistake.

I owe you an apology, Chris.

"Was he at all sorry for what he'd done?" "Oh he was full of apologies."

excuse noun /ɪkˈskjuːs/ [C] 1 mentség

What was his excuse for being late?

He'd better have a good excuse for not being here!

I've never known him to miss a meeting - I'm sure he'll have an excuse.

There's no excuse for that sort of behaviour.

excuse noun /ɪkˈskjuːs/ [C] 2 kifogás

Nick was just looking for an excuse to call her.

Any excuse for a holiday!

sorry adjective /ˈsɒr.i/ [never before noun] 1 sajnálja (, hogy) (megtett/kénytelen megtenni vmit) (bocsánatkérés, mentegetőzés)

Oh, I'm sorry - I didn't see you there.

Tom, I'm really/so sorry about last night - it was all my fault.

Phrases and idioms:

accept responsibility/blame felelősséget/vétkességet elfogad/elismer

I accept full responsibility for the failure of the plan.

Excuse me bocsásson meg, ne haragudjék

Oh, excuse me, did I take your seat?

justify yourself igazolja magát (megokolja cselekedeteit, magyarázkodik)

It was the only thing that I could do - I don't have to justify myself to anyone.

never mind nem baj! semmi baj! ne törődj vele!

"I'm afraid I've lost that wallet you gave me." "Well, never mind, I can easily buy you another one."

owe sb an apology/explanation/favour, etc. tartozik egy bocsánatkéréssel/magyarázattal/szívességgel/stb. vkinek

I think you owe me an explanation/apology.

take/accept/claim responsibility for sth vállalja a felelősséget vmiért

No one has yet claimed responsibility for yesterday's bomb attack.

that's all right minden rendben/semmi probléma

"Thanks for getting the tickets." "That's all right."

"I'm sorry, I forgot all about your party." "That's all right."

that's alright minden rendben/semmi probléma

"Thanks for getting the tickets." "That's alright."

"I'm sorry, I forgot all about your party." "That's alright."

Kommunikációs szándékok: Felelősség tisztázása – Bocsánatkérés, megbocsájtás

8. lecke (A1) – 20. lecke (A2) – 46. lecke (B1) – 75. lecke (B2) – 95. lecke (C1) – 115. lecke (C2)