7. Hasznos, felesleges A1C1 (59) – altémák

1. Hasznos, előnyös (32) 2. Hátrányos, felesleges (27)

cost verb /kɒst/ [T] *(cost, cost) 2 kerül vmibe (átv.) (vmi veszteséget okoz)

Drinking and driving costs lives.

His affairs cost him his marriage.

hit verb /hɪt/ [T] *(hitting, hit, hit) 3 súlyt vmit/vkit, árt vkinek/vminek [often passive]

The economy has been hit by high unemployment.

waste verb /weɪst/ [T] pazarol, elpazarol; veszteget, elveszteget

You waste a lot of water by having a bath instead of a shower.

Come on, let's get started - we've wasted enough time already.

Don't waste your money on me, love, keep it for yourself.

disadvantage noun /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ [C] hátrány

One disadvantage of living in the town is the lack of safe places for the children to play.

We need to consider whether the disadvantages of the plan outweigh the advantages.

downside noun /ˈdaʊn.saɪd/ [no plural] negatív oldala, hátulütője vminek

The downside of living in a city is all the pollution.

drawback noun /ˈdrɔː.bæk/ [C] hátrány

The only drawback with this camera is the price.

One of the main drawbacks of the program is the amount of memory required.

waste noun /weɪst/ 1 pazarlás (pénzé, időé, stb.) [U or no plural]

That meeting achieved absolutely nothing - it was a complete waste of time.

She's been unemployed for two years and it's such a waste of her talents.

This food mixer's been a total waste of money - we never use it.

weakness noun /ˈwiːk.nəs/ 2 gyenge pont [C]

There are definite weaknesses in their security arrangements.

His main weakness as a manager is his inability to delegate.

The later novels show none of the weaknesses of his earlier work.

bad adjective /bæd/ (worse, worst) 4 rossz, nem szerencsés, nem kellő, nem alkalmas

It was just bad luck that she heard us.

I'll call you later if this is a bad time for you.

ill adjective /ɪl/ 2 rossz, káros [always before noun] (formal)

It was an ill-tempered exchange.

He suffered no ill effects from his fall.

negative adjective /ˈneg.ə.tɪv/ 3 ártalmas (rossz hatású)

Terrorist threats have had a very negative effect/impact on tourism.

pointless adjective /ˈpɔɪnt.ləs/ értelmetlen, felesleges

pointless arguments/conflict

a pointless exercise

It would be pointless to argue with him.

unattractive adjective /ˌʌn.əˈtræk.tɪv/ 2 érdektelen, haszontalan; nem kívánatos (pl. tulajdonság)

an unattractive proposition

unfortunate adjective /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ 1 szerencsétlen, sajnálatos (dolog, helyzet)

an unfortunate mistake

It was so unfortunate that she lost her job just as her husband became ill.

unhelpful adjective /ʌnˈhelp.fʊl/ 2 haszontalan

an unhelpful remark

unnecessary adjective /ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/ szükségtelen, felesleges

You don't want to make any unnecessary car journeys in this weather.

The aim is to kill the animal as quickly as possible without causing unnecessary suffering.

unwanted adjective /ʌnˈwɒn.tɪd/ felesleges

an unwanted gift

negatively adverb /ˈneg.ə.tɪv.li/ negatívan (ártalmasan)

They were very negatively affected by the changes.

unnecessarily adverb /ʌnˌnes.əˈser.əl.i/ feleslegesen

Of course we don't want to alarm people unnecessarily, but they should be alerted to potential dangers.

Phrases and idioms:

at the expense of sth rovására vminek, kárára vminek

He spent a lot of time at work, at the expense of his marriage.

be no good or be not any/much good nincs (semmi) értelme/haszna, semmit sem ér

Shoes are no good if they let in water.

Food aid isn't much good until the fighting stops.

be no use doing sth nincs értelme

It was no use talking to him - he just wouldn't listen.

be (of) no use haszontalan; hasznavehetetlen

His advice turned out to be no use at all.

in vain hiába

I tried in vain to start a conversation.

the last person/thing, etc. az utolsó ember/dolog/stb. (a legkevésbé várt/kívánt/szükséges vki/vmi)

Three extra people to feed - that's the last thing I need!

The last thing I wanted was to make you unhappy.

Matthew is the last person I'd expect to be interested in dance.

He's the last person I'd trust with my keys.

the matter baj (vkivel/vmivel)

What's the matter? Why are you crying?

What's the matter with your hand? It's bleeding.

Is anything the matter?

to spare nélkülözhető, fölösleges (idő, pénz, stb.)

I arrived at the station with more than an hour to spare.

5. lecke (A1) – 15. lecke (A2) – 33. lecke (B1) – 60. lecke (B2) – 87. lecke (C1) – 106. lecke (C2)