11.1.10. gy. A1C2 (példák)

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

Her youngest child is at nursery now.

upbringing noun /ˈʌpˌbrɪŋ.ɪŋ/ [no plural] nevelés, neveltetés

a middle-class/religious upbringing

She had a very strict upbringing.

caring adjective /ˈkeə.rɪŋ/ gondoskodó

I've always thought of Jo as a very caring person.

protective adjective /prəˈtek.tɪv/ 2 óvó, védelmező

It's easy to be too protective towards/of your children.

She's fiercely protective of the man she married 30 years ago.

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.

cater for sb/sth /ˈkeɪ.tər/ ellát vkit, gondoskodik vkiről

The club caters for children between the ages of 4 and 12.

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:

a broken home csonka család (elvált szülők)

Many of these children come from broken homes.

leave someone to their own devices sorsára hagy vkit

With both parents out at work, the kids were often left to their own devices.

run wild felügyelet nélkül/szabadon kóborol (pl. gyerek, állat)

Their nine-year-old son is left to run wild.

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.