11.4.5. gy. A1C2 (példák)

divorce verb /dɪˈvɔːs/ [I or T] elválik (házastárstól)

She's divorcing her husband.

dump verb /dʌmp/ 2 ejt vkit, dob/kidob vkit (megszakítja a kapcsolatot vkivel) (informal)

If he's so awful, why don't you just dump him?

leave verb /liːv/ *(left, left) 6 elhagy vkit (partnert/házastársat) [I or T]

I'll never leave you.

She left him for a younger man.

part verb /pɑːt/ 2 elválik, szétválik vki (nem folytatják a kapcsolatot) (formal)

That summer, after six years of marriage, we parted.

separate verb /ˈsep.ər.eɪt/ 3 elválnak egymástól (együttélést megszüntetnek) [I]

My parents separated when I was four.

divorce noun /dɪˈvɔːs/ [C or U] válás (házasfeleké)

The last I heard they were getting a divorce.

Divorce is on the increase.

Ellie wants a divorce.

What are the chances of a marriage ending in divorce?

separation noun /ˌsep.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] 2 különélés (pl. házasfeleké)

They decided on a trial separation.

apart adverb /əˈpɑːt/ 2 külön (nem élnek együtt)

By this time my parents were living apart.

Phrasal verbs:

break up /breɪk/ 1 szakít vkivel

Jenny and George have broken up.

She's just broken up with her boyfriend.

finish with sb /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/ szakít vkivel (véget vet a párkapcsolatnak)

Paula's just finished with her boyfriend after three years.

split up /splɪt/ szakít vkivel (szerelmi kapcsolatot megszűntet)

She's just split up with her boyfriend.

Phrases and idioms:

be attracted to sb vonzódik vkihez (ált. testileg)

I was attracted to him straight away.

break sb's heart összetöri a szívét vkinek

She really broke his heart when she left.

It breaks my heart when I hear the terrible things that have been said about him.