12.1.6. gy. A1C2 (példák)

invade verb /ɪnˈveɪd/ 3 benyomul, betör vhova (átv.) (részévé válik vminek) (pl. az életvitelnek) [T]

Computers are invading our lives.

plague verb /pleɪg/ [T] (plaguing, plagued, plagued) csapásokkal sújt

He's been plagued by bad luck ever since he bought that house.

personal adjective /ˈpɜː.sən.əl/ 3 személyes jellegű, magán- (élet, probléma, kérdés, stb.)

He has a few personal problems at the moment.

Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?

His resignation was apparently for personal rather than professional reasons.

We know very little about his personal life.

private adjective /ˈpraɪ.vət/ 1 magán-, zártkörű (nem nyilvános)

She has a small office which is used for private discussions.

I caught him looking through my private papers.

The sign on the gate said 'Private Property - No Admittance.'

private adjective /ˈpraɪ.vət/ 2 magán-, személyes (nem munkával kapcsolatos)

Apparently in interviews he refuses to talk about his private life.

privately adverb /ˈpraɪ.vət.li/ bizalmasan; magánúton, magán-

She spoke privately with the manager.

Despite his public support, privately he was worried.

Phrases and idioms:

an invasion of privacy magánélet megsértése

These phone calls to my home are an invasion of my privacy.

in private bizalmasan, bizalmas körben

The meeting was held in private.

invade sb's privacy megsérti a magánéletét vkinek

They were fed up with journalists invading their privacy.

keep a low profile kerüli a feltűnést

She has kept a low profile since the divorce.