29.2.8. gy. A1C2 (példák)

wrong adjective /rɒŋ/ 4 nem megfelelő

She's the wrong person for the job.

She got in with the wrong crowd at university.

foolishly adverb /ˈfuː.lɪʃ.li/ ostoba módon

Foolishly, I didn't write the phone number down.

sadly adverb /ˈsæd.li/ 2 sajnálatosan, szánalmasan (nem megfelelő/kielégítő módon)

Sadly, the treatment doesn't work for all patients.

If you think she'll let you do that, you're sadly mistaken.

unreasonably adverb /ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bli/ ésszerűtlenül (nem igazságosan/nem elfogadhatóan); túlzottan

I thought the prices were unreasonably high.

He acted unreasonably.

wrong adverb /rɒŋ/ rosszul, hibásan, helytelenül

You've spelt my name wrong.

wrongly adverb /ˈrɒŋ.li/ tévesen, helytelenül

It has been said - wrongly - that Americans hate government.

Phrases and idioms:

a wild accusation/guess/rumour, etc. vad vádaskodás/találgatás/híresztelés/stb. (alaptalan)

You can't go round making wild accusations like that.

be a disgrace szégyen vmi

It's a disgrace that money is being wasted like this.

be without foundation; have no foundation alap nélküli; nincs alapja (nincs rá igazolás) (formal)

The allegations are completely without foundation.

can't/couldn't very well do sth nemigen tenne vmit (nem lenne helyes/célszerű)

I couldn't very well tell her while he was there.

I can't very well tell him we don't want him at the party!

fly in the face of szemben áll vmivel (ellenkezője a szokásosnak/elfogadottnak)

These recommendations fly in the face of previous advice on safe limits of consumption.

not hold water nem helytálló (érv, javaslat, stb.)

I'm sorry, but what you are suggesting just doesn't hold water!

open to abuse/criticism, etc. alkalmat ad a visszaélésekre/kritikára/stb.

The system is wide open to abuse.

wouldn't dream of doing sth még álmában sem jutna eszébe vmi (helytelennek/értelmetlenek tart vmit)

I wouldn't dream of asking him for money.