38.2.10. gy. A1C2 (példák)

nerve noun /nɜːv/ 2 kép/pofa vmihez (arcátlanság, pimaszság) [no plural]

You've got a nerve, coming here!

I can't believe she had the nerve to talk to me after what happened.

offence noun /əˈfents/ 2 sértés, megbántás [U]

I really didn't mean to cause/give any offence - I was just stating my opinion.

Do you think he took offence at what I said about his hair?

If you don't mind, I'd rather go on my own - no offence, but I think it would be better.

rudeness noun /ˈruːd.nəs/ [U] gorombaság, udvariatlanság

I was shocked by her rudeness.

scandal noun /ˈskæn.dəl/ [C or U] botrány, felháborító dolog

a financial/political scandal

Their affair caused/created a scandal in the office.

If there is the slightest suggestion/hint of scandal, the public will no longer trust us.

It's a scandal (that) children could be treated in this way.

abrupt adjective /əˈbrʌpt/ 2 nyers, kurta (modor)

She has a rather abrupt manner.

abusive adjective /əˈbjuːsɪv/ sértegető, sértő, gyalázkodó

an abusive phone call

anti-social adjective /ˌæn.tɪˈsəʊ.ʃəl/ 1 közösségellenes, nem közösségi, antiszociális (viselkedés)

Increasingly, smoking is regarded as an anti-social habit.

blunt adjective /blʌnt/ 2 nyers, nyersen őszinte

a blunt letter

cheeky adjective /ˈtʃiː.ki/ szemtelen

She's got such a cheeky grin.

Don't be so cheeky!

crude adjective /kruːd/ 2 trágár, durva (tréfa, modor, stb.); nyers (feldolgozatlan)

a crude comment/remark