38.6.2. gy. A1C2 (példák)

confident adjective /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ 1 magabiztos

Be a bit more confident in yourself!

It was a confident performance.

He feels confident of winning.

decisive adjective /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv/ 1 határozott (személy, modor, válasz, stb.)

You need to be more decisive.

a decisive reply

helpless adjective /ˈhelp.ləs/ gyámoltalan, tehetetlen; önkéntelen (nevetés, sírás, stb.)

a helpless animal/child

insecure adjective /ˌɪn.sɪˈkjʊər/ 1 bizonytalan, gátlásos (vki)

a shy, insecure teenager

self-assured adjective /ˌself.əˈʃʊəd/ magabiztos

She's a very self-assured young woman.

self-confident adjective /ˌselfˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ magabiztos

He's a very self-confident young man.

self-reliant adjective /ˌself.rɪˈlaɪ.ənt/ önálló (saját erejére/döntéseire támaszkodó)

The children are beginning to be a bit more self-reliant.

confidently adverb /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt.li/ magabiztosan

Try to act confidently, even if you feel nervous.

decisively adverb /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv.li/ határozottan, magabiztosan

We need to act decisively.

Phrases and idioms:

assert your authority/control/independence, etc. kinyilvánítja a tekintélyét/hatalmát/függetlenségét/stb.

She soon asserted her authority as leader.