38.6.4. gy. A1C2 (példák)

strength noun /streŋθ/ 3 erő (bátorság, eltökéltség, kitartás) [U]

I think she showed great strength of character.

He has a great deal of inner strength.

bold adjective /bəʊld/ 2 bátor, merész

She was a bold and fearless climber.

It was a bold decision to go and live abroad.

The newspaper made the bold move/took the bold step of publishing the names of the men involved.

brave adjective /breɪv/ bátor

a brave soldier

It was a brave decision to leave her job and start her own business.

She was very brave to learn to ski at fifty.

Of the three organizations criticized, only one was brave enough to face the press.

Richards has made a brave attempt to answer his critics.

courageous adjective /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs/ bátor

a courageous decision

cowardly adjective /ˈkaʊ.əd.li/ gyáva (dolog, viselkedés)

This was a particularly brutal and cowardly attack.

fearless adjective /ˈfɪə.ləs/ vakmerő, félelmet nem ismerő

a fearless fighter

heroic adjective /hɪˈrəʊ.ɪk/ 1 hősies (bátor)

a heroic figure

a heroic act

She portrayed him as a heroic figure.

shy adjective /ʃaɪ/ (shyer, shyest) félénk, gátlásos; félős, bátortalan

He was too shy to ask her to dance with him.

She gave a shy smile.

Children are often shy of/with people they don't know.

The deer were shy and hid behind some trees.

timid adjective /ˈtɪm.ɪd/ félénk, bátortalan

a timid little boy

boldly adverb /ˈbəʊld.li/ merészen, nyíltan

The President had already boldly declared victory.

bravely adverb /ˈbreɪv.li/ bátran

She faced the consequences bravely.

Phrases and idioms:

dare (to) do sth mer megtenni vmit, merészel vmit

I'd never dare to talk to my mother the way Ben talks to his.

I didn't dare tell Dad that I'd scratched his car.

I wouldn't dare have a party in my flat in case the neighbours complained.

I daren't/don't dare think how much it's going to cost.

pluck up (the) courage (to do sth) összeszedi a bátorságát

Gerhard finally plucked up the courage to ask Nicole for a date.

venture into/out/outside, etc. be-/ki-/stb. merészkedik

If the snow stops, I might venture out.