7. Hasznos, felesleges A1C2 (93) – altémák

1. Hasznos, előnyös (48) 2. Hátrányos, felesleges (45)

cost verb /kɒst/ [T] *(cost, cost) 2 kerül vmibe (átv.) (vmi veszteséget okoz)

Drinking and driving costs lives.

His affairs cost him his marriage.

hit verb /hɪt/ [T] *(hitting, hit, hit) 3 súlyt vmit/vkit, árt vkinek/vminek [often passive]

The economy has been hit by high unemployment.

waste verb /weɪst/ [T] pazarol, elpazarol; veszteget, elveszteget

You waste a lot of water by having a bath instead of a shower.

Come on, let's get started - we've wasted enough time already.

Don't waste your money on me, love, keep it for yourself.

disadvantage noun /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪdʒ/ [C] hátrány

One disadvantage of living in the town is the lack of safe places for the children to play.

We need to consider whether the disadvantages of the plan outweigh the advantages.

downside noun /ˈdaʊn.saɪd/ [no plural] negatív oldala, hátulütője vminek

The downside of living in a city is all the pollution.

drawback noun /ˈdrɔː.bæk/ [C] hátrány

The only drawback with this camera is the price.

One of the main drawbacks of the program is the amount of memory required.

loss noun /lɒs/ 4 veszteség/kár (vki számára) (hátrány/kedvezőtlen hatás) [no plural]

It would be a great loss to the department if you left.

waste noun /weɪst/ 1 pazarlás (pénzé, időé, stb.) [U or no plural]

That meeting achieved absolutely nothing - it was a complete waste of time.

She's been unemployed for two years and it's such a waste of her talents.

This food mixer's been a total waste of money - we never use it.

weakness noun /ˈwiːk.nəs/ 2 gyenge pont [C]

There are definite weaknesses in their security arrangements.

His main weakness as a manager is his inability to delegate.

The later novels show none of the weaknesses of his earlier work.

bad adjective /bæd/ (worse, worst) 4 rossz, nem szerencsés, nem kellő, nem alkalmas

It was just bad luck that she heard us.

I'll call you later if this is a bad time for you.

detrimental adjective /ˌdet.rɪˈmen.təl/ káros (pl. hatás)

a detrimental effect

disruptive adjective /dɪsˈrʌp.tɪv/ zavart keltő, bomlasztó

disruptive behaviour

ill adjective /ɪl/ 2 rossz, káros [always before noun] (formal)

It was an ill-tempered exchange.

He suffered no ill effects from his fall.

needless adjective /ˈniːd.ləs/ felesleges, szükségtelen

a needless expense

needless worrying

negative adjective /ˈneg.ə.tɪv/ 3 ártalmas (rossz hatású)

Terrorist threats have had a very negative effect/impact on tourism.

pointless adjective /ˈpɔɪnt.ləs/ értelmetlen, felesleges

pointless arguments/conflict

a pointless exercise

It would be pointless to argue with him.

redundant adjective /rɪˈdʌn.dənt/ 2 felesleges (pl. van más/jobb helyette)

redundant weapons

senseless adjective /ˈsens.ləs/ értelmetlen; eszméletlen

senseless violence

unattractive adjective /ˌʌn.əˈtræk.tɪv/ 2 érdektelen, haszontalan; nem kívánatos (pl. tulajdonság)

an unattractive proposition

undesirable adjective /ˌʌn.dɪˈzaɪə.rə.bl̩/ (formal) nem kívánatos (hatás, következmény, viselkedés, stb.)

an undesirable influence

unfavourable adjective /ʌnˈfeɪ.vər.ə.bl̩/ 1 kedvezőtlen (elutasító) (bírálat, benyomás, stb.)

unfavourable publicity

unfavourable adjective /ʌnˈfeɪ.vər.ə.bl̩/ 2 kedvezőtlen (nem jó/problémás) (feltétel, körülmény, helyzet, stb.)

unfavourable weather conditions

unfortunate adjective /ʌnˈfɔː.tʃən.ət/ 1 szerencsétlen, sajnálatos (dolog, helyzet)

an unfortunate mistake

It was so unfortunate that she lost her job just as her husband became ill.

unhelpful adjective /ʌnˈhelp.fʊl/ 2 haszontalan

an unhelpful remark

unnecessary adjective /ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/ szükségtelen, felesleges

You don't want to make any unnecessary car journeys in this weather.

The aim is to kill the animal as quickly as possible without causing unnecessary suffering.

unwanted adjective /ʌnˈwɒn.tɪd/ felesleges

an unwanted gift

negatively adverb /ˈneg.ə.tɪv.li/ negatívan (ártalmasan)

They were very negatively affected by the changes.

unnecessarily adverb /ʌnˌnes.əˈser.əl.i/ feleslegesen

Of course we don't want to alarm people unnecessarily, but they should be alerted to potential dangers.

Phrasal verbs:

write off ↔ sb/sth /raɪt/ leír vkit/vmit, lemond vkiről/vmiről (nem fontos/hasznos vki/vmi)

They had written him off before they even met him.

Phrases and idioms:

a drain on sth nagy igénybevétel, érvágás (idő, erő, pénz, stb.)

Keeping these people in prison is a huge drain on government finances.

adverse conditions/effect(s)/impact kedvezőtlen körülmények/hatások/befolyás/stb. (ártalmas/káros)

adverse weather conditions

Pollution levels like these will certainly have an adverse effect on health.

The price rise had an adverse impact on sales.

at a disadvantage hátrányos helyzet

Being shy puts him at a disadvantage.

at sb's expense rovására, kárára vkinek

Stop making jokes at my expense.

at the expense of sth rovására vminek, kárára vminek

He spent a lot of time at work, at the expense of his marriage.

be (like) water off a duck's back falra hányt borsó

She calls him lazy and useless, but it's like water off a duck's back.

be no good or be not any/much good nincs (semmi) értelme/haszna, semmit sem ér

Shoes are no good if they let in water.

Food aid isn't much good until the fighting stops.

be no use doing sth nincs értelme

It was no use talking to him - he just wouldn't listen.

be (of) no use haszontalan; hasznavehetetlen

His advice turned out to be no use at all.

be wasted on sb kár pazarolni vkire vmit

Good coffee is wasted on Joe - he prefers instant.

down the drain kidobott, elpocsékolt (informal)

If you leave the course now, all your hard work will go down the drain.

get you nowhere vmi nem visz semmire

Bad manners will get you nowhere.

in vain hiába

I tried in vain to start a conversation.

the last person/thing, etc. az utolsó ember/dolog/stb. (a legkevésbé várt/kívánt/szükséges vki/vmi)

Three extra people to feed - that's the last thing I need!

The last thing I wanted was to make you unhappy.

Matthew is the last person I'd expect to be interested in dance.

He's the last person I'd trust with my keys.

the matter baj (vkivel/vmivel)

What's the matter? Why are you crying?

What's the matter with your hand? It's bleeding.

Is anything the matter?

to spare nélkülözhető, fölösleges (idő, pénz, stb.)

I arrived at the station with more than an hour to spare.

5. lecke (A1) – 15. lecke (A2) – 33. lecke (B1) – 60. lecke (B2) – 87. lecke (C1) – 106. lecke (C2)