7. Figyelem, tévedés A1C2 (72) – altémák

1. Odafigyelés, alaposság (35) 2. Figyelmetlenség, tévedés (37)

confuse verb /kənˈfjuːz/ [T] 2 összetéveszt vkit/vmit vkivel/vmivel

I think you're confusing me with my sister - we look quite similar.

It's easy to confuse his films, because he tends to use the same actors.

distract verb /dɪˈstrækt/ [T] elvonja a figyelmét vkinek

Don't distract her from her studies.

He tried to distract attention from his own illegal activities.

escape verb /ɪˈskeɪp/ 4 elkerüli a figyelmét vkinek [T]

Nothing that goes on in this office escapes her attention.

misinterpret verb /ˌmɪs.ɪnˈtɜː.prɪt/ [T] félreért, félreértelmez; félremagyaráz

He claims his speech was deliberately misinterpreted by journalists.

misunderstand verb /mɪsˌʌn.dəˈstænd/ [T] *(misunderstood, misunderstood) félreért vmit/vkit

He misunderstood the question completely.

overlook verb /ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk/ [T] 2 nem vesz észre vmit; nem vesz tudomást vmiről; szemet huny vmi fölött [often passive]

Two important facts have been overlooked in this case.

blindness noun /ˈblaɪnd.nəs/ [U] 2 vakság, elvakultság (észre nem vétele vminek)

My blindness to what was happening led me to make a bad decision.

distraction noun /dɪˈstræk.ʃən/ 1 figyelmet zavaró dolog [C or U]

The phone calls were a constant distraction.

error noun /ˈer.ər/ [C or U] hiba; tévedés

He admitted that he'd made an error.

The letter contained a number of typing errors.

Human error has been blamed for the air crash.

The document was destroyed in error by the police.

flaw noun /flɔː/ [C] hiba, tévedés; repedés, hiba

There's a flaw in your reasoning.

misinterpretation noun /ˌmɪs.ɪnˌtɜː.prɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ [U or no plural] félreértelmezés

What he said was a complete misinterpretation of my views.

mistake noun /mɪˈsteɪk/ [C] hiba

He made a lot of mistakes in his written test.

This letter's full of spelling mistakes.

We shouldn't have come here - it was a mistake.

It would be a big mistake to leave school.

She made the mistake of giving him her phone number.

I've discovered a few mistakes in your calculations.

I'm not blaming you - we all make mistakes.

misunderstanding noun /mɪsˌʌn.dəˈstændɪŋ/ [C or U] félreértés

There must have been a misunderstanding.

flawed adjective /flɔːd/ hibás

Diamonds are still valuable, even when they are flawed.

His argument is deeply flawed.

loose adjective /luːs/ 3 pontatlan (fordítás, adaptáció, stb.); laza (átv.) (pl. szövetség)

It's a fairly loose adaptation of the novel.

It's only a loose translation of the poem.

mistaken adjective /mɪˈsteɪ.kən/ téves; tévedésben levő

If you think you can behave like that, you are mistaken.

shallow adjective /ˈʃæl.əʊ/ 2 felszínes, felületes (nem komoly/alapos) (ember, érvelés, stb.)

He is a very shallow person.

stuck adjective /stʌk/ [never before noun] 2 elakadt (olvasásban, válaszban, feladatban, stb.)

I keep getting stuck on difficult words.

superficial adjective /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪ.ʃəl/ 1 felületes (nem alapos/gondos) (ember, tanulmány, vizsgálat, stb.)

He's a very superficial person.

superficial knowledge

unaware adjective /ˌʌn.əˈweər/ [never before noun] nincs a tudatában vminek

He was unaware that the police were watching him.

I was quite unaware of the problem.

Phrasal verbs:

mix up ↔ sb/sth /mɪks/ összekever/összetéveszt vkit/vmit vkivel/vmivel

People often mix up the sisters because they look so similar.

slip up /slɪp/ elcsúszik vhol, melléfog, téved

These figures don't make sense - have we slipped up somewhere?

Phrases and idioms:

a faraway look/expression távolba meredő, révedező tekintet/arckifejezés

He had a faraway look in his eyes.

be blind to sth nem akar észrevenni vmit

Drivers who speed are often blind to the risks they cause.

be in a dream ábrándozik, álmodozik (nem figyel a környezetre)

Half the class were in a dream this morning.

be misunderstood félreismert, meg nem értett, nem elismert

He was a genius, but misunderstood by society at the time.

be wrong téved, nincs igaza

I was wrong about the time - the shop closed at 7, not 8.

You're wrong in thinking that Matt is from the States - he's Canadian.

by mistake tévedésből

I picked up someone else's book by mistake.

I've paid this bill twice by mistake.

divert sb's attention/thoughts, etc. eltereli a figyelmét/gondolatait/stb. vkinek

A movement outside the window diverted my attention.

get sb/sth muddled up összekever, összetéveszt vkit/vmit (vkivel/vmivel)

I often get Jonathan and his brother muddled up.

get sth wrong félreért; elhibáz (pl. választ)

I got most of the answers wrong.

The newspapers got the story completely wrong.

I mean úgy értem, vagyis (tévedés javítása)

We went there in May - I mean June.

jump to conclusions elhamarkodott következtetéseket von le

He saw them talking together and jumped to conclusions.

let your guard down hagyja a figyelmét/éberségét lankadni

He's worried that if he lets his guard down that his staff will start to become lazy.

lose sight of sth szem elől téveszt vmit (átv.) (megfeledkezik egy fontos dologról)

We mustn't lose sight of the original aims of this project.

lose track nem tudja nyomon követni (figyelemmel kísérni); szem elöl téveszt

I've lost track of how much we've spent.

sb's attention/mind/thoughts, etc. wander elkalandozik a figyelme/esze/gondolatai/stb.

I was bored and my thoughts started to wander.

7. lecke (A1) – 18. lecke (A2) – 40. lecke (B1) – 67. lecke (B2) – 91. lecke (C1) – 111. lecke (C2)