7. Elégedettség, elégedetlenség A1C2 (64) – altémák

1. Elégedettség, kényelem (31) 2. Csalódás, elégedetlenség, rosszkedv (33)

complain verb /kəmˈpleɪn/ [I] panaszkodik (vkinek) (vmiről)

Lots of people have complained about the noise.

He's always complaining!

He complained that she never listened to him.

If the service was so bad why didn't you complain to the manager?

disappoint verb /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪnt/ [T] csalódást okoz

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm afraid I can't come after all.

We don't want to disappoint the fans.

moan verb /məʊn/ [I] 1 siránkozik

She's always moaning about something.

complaint noun /kəmˈpleɪnt/ 1 panasz, panaszkodás (panasztétel) [C or U]

We've received a complaint from one of our listeners about offensive language.

I've made a complaint to the police about the noise.

We've had complaints that you've been playing your radio too loud.

complaint noun /kəmˈpleɪnt/ 2 panasz (a panasz tárgya) [C]

My only complaint was the lack of refreshments.

disappointment noun /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/ 1 csalódás, kiábrándultság (az érzés) [U]

Book early to avoid disappointment.

To my (great) disappointment, he decided to leave.

disappointment noun /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪnt.mənt/ 2 csalódás (az érzés okozója) [C]

The party turned out to be a big / huge / great disappointment.

I'm afraid I've been rather a disappointment to my parents.

discomfort noun /dɪˈskʌm.fət/ 1 kényelmetlenség (fizikai) [C or U]

They travelled in great discomfort.

discontent noun /ˌdɪs.kənˈtent/ [U] elégedetlenség

There is growing discontent with this government.

dissatisfaction noun /ˌdɪs.sæt.ɪsˈfæk.ʃən/ [U] elégedetlenség

At the moment she's experiencing a lot of dissatisfaction with her job.

frustration noun /frʌsˈtreɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] csalódás, csalódást okozó dolog; frusztráltság, csalódottság, kudarcélmény

I could sense his frustration at not being able to help.

inconvenience noun /ˌɪn.kənˈviː.ni.ənts/ [C or U] kényelmetlenség, alkalmatlanság

The Director apologized for any inconvenience caused.

Having to wait for ten minutes was a minor inconvenience.

bad-tempered adjective /ˌbædˈtemp.əd/ rosszkedvű, zsémbes, házsártos

She's very bad-tempered in the mornings!

bitter adjective /ˈbɪt.ər/ 2 elkeseredett (ember)

I feel very bitter about my childhood and the way I was treated.

She'd suffered terribly over the years but it hadn't made her bitter.

bitter adjective /ˈbɪt.ər/ 4 keserű, keserves (csalódás, kiábrándulás)

Failing the final exams was a bitter disappointment for me.

She learnt through bitter experience that he was not to be trusted.

cynical adjective /ˈsɪn.ɪk.əl/ cinikus

Many people have become cynical about politicians.

disappointed adjective /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪd/ csalódott, kiábrándult

She was disappointed (that) they hadn't phoned.

We were deeply disappointed at/about the result.

His parents were bitterly disappointed in/with him.

He was disappointed to find they'd already gone.

disappointing adjective /ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪŋ/ csalódást keltő, elkeserítő

What a disappointing performance/result!

The response to our advertisement has been very disappointing.

disillusioned adjective /ˌdɪs.ɪˈluː.ʒənd/ kiábrándult, csalódott

She says she's disillusioned with the music business.

dissatisfied adjective /ˌdɪsˈsæt.ɪs.faɪd/ elégedetlen

If you're dissatisfied with the service, why don't you complain to the hotel manager?

frustrated adjective /frʌsˈtreɪ.tɪd/ frusztrált, lelombozott

I'm very frustrated at/with my lack of progress.

Fans are frustrated by their lack of success this season.

frustrating adjective /frʌsˈtreɪ.tɪŋ/ frusztráló, idegesítő

a frustrating situation

It's frustrating to see money going to waste like that.

grim adjective /grɪm/ (grimmer, grimmest) 1 elkeserítő (aggasztó, rossz) (hír, jövő, stb.)

grim news

The future looks grim.

grumpy adjective /ˈgrʌm.pi/ mogorva, zsörtölődő

a grumpy old man

unhappy adjective /ʌnˈhæp.i/ 2 elégedetlen

I'm unhappy about the situation.

We were very unhappy with the service at the hotel.

Phrasal verbs:

get sb down /get/ elkeserít

All this uncertainty is really getting me down.

Phrases and idioms:

a shame kár (csalódás/szomorúság kifejezése)

It's a real shame to waste all this food.

What a shame that they had to destroy such a beautiful building.

bear a grudge neheztel (vkire)

They were rude to her in the past, but she's not the kind of woman who bears grudges.

have a chip on your shoulder nem tud napirendre térni fölötte (informal)

She's always had a real chip on her shoulder because she didn't go to university.

kick yourself felpofozza magát, falba veri a fejét (saját ostobasága miatt) (informal)

I could have kicked myself for saying that.

lose heart elcsügged

Don't lose heart, there'll be plenty more chances for promotion.

take exception to sth bosszankodik/megsértődik vmi miatt; kifogásol vmit (formal)

He took exception to being asked to sweep the floor.

turn your nose up at sth elhúzza az orrát vmire (nem felel meg neki vmi) (informal)

He turned his nose up at my offer of soup, saying he wanted a proper meal.

Kommunikációs szándékok: Elégedettség – Elégedetlenség, csalódás – Kifogás, panasz, rosszkedv

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