5. Irigység, hiúság A1C2 (31) – altémák

1. Irigység, önzés, kapzsiság (13) 2. Büszkeség, hiúság, önteltség (18)

envy verb /ˈen.vi/ [T] irigyel vkit vmiért/vkitől vmit

I envy her ability to talk to people she's never met before.

I don't envy you the job of cooking for all those people.

envy noun /ˈen.vi/ [U] irigység

I watched with envy as she set off for the airport.

greed noun /griːd/ [U] mohóság; kapzsiság

We were shocked by their greed.

jealousy noun /ˈdʒel.ə.si/ [U] féltékenység (vkire/vmire)

He broke his brother's new bike in a fit of jealousy.

Jealousy can ruin relationships.

selfishness noun /ˈsel.fɪʃ.nəs/ [U] önzés

selfish behaviour

What a selfish thing to do!

greedy adjective /ˈgriː.di/ mohó, kapzsi

greedy, selfish people

jealous adjective /ˈdʒel.əs/ 2 féltékeny (vmire) (irigyel vmit)

He had always been very jealous of his brother's good looks.

mean adjective /miːn/ 1 zsugori

He's too mean to buy her a ring.

My landlord's very mean with the heating - it's only on for two hours each day.

self-centred adjective /ˌselfˈsen.təd/ önző

Stop being so self-centred!

selfish adjective /ˈsel.fɪʃ/ (disapproving) önző

It's very selfish of him to go away every weekend.

The judge told him: "Your attitude shows a selfish disregard for others."

jealously adverb /ˈdʒel.əs.li/ féltékenyen (vkire/vmire)

She eyed Gwen's engagement ring jealously.

Phrases and idioms:

(be) green with envy sárga az irigységtől

Sam's got a job in the south of France and we're all green with envy!

be the envy of sb irigység tárgya

Her new office was the envy of the whole company.

8. lecke (A1) – 20. lecke (A2) – 46. lecke (B1) – 75. lecke (B2) – 95. lecke (C1) – 115. lecke (C2)