11.1.2. gy. B1 (példák)

niece noun /niːs/ [C] unokahúg, unokanővér

We're taking my niece on holiday with us.

relation noun /rɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ 1 rokon (a rokonság tagja) [C]

The funeral was attended by friends and relations.

What relation are you to Julie?

She's a relation by marriage because she married my cousin.

Emma is a distant relation of my wife.

relative noun /ˈrel.ə.tɪv/ [C] rokon (a rokonság tagja)

There was a party for friends and relatives.

I haven't got many blood relatives.

All her close/distant relatives came to the wedding.

twin noun /twɪn/ [C] iker, ikertestvér; iker-

My sister has twin sons.

a twin sister

wedding noun /ˈwed.ɪŋ/ [C] esküvő

a wedding cake/dress/invitation/present/reception

Do you know the date of Cathy and Matthew's wedding?

It was their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary last week.

close adjective /kləʊs/ 3 közeli (rokon) [always before noun]

There weren't many people at the funeral - just close family/relatives.

engaged adjective /ɪnˈgeɪdʒd/ 1 jegyes, jegyese vkinek

Debbie and Chris have just got engaged.

She was engaged to some guy in the army.

pregnant adjective /ˈpreg.nənt/ terhes, állapotos (nő); vemhes (állat)

to get pregnant

She's five and a half months pregnant.

My mother stopped smoking when she became pregnant.

My sister is pregnant with twins.

Phrasal verbs:

bring up ↔ sb /brɪŋ/ felnevel vkit

She was brought up by her grandmother.

David was brought up to respect authority.

Phrases and idioms:

elder sister/brother/son/daughter idősebb lánytestvér/fiútestvér/fia/lánya (nővér/báty/stb.)

My elder sister is getting married.

eldest child/brother/daughter, etc. legidősebb gyerek/fiútestvér/lány

Her eldest child is nearly 14.

single parent gyerekeket egyedül nevelő szülő

Many single parents find it difficult to get a job.

The number of single-parent families dependent on the state has risen enormously in recent years.

take care of sb/sth gondoskodik vmiről/vkiről (gondját viseli)

Take good care of your sister, Patrick.

Don't worry about me, I can take care of myself.

My parents will take care of the house while we're away.