34.5.4. gy. B1B2 (példák)

sadness noun /ˈsæd.nəs/ [U] szomorúság, bánat

Her sadness at her grandfather's death was obvious.

tear noun /tɪər/ [C usually plural] könny

These are tears of joy.

Did you notice the tears in his eyes when he talked about Diane?

Her eyes filled with tears.

unhappiness noun /ʌnˈhæp.ɪ.nəs/ [U] boldogtalanság

Her unhappiness was obvious to everyone.

depressed adjective /dɪˈprest/ 1 lehangolt; depressziós

He seemed a bit depressed about his work situation.

She became deeply depressed when her husband died.

depressing adjective /dɪˈpres.ɪŋ/ nyomasztó, lehangoló

I find this weather so depressing.

Her letter made depressing reading.

It was very depressing watching the news on television tonight.

It's depressing to think that we've got five more years of this government!

down adjective /daʊn/ 1 szomorú, rosszkedvű

She's been really down since her husband died.

I've been (feeling) a bit down this week.

miserable adjective /ˈmɪz.ər.ə.bl̩/ 1 nyomorult, szerencsétlen (levert, szomorú)

I just woke up feeling miserable.

pessimistic adjective /ˌpes.ɪˈmɪs.tɪk/ borúlátó, pesszimista

The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic.

The doctors are pessimistic about his chances of recovery.

sadly adverb /ˈsæd.li/ 1 szomorúan

"He's gone away for six months," she said sadly.

Phrases and idioms:

a broken heart összetört szív

They said she died of a broken heart.

be in a mood rosszkedvű

Ignore him - he's in a mood.

burst into tears könnyekre fakad

She burst into tears and ran out of the room.

in tears sír

I found him in tears in his bedroom.