6. Fáradtság, alvás B1B2 (22) – altémák

Fáradtság, alvás* (22)

snore verb /snɔːr/ [I] horkol

He was snoring so much it kept me awake.

strain verb /streɪn/ 1 megerőltet, túlerőltet (izmot, szemet, stb.) [T]

I think I've strained a muscle.

Don't read in the dark or you'll strain your eyes.

wake verb /weɪk/ [I or T] *(woke, woken) felébred; felébreszt

Please wake me early tomorrow.

yawn verb /jɔːn/ [I] ásít, ásítozik

I can't stop yawning - I must be tired.

exhaustion noun /ɪgˈzɔːs.tʃən/ [U] kimerültség

She felt ill with exhaustion.

The tennis star is said to be suffering from exhaustion.

sleep noun /sliːp/ 1 alvás (alvó állapot) [U]

I couldn't get back to sleep.

He often talks in his sleep.

sleep noun /sliːp/ 2 alvás (alvással töltött idő) [C]

You just need a good night's sleep.

You must be tired after all that driving - why don't you have a little sleep?

strain noun /streɪn/ 2 túlfeszítettség, nyomás (átv.) (idegi/szellemi) [C or U]

She's a lot better than she was but she's still not ready to face the stresses and strains of a job.

He's been under a lot of strain recently.

tiredness noun /ˈtaɪəd.nəs/ [U] fáradtság

He said that it was tiredness that led him to make the mistake.

I was overtaken by a sudden wave of tiredness.

asleep adjective /əˈsliːp/ [never before noun] alva, alvó

The children are asleep.

I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

I'm surprised to see you awake - ten minutes ago you were fast/sound asleep.

I've only just got up and I'm still half asleep.

awake adjective /əˈweɪk/ [never before noun] ébren levő

I find it so difficult to stay awake during history lessons.

I drink a lot of coffee to keep me awake.

I lay awake half the night worrying.

exhausted adjective /ɪgˈzɔː.stɪd/ kimerült (nagyon fáradt)

By the time they reached the summit they were exhausted.

Exhausted, they fell asleep.

exhausting adjective /ɪgˈzɔː.stɪŋ/ kimerítő

I've had an exhausting day.

sleepy adjective /ˈsliːp.i/ 1 álmos (aludni szeretne)

The heat had made me sleepy.

tiring adjective /ˈtaɪə.rɪŋ/ fárasztó

I've had a very tiring day.

Looking after three kids is extremely tiring.

up adverb /ʌp/ 3 fenn, fent (nem az ágyban)

I stayed up all night finishing this report.

Phrasal verbs:

burn out /bɜːn/ kiég, teljesen kifárasztja magát (túlerőltetéstől nagyon elfárad/megbetegszik)

If he keeps working this hard he'll just burn out.

stay up /steɪ/ (későig) fennmarad

We stayed up (late) to watch a film.

wear out ↔ sb /weər/ kimerít vkit

Standing up all day is wearing me out.

Phrases and idioms:

a deep sleep mély álom

He fell into a deep sleep.

fall asleep/ill elalszik/megbetegedik

I fell asleep on the sofa watching TV.

get/go to sleep elalszik

I couldn't get to sleep at all last night for worrying.

You'll find that your baby usually goes to sleep after a feed.

Kommunikációs szándékok: Fájdalom, kimerültség, szenvedés

1. lecke (A1) – 9. lecke (A2) – 22. lecke (B1) – 49. lecke (B2) – 80. lecke (C1) – 98. lecke (C2)