1. Betegség B1B2 (65) – altémák

Betegség* (45) 2. Tünetek, fájdalmak (20)

bury verb /ˈber.i/ [T] 1 eltemet vkit (holttestet) (!)

He was buried in Highgate Cemetery.

develop verb /dɪˈvel.əp/ 3 (betegséget) kap; felvesz (szokást) [I or T]

The study showed that one in twelve women is likely to develop breast cancer.

She's developed some very strange habits lately.

addict noun /ˈæd.ɪkt/ [C] függő, káros szenvedély rabja (!)

a drug/heroin addict

a gambling addict

I'm a chocolate/shopping addict.

addiction noun /əˈdɪk.ʃən/ [C or U] függőség (!)

drug addiction

an addiction to alcohol

His addiction to computer games means he is spending far too much time indoors.

backache noun /ˈbæk.eɪk/ [C or U] hátfájás

I had terrible backache last week.

breakdown noun /ˈbreɪk.daʊn/ [C] 1 ideg-összeroppanás, idegösszeomlás

Later that year she had a breakdown.

a nervous breakdown

bug noun /bʌg/ [C] 2 enyhe vírus

I had a stomach bug last week.

There's a bug going around.

cancer noun /ˈkænt.sər/ [C or U] rák (betegség) (!)

breast/lung cancer

He died of liver cancer.

cancer of the stomach

a cancer patient

cemetery noun /ˈsem.ə.tri/ [C] temető

She went to the cemetery where her grandfather was buried.

condition noun /kənˈdɪʃ.ən/ 2 betegség [C]

a medical condition

He suffers from a rare heart condition.

death noun /deθ/ [C or U] halál; halálozás

The disease causes thousands of deaths a year.

Do you believe in life after death?

He never got over the death of his daughter.

death threats

depression noun /dɪˈpreʃ.ən/ [C or U] 1 lehangoltság; depresszió

If you suffer from depression, it's best to get professional help.

disability noun /ˌdɪs.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [C or U] rokkantság, (testi/szellemi) fogyatékosság

a physical/learning disability

Trying to change attitudes to disability is a real struggle.

disease noun /dɪˈziːz/ [C or U] betegség

heart disease

a common/rare disease

They reported a sudden outbreak of the disease in the south of the country.

The first symptom of the disease is a very high temperature.

Starvation and disease have killed thousands of refugees.

earache noun /ˈɪər.eɪk/ [C or U] fülfájás

He was suffering from earache.

flu noun /fluː/ [U] influenza

a flu virus

I had the flu last week.

funeral noun /ˈfjuː.nər.əl/ [C] temetés

The funeral will be held next Friday.

Over 300 people attended the funeral.

grave noun /greɪv/ [C] sír

an unmarked grave

heart attack noun /ˈhɑːt.əˌtæk/ [C] szívroham

John had a heart attack three years ago.

illness noun /ˈɪl.nəs/ 1 betegség (testi, lelki) [C]

He died at home after a long illness.

illness noun /ˈɪl.nəs/ 2 betegség (beteg állapot) [U]

She had five days off work due to illness.

infection noun /ɪnˈfek.ʃən/ [C or U] fertőzés (vírus-, baktérium-, stb.)

a serious infection

a throat infection

Bandage the wound to reduce the risk of infection.

loss noun /lɒs/ 2 elvesztés (a halála vkinek) [C or U] (!)

They never got over the loss of their son.

obsession noun /əbˈseʃ.ən/ [C or U] megszállottság, rögeszme

an unhealthy obsession with death

her chocolate obsession

He's always wanted to find his natural mother but recently it's become an obsession.

sickness noun /ˈsɪk.nəs/ [U] betegség; émelygés

There's a lot of sickness around this winter.

She's had three weeks off for sickness this year.

stroke noun /strəʊk/ [C] 1 agyvérzés

She suffered/had a stroke which left her unable to speak.

suicide noun /ˈsuː.ɪ.saɪd/ [C or U] öngyilkosság (!)

to attempt/commit suicide

The suicide rate among men between the ages of 16 and 25 has risen alarmingly.

Many suicides occur in prisons.

tomb noun /tuːm/ [C] sír, síremlék

He is buried in a tomb.

virus noun /ˈvaɪə.rəs/ [C] 2 vírus (betegséget okozó)

a flu virus

I don't know exactly what's wrong with her - I think it's some sort of virus.

addicted adjective /əˈdɪk.tɪd/ 1 függő (szenvedélybeteg)

He later became addicted to heroin.

blind adjective /blaɪnd/ vak

She's been blind since birth.

He started to go blind in his sixties.

deadly adjective /ˈded.li/ halálos (halált okozó)

a deadly virus

a deadly weapon

deaf adjective /def/ süket; nagyothalló

He's been totally/partially deaf since birth.

disabled adjective /dɪˈseɪ.bl̩d/ rokkant, mozgássérült, testi/szellemi fogyatékos

The accident left him severely disabled.

The library does not have disabled access.

drunk adjective /drʌŋk/ [never before noun] részeg, ittas (!)

He got very drunk at my sister's wedding.

I'd had a glass of wine but I certainly wasn't drunk.

He came home last night blind drunk.

fatal adjective /ˈfeɪ.təl/ 1 halálos (betegség, baleset, stb.)

This illness is fatal in almost all cases.

the fatal shooting of an unarmed 15-year-old

mad adjective /mæd/ (madder, maddest) 3 őrült, bolond (szellemi beteg)

I think I must be going mad.

He went mad with grief.

Do I look like some mad old woman in this hat?

unhealthy adjective /ʌnˈhel.θi/ egészségtelen (egészségre káros); beteg, beteges (vki); természetellenes

He has a very unhealthy lifestyle.

unwell adjective /ʌnˈwel/ [never before noun] (formal) nincs jól

to feel/look unwell

Phrasal verbs:

come down with sth /kʌm/ vmivel ágynak esik, vmiben megbetegszik

The whole family came down with food poisoning.

go down with sth /gəʊ/ megkap, elkap (betegséget)

All of us who swam that day have gone down with heavy colds.

pass away /pɑːs/ elhuny

She passed away peacefully in her sleep.

Phrases and idioms:

get cancer/flu, etc. rákot/influenzát/stb. kap

I'm getting another cold.

lose your life életét veszti

Millions of young men lost their lives in the war.

suffer from sth szenved vmitől/vmiben (vmilyen betegségben)

She suffers from severe depression.

She's been suffering from cancer for two years.

Kommunikációs szándékok: Fájdalom, kimerültség, szenvedés

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