34.8.3. gy. B2 (példák)

bear verb /beər/ *(bore, borne) 1 visel, elvisel, tűr, eltűr; kibír, kiáll; elszenved [T]

I like her but I can't bear her friends.

I can't bear being bored.

He couldn't bear to see the dog in pain.

How can you bear to talk to him?

endure verb /ɪnˈdjʊər/ [T] elvisel; tart, kitart

We had to endure a nine-hour delay at the airport.

She's already had to endure three painful operations on her leg.

haunt verb /hɔːnt/ [T] 2 kísért (rossz emlék/érzés) (!)

Fighting in Vietnam was an experience that would haunt him for the rest of his life.

Thirty years after the fire he is still haunted by images of death and destruction.

suffer verb /ˈsʌf.ər/ 1 szenved (testileg/lelkileg) [I]

She really suffers in the winter when it's cold and her joints get stiff.

I think he suffered quite a lot when his wife left him.

If you're not happy with it, you should complain. Don't just suffer in silence.

suffer verb /ˈsʌf.ər/ 2 szenved, elszenved vmit; kárt szenved, romlik [I or T]

The party suffered a crushing defeat in the last election.

Twenty-five policemen suffered minor injuries during the protest.

The city suffered another blow last month with the closure of the local car factory.

If you will insist on eating three helpings of dessert, I'm afraid you'll have to suffer the consequences!

When you're working such long hours, it's almost inevitable that your marriage will start to suffer.

embarrassment noun /ɪmˈbær.ə.smənt/ [C or U] feszengés, zavar; zavaró tényező

She blushed with embarrassment.

My parents were such an embarrassment to me.

Phrases and idioms:

at ease nyugodt (lelkiállapotban van)

I felt completely at ease with him.

drive sb mad/crazy, etc. megőrjít, az őrületbe kerget (informal)

My mother-in-law has been staying with us this past week and she's driving me crazy.

He leaves dirty clothes all over the floor and it's driving me mad.

get on sb's nerves idegeire megy vkinek

If we spend too much time together, we end up getting on each other's nerves.

leave sb alone békén hagy

Leave him alone, he's tired.

Leave me alone! I'm trying to work.