38.2.3. gy. B2 (példák)

insult verb /ɪnˈsʌlt/ [T] megsért, sérteget

How dare you insult me in front of my friends!

offend verb /əˈfend/ [T] megbánt, megsért

I think she was a bit offended that she hadn't been invited to the party.

He looked a offended when you called him middle-aged.

If the sight of a few dirty dishes offends you, then I think you've got problems!

swear verb /sweər/ *(swore, sworn) 1 káromkodik [I]

It was a real shock, the first time I heard my mother swear.

When the taxi driver started to swear at him, he walked off.

dishonesty noun /dɪˈsɒn.ɪ.sti/ [U] tisztességtelenség, becstelenség

Her dishonesty landed her in prison.

insult noun /ˈɪn.sʌlt/ [C] sértés; gorombaság

They were shouting insults at each other.

offence noun /əˈfents/ 2 sértés, megbántás [U]

I really didn't mean to cause/give any offence - I was just stating my opinion.

Do you think he took offence at what I said about his hair?

If you don't mind, I'd rather go on my own - no offence, but I think it would be better.

scandal noun /ˈskæn.dəl/ [C or U] botrány, felháborító dolog

a financial/political scandal

Their affair caused/created a scandal in the office.

If there is the slightest suggestion/hint of scandal, the public will no longer trust us.

It's a scandal (that) children could be treated in this way.

cheeky adjective /ˈtʃiː.ki/ szemtelen

She's got such a cheeky grin.

Don't be so cheeky!

dishonest adjective /dɪˈsɒn.ɪst/ nem becsületes, tisztességtelen

a dishonest lawyer

a dishonest way of making money

He's been dishonest in his dealings with us/about his past.

immoral adjective /ɪˈmɒr.əl/ erkölcstelen

immoral behaviour