38.4.2. gy. B2 (példák)

betray verb /bɪˈtreɪ/ [T] elárul vkit/vmit; cserbenhagy

She felt betrayed by her mother's lack of support.

He promised never to betray her.

cheat verb /tʃiːt/ [I or T] csal; becsap vkit

Anyone caught cheating will be immediately disqualified from the exam.

She was caught cheating in her French exam.

He cheats at cards.

deceive verb /dɪˈsiːv/ [T] becsap vkit, elhitet vmit vkivel; ámítja magát (vmivel)

The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.

The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out.

disguise verb /dɪsˈgaɪz/ [T] 1 álcáz (kinézetet megváltoztat)

He disguised himself by shaving his head and wearing a false beard.

Minor skin imperfections can usually be disguised with make-up.

We tried to disguise the fact that it was just a school hall by putting up coloured lights and balloons.

fool verb /fuːl/ [T] becsap, bolondít

Don't be fooled by his appearance.

She said she was doing it to help me but I wasn't fooled.

Tim was fooled into believing that he'd won a lot of money.

invent verb /ɪnˈvent/ [T] 2 kitalál (vmit ami nem igaz) (történetet, magyarázatot, kifogást, stb.)

But I didn't invent the story - everything I told you is true.

pretend verb /prɪˈtend/ [I] színlel vmit, úgy tesz, mintha vmit csinálna; azt játssza (, hogy)

She's not really hurt - she's only pretending.

He pretended (that) he didn't mind, but I knew that he did.

Were you just pretending to be interested?

Of course I was angry - I can't pretend otherwise.

trick verb /trɪk/ [T] beugrat, becsap

They tricked him into signing the papers.

disguise noun /dɪsˈgaɪz/ [C or U] álruha

She usually goes out in disguise to avoid being bothered by the public.

liar noun /ˈlaɪ.ər/ [C] hazug (ember)

He's such a liar - you can't trust a word he says.

You liar - I never touched it!

mask noun /mɑːsk/ [C] álarc, maszk

a gas mask

The bank robbers wore masks throughout the raid.

Phrasal verbs:

let down ↔ sb /let/ csalódást okoz vkinek; cserbenhagy vkit

I've promised to go to the party with Beth and I feel I can't let her down.

see through sb/sth /siː/ átlát vmin/vkin (belelát a szándékába)

It didn't take long for us to see through his charm.

be taken in /teɪk/ rászed vkit (becsap)

He told her a pack of lies and she was completely taken in by him.

Phrases and idioms:

break an agreement/promise, etc. megszeg egy megállapodást/ígéretet/stb.

She agreed not to tell anyone but she has broken her promise.