8. Gond, nyugalom B2 (46) – altémák

Gond, nyugalom* (24) 1. Gond, szenvedés (22)

upset verb /ʌpˈset/ [T] *(upsetting, upset, upset) felzaklat, felizgat

The phone call had clearly upset her.

It still upsets him when he thinks about the accident.

Don't upset yourself by thinking about what might have happened.

nerves noun /nɜːvz/ [plural] idegesség

I always suffer from nerves before a match.

I need something to calm my nerves.

pressure noun /ˈpreʃ.ər/ 2 stressz (nehéz/feszült/problémás helyzet) [C or U]

She's got a lot of pressure on her at work just now.

Be nice to him - he's been under a lot of pressure recently.

Can you work well under pressure?

the pressures of work

quiet noun /kwaɪət/ [U] csend, nyugalom

She needs a bit of peace and quiet.

relief noun /rɪˈliːf/ 1 megkönnyebbülés (megnyugvás) [U or no plural]

It'll be such a relief when these exams are over.

"James can come tonight." "Well, that's a relief!"

I felt such a sense of relief when we finished the project.

tension noun /ˈtent.ʃən/ 1 feszültség, szorongás (érzés) [U]

You could feel the tension in the room as we waited for our exam results.

tension noun /ˈtent.ʃən/ 2 feszültség (emberek/csoportok között) [C or U]

ethnic/racial tension

There are growing tensions between the two countries.

comfortable adjective /ˈkʌmpf.tə.bl̩/ 3 nyugodt, felszabadult

I don't feel comfortable about leaving the children here alone.

irritated adjective /ˈɪr.ɪˌteɪ.tɪd/ ingerült, bosszús

Ben began to get increasingly irritated by/with her questions.

irritating adjective /ˈɪr.ɪˌteɪ.tɪŋ/ bosszantó, ingerlő

an irritating habit

outrageous adjective /aʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/ felháborító, gyalázatos

outrageous behaviour/clothes

That's an outrageous thing to say!

The prices in that restaurant were outrageous.

relieved adjective /rɪˈliːvd/ megkönnyebbült

I'm just relieved that she's safe and well.

I heard a noise and was relieved to find that it was only a cat.

tense adjective /tents/ 1 feszült, szorongó (lelkiállapot)

She was very tense as she waited for the interview.

tense adjective /tents/ 2 feszült, szorongatott (helyzet)

There were some tense moments in the second half of the game.

calmly adverb /ˈkɑːm.li/ nyugodtan, higgadtan

She reacted surprisingly calmly to the news of his death.

nervously adverb /ˈnɜː.vəs.li/ idegesen

to giggle/laugh nervously

peacefully adverb /ˈpiːs.fəl.i/ békésen (csendesen, nyugodtan/békés szándékkal)

He died peacefully at home.

Phrasal verbs:

calm down ↔ (sb) /kɑːm/ megnyugszik; megnyugtat

Calm down, Lily, and tell me what's wrong.

She was angry at first but we managed to calm her down.

She sat down and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down.

chill out /tʃɪl/ megnyugszik; nyugodt marad (informal)

Chill out, Dad - if we miss this train there's always another one.

cool down/off ↔ (sb/sth) /kuːl/ 2 megnyugszik; megnyugtat

Just leave her to cool off and then talk to her.

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.

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