7. Hasznos, felesleges C1 (19) – altémák

Hasznos, felesleges* (19)

asset noun /ˈæ.set/ 1 erőssége vkinek/vminek [C]

He'll be a great asset to the team.

downside noun /ˈdaʊn.saɪd/ [no plural] negatív oldala, hátulütője vminek

The downside of living in a city is all the pollution.

drawback noun /ˈdrɔː.bæk/ [C] hátrány

The only drawback with this camera is the price.

One of the main drawbacks of the program is the amount of memory required.

strength noun /streŋθ/ 2 erősség, az erőssége vkinek/vminek [C]

We all have our strengths and weaknesses.

The great strength of this arrangement is its simplicity.

usefulness noun /ˈjuːs.fəl.nəs/ [U] hasznosság

He explained the usefulness of having a wi-fi connection.

ill adjective /ɪl/ 2 rossz, káros [always before noun] (formal)

It was an ill-tempered exchange.

He suffered no ill effects from his fall.

invaluable adjective /ɪnˈvæl.ju.ə.bl̩/ rendkívül hasznos, felbecsülhetetlen értékű (segítség, információ, stb.)

Her contacts in government proved invaluable to the company.

pointless adjective /ˈpɔɪnt.ləs/ értelmetlen, felesleges

pointless arguments/conflict

a pointless exercise

It would be pointless to argue with him.

practical adjective /ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl/ 3 célszerű, hasznos, praktikus (jól hasznavehető/célszerű vmire)

practical clothes/shoes

Pale carpets just aren't practical if you have kids.

profitable adjective /ˈprɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/ 2 hasznos

a profitable discussion

I made profitable use of my time, mixing with a lot of different people and practising my Spanish.

unattractive adjective /ˌʌn.əˈtræk.tɪv/ 2 érdektelen, haszontalan; nem kívánatos (pl. tulajdonság)

an unattractive proposition

unhelpful adjective /ʌnˈhelp.fʊl/ 2 haszontalan

an unhelpful remark

unwanted adjective /ʌnˈwɒn.tɪd/ felesleges

an unwanted gift

worthy adjective /ˈwɜː.ði/ méltó, érdemes (tiszteletre, csodálatra, támogatásra, stb.) (formal)

He is unlikely to succeed in getting his bill through Congress, however worthy it is.

Every year she makes a large donation to a worthy cause.

unnecessarily adverb /ʌnˌnes.əˈser.əl.i/ feleslegesen

Of course we don't want to alarm people unnecessarily, but they should be alerted to potential dangers.

Phrases and idioms:

at the expense of sth rovására vminek, kárára vminek

He spent a lot of time at work, at the expense of his marriage.

in vain hiába

I tried in vain to start a conversation.

there's no harm in doing sth nem árt, ha ...

I suppose there's no harm in trying.

to spare nélkülözhető, fölösleges (idő, pénz, stb.)

I arrived at the station with more than an hour to spare.

5. lecke (A1) – 15. lecke (A2) – 33. lecke (B1) – 60. lecke (B2) – 87. lecke (C1) – 106. lecke (C2)