29.1.7. gy. C1C2 (példák)

crude adjective /kruːd/ 1 kidolgozatlan, egyszerű (eszköz, fegyver, stb.)

a crude device/weapon

foul adjective /faʊl/ 2 pocsék

foul weather

She's in a foul mood.

grim adjective /grɪm/ (grimmer, grimmest) 3 komor, nyomasztó (hely)

grim industrial regions

inferior adjective /ɪnˈfɪə.ri.ər/ alacsonyabb rendű (vkinél/vminél); rosszabb minőségű (pl. áru)

I've never felt inferior to anyone.

inferior goods/products

pathetic adjective /pəˈθet.ɪk/ 1 szánalmas, gyatra, kétségbeejtően rossz (informal)

He made a rather pathetic attempt to apologize.

You're too frightened to speak to her? Come on, that's pathetic!

It was a pathetic performance and the team lost badly.

pitiful adjective /ˈpɪt.i.fəl/ szánalmas (siralmas/gyatra/elégtelen) (disapproving)

a pitiful excuse

pitiful wages

The amount of time and money being spent on researching this disease is pitiful.

primitive adjective /ˈprɪm.ɪ.tɪv/ 2 kezdetleges, primitív (alacsony színvonalú/elavult) (disapproving)

The conditions at the campsite were rather primitive.

wretched adjective /ˈretʃ.ɪd/ 2 átkozott (siralmas, szánalmas) (nagyon rossz) (pl. körülmények)

The refugees were living in wretched conditions.

poorly adverb /ˈpɔː.li/ rosszul, gyengén (iskolázott, fizetett, stb.)

poorly educated

Phrases and idioms:

go downhill romlik (pl. egészség)

After his wife died, his health started to go downhill.