34.5.3. gy. C1C2 (példák)

blue adjective /bluː/ 2 szomorú (informal)

I was feeling blue.

dark adjective /dɑːk/ 3 sötét, szomorú

a dark period in human history

devastated adjective /ˈdev.ə.steɪ.tɪd/ lesújtott

She was devastated when her husband died.

They were devastated by the terrible news.

devastating adjective /ˈdev.ə.steɪ.tɪŋ/ 1 lesújtó

Despite the devastating news, no one is giving up hope.

grim adjective /grɪm/ (grimmer, grimmest) 2 komor, zord

a grim expression

shattered adjective /ˈʃæt.əd/ 1 összetört (átv.) (lelkileg)

She was absolutely shattered when she failed the exam.

Phrases and idioms:

be down in the dumps maga alatt van (boldogtalan, lehangolt) (informal)

He looks a bit down in the dumps.

bring a lump to your throat gombóc nő a torkába (sírás kerülgeti)

It was a very moving speech, and it brought a lump to my throat.

cry your eyes out kisírja a szemét

She cried her eyes out when he left her for another girl.

doom and gloom gyász és végzet (boldogtalanság és kilátástalanság)

Life's not all doom and gloom, you know.

go/fall to pieces összeomlik (érzelmileg)

He went to pieces when his mother died.

shed tears könnyet ejt

I shed a few tears when he left.