38.2.8. gy. C1C2 (példák)

sick adjective /sɪk/ 3 morbid, beteges (gondolkodás, viselkedés, stb.)

He's got a sick mind.

a sick joke

tactless adjective /ˈtækt.ləs/ tapintatlan

That was a really tactless thing to say.

tasteless adjective /ˈteɪst.ləs/ 3 ízléstelen, tapintatlan (tréfa, viselkedés, stb.)

a tasteless joke

thoughtless adjective /ˈθɔːt.ləs/ figyelmetlen (tapintatlan); meggondolatlan

I should have called her to say we'd be late - it was a bit thoughtless of me.

unscrupulous adjective /ʌnˈskruː.pjə.ləs/ lelkiismeretlen (gátlástalan)

an unscrupulous financial adviser

dishonestly adverb /dɪˈsɒn.ɪst.li/ tisztességtelenül

She acted dishonestly.

rudely adverb /ˈruːd.li/ udvariatlanul, durván

He rudely pushed past us.

beneath preposition /bɪˈniːθ/ 2 vki méltóságán aluli

He thinks housework is beneath him.

Phrases and idioms:

add insult to injury sérelmet sértéssel tetéz, sértést sértésre halmoz

To add insult to injury, we had to pay for the damage!

be in bad/poor taste ízléstelen (viselkedés, tréfa, stb.)

He told a joke about a plane crash which I thought was in rather poor taste.