38.6.2. gy. C1C2 (példák)

nerve noun /nɜːv/ 3 merészség vmihez [no plural]

I haven't got the nerve to tell him I'm leaving.

He lost his nerve and couldn't go through with it.

shyness noun /ˈʃaɪ.nəs/ [U] félénkség, bátortalanság

When I met the Queen, I was overcome with shyness.

strength noun /streŋθ/ 3 erő (bátorság, eltökéltség, kitartás) [U]

I think she showed great strength of character.

He has a great deal of inner strength.

courageous adjective /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs/ bátor

a courageous decision

fearless adjective /ˈfɪə.ləs/ vakmerő, félelmet nem ismerő

a fearless fighter

heroic adjective /hɪˈrəʊ.ɪk/ 1 hősies (bátor)

a heroic figure

a heroic act

She portrayed him as a heroic figure.

self-assured adjective /ˌself.əˈʃʊəd/ magabiztos

She's a very self-assured young woman.

self-reliant adjective /ˌself.rɪˈlaɪ.ənt/ önálló (saját erejére/döntéseire támaszkodó)

The children are beginning to be a bit more self-reliant.

timid adjective /ˈtɪm.ɪd/ félénk, bátortalan

a timid little boy

decisively adverb /dɪˈsaɪ.sɪv.li/ határozottan, magabiztosan

We need to act decisively.

Phrases and idioms:

assert your authority/control/independence, etc. kinyilvánítja a tekintélyét/hatalmát/függetlenségét/stb.

She soon asserted her authority as leader.

assert yourself kiáll magáért (magabiztosan viselkedik)

She has to learn to assert herself.

pluck up (the) courage (to do sth) összeszedi a bátorságát

Gerhard finally plucked up the courage to ask Nicole for a date.

unsure of yourself nincs önbizalma

She had only been in the job for a week and was still a bit unsure of herself.

venture into/out/outside, etc. be-/ki-/stb. merészkedik

If the snow stops, I might venture out.