1. Érzések, érdeklődés, ijedség C1C2 (71) – altémák

1. Érzések, érzelmek (34) 2. Érdeklődés, kíváncsiság (11) 3. Riadalom, ijedség (26)

alarm verb /əˈlɑːm/ [T] megrémít

I don't want to alarm you but he really should be here by now.

gasp verb /gɑːsp/ [I] 1 felhördül, eláll a lélegzete (meglepetéstől/ijedségtől)

She gasped in horror as the car spun out of control.

scare verb /skeər/ [T] megrémít; megijed

Sudden, loud noises scare me.

alarm noun /əˈlɑːm/ 3 rémület [U]

There's no need for alarm - it is completely safe.

chill noun /tʃɪl/ 2 hideg, hidegség (ijedt/rémült érzés) [C]

The scream sent a chill down my spine.

desperation noun /ˌdes.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/ [U] végső kétségbeesés

I was overcome by a sense of desperation.

dismay noun /dɪˈsmeɪ/ [U] döbbenet, megdöbbenés

To our dismay, it started raining.

distress noun /dɪˈstres/ [U] 1 kétségbeesés; kín

The newspaper reports caused her a great deal of distress.

fright noun /fraɪt/ [U or no plural] ijedség, rémület

That dog gave me a terrible fright.

She screamed in fright when she saw him.

gasp noun /gɑːsp/ [C] felhördülés

a gasp of surprise

trauma noun /ˈtrɔː.mə/ [C or U] megrázkódtatás, trauma

the trauma of marriage breakdown

alarming adjective /əˈlɑː.mɪŋ/ ijesztő

alarming news

Crime has been increasing at an alarming rate.

appalling adjective /əˈpɔː.lɪŋ/ 2 megdöbbentő

appalling brutality/injuries

Prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions.

desperate adjective /ˈdes.pər.ət/ 3 komoly, borzasztó (pl. helyzet)

The economy is in a really desperate situation.

distressed adjective /dɪˈstrest/ kétségbeesett, csüggedt

They were very distressed to learn of her death.

frantic adjective /ˈfræn.tɪk/ 2 kétségbeesett

frantic calls for help

I got home to find Joe frantic with worry.

horrified adjective /ˈhɒr.ɪ.faɪd/ megrémült

When I told him all the money was gone, he was absolutely horrified.

horrifying adjective /ˈhɒr.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/ rémisztő

She sustained horrifying injuries in the attack.

hysterical adjective /hɪˈster.ɪ.kəl/ hisztérikus

Calm down, you're becoming/getting hysterical.

The police were accused of hysterical over-reaction.

hysterical laughter

stunned adjective /stʌnd/ döbbent, megdöbbent

We were stunned by the news of her death.

traumatic adjective /trɔːˈmæt.ɪk/ megrázó, traumatikus

His parents split up when he was eight, which he found very traumatic.

Phrasal verbs:

scare away/off ↔ sb /skeər/ elijeszt vkit (eltérít vmitől) (vásárlástól, utazástól, stb.)

The recent bomb attacks have scared away the tourists.

scare away/off ↔ sb/sth /skeər/ elijeszt vmit/vkit (megfutamít, elkerget)

She scared off her attacker by screaming.

Phrases and idioms:

make your blood run cold meghűl a vér az ereiben (megijed)

I heard a tapping on the window which made my blood run cold.

scare the hell/life/living daylights, etc. out of sb halálra rémít/ijeszt vkit (informal)

You scared the life out of me, creeping up on me like that!

send shivers/a shiver down your spine végigfut a hátán a hideg vmitől

The sound of his voice sent shivers down my spine.

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