8. Gond, nyugalom C1C2 (70) – altémák

1. Gond, szenvedés (29) 2. Idegesség, nyugtalanság (22) 3. Nyugalom, megnyugvás (19)

embarrass verb /ɪmˈbær.əs/ [T] zavarba/kínos helyzetbe hoz

My dad's always embarrassing me in front of my friends.

sacrifice verb /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/ feláldoz vmit vmiért (lemond vmiről); (állat-) áldozatot mutat be [T]

Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their family.

stand verb /stænd/ *(stood, stood) 4 elvisel vmit [T]

She couldn't stand the pressures of the job.

The pain was more than he could stand.

swallow verb /ˈswɒl.əʊ/ 2 lenyel vmit (átv.) (elfogad vmi kellemetlen dolgot) [T]

They found the final decision hard to swallow.

burden noun /ˈbɜː.dən/ [C] teher, megterhelés (átv.) (nehézség, kellemetlenség, stb.)

the burden of responsibility

I'd hate to be a burden to you when I'm older.

discomfort noun /dɪˈskʌm.fət/ 3 feszélyezettség [U]

I could see that the talk of divorce was causing her some discomfort.

liability noun /ˌlaɪ.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 2 tehertétel (gond/problémák/bajok forrása) [no plural]

Wherever we go she upsets someone - she's a real liability.

ordeal noun /ɔːˈdɪəl/ [C] megpróbáltatás

The hostages' ordeal came to an end when soldiers stormed the building.

They feared he would not survive the ordeal.

She went through the ordeal of being interviewed by a panel of ten people.

sacrifice noun /ˈsæk.rɪ.faɪs/ [C or U] áldozat (lemondás vmiről/a feláldozott dolog)

We had to make sacrifices in order to pay for our children's education.

They cared for their disabled son for 27 years, at great personal sacrifice.

torture noun /ˈtɔː.tʃər/ [U] 1 kínlódás, gyötrelem (nagyon kellemetlen/unalmas dolog) (!)

I had to sit there listening to her for two whole hours - it was torture!

hostile adjective /ˈhɒs.taɪl/ 2 ellenséges (zord, barátságtalan) (körülmény, éghajlat, stb.)

a hostile climate

They live and work in very hostile conditions.

intolerable adjective /ɪnˈtɒl.ər.ə.bl̩/ elviselhetetlen

an intolerable situation

The constant fighting made life at home intolerable.

self-conscious adjective /ˌselfˈkɒn.ʃəs/ feszélyezett, zavart

He looked uncomfortable, like a self-conscious adolescent who's gone to the wrong party.

troublesome adjective /ˈtrʌb.l.səm/ zavaró, kellemetlen, nehéz (sok problémát okozó)

a troublesome knee injury

uncomfortable adjective /ʌnˈkʌmpf.tə.bl̩/ 2 kínos (feszélyezett, zavart) (pl. csend)

an uncomfortable silence

uncomfortably adverb /ʌnˈkʌmpf.tə.bli/ kellemetlenül; kínosan

I was warm but not uncomfortably so.

Phrasal verbs:

catch up with sb /kætʃ/ 2 utolér vkit (kezd problémát okozni) (vmi amit korábban tett/átélt)

I can feel the stress of the last few weeks beginning to catch up with me.

saddle sb with sth /ˈsæd.l/ megterhel vkit vmivel (munkával, nehézségekkel, stb.)

We're saddled with a lot of debt.

not stand for sth /stænd/ nem tűr el (viselkedést, helyzetet)

I wouldn't stand for that sort of behaviour from him, if I were you.

Phrases and idioms:

a slap in the face pofon (átv.) (nagy kellemetlenség)

After all that hard work, losing my job was a real slap in the face.

be a pain in the neck kellemetlen (személy, dolog, esemény) (informal)

My brother can be a real pain in the neck sometimes.

be hard on sb kemény, nehéz vki számára

Our divorce has been particularly hard on the children.

for the best legjobb ami tehető/történhet (a jövőt tekintve)

Divorce is always painful, but it really was for the best.

freedom from sth mentesség vmitől (kellemetlen dologtól) (fájdalom, félelem, szegénység, stb.)

freedom from fear/poverty

grin and bear it jó képet vág hozzá, mosolyogva tűr vmit

I hate my job, but I'm just going to have to grin and bear it for a while.

have had enough elege van (vmiből/abból, hogy ...)

I've had enough of your excuses.

ill at ease kényelmetlenül/kínosan/zavarban

I always felt very ill at ease in his company.

pay the price megfizeti az árát vminek (viseli a következményeit vminek)

If you abuse your body now, you'll pay the price when you're older.

put sb on the spot zavarba hoz

Sorry to put you on the spot, but I really need an answer.

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