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Bírálat, mentegetőzés* (17) 1. Bírálat, felelősségre vonás (19)

attack verb /əˈtæk/ 2 támad, megtámad vkit/vmit (erősen kritizál) [T]

She attacked the government's new education policy.

condemn verb /kənˈdem/ [T] elítél vkit/vmit (pl. cselekedetet); vmire ítél vkit/vmit

The Prime Minister was quick to condemn the terrorists.

pay verb /peɪ/ *(paid, paid) 3 ráfizet vmire; megfizet/meglakol vmiért (megbűnhődik) [I]

He's certainly paying for his mistakes.

reproach verb /rɪˈprəʊtʃ/ [T] szemrehányást tesz, hibáztat

You've no reason to reproach yourself.

accusation noun /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [C] vád, vádolás

He made a number of accusations against his former colleagues.

attack noun /əˈtæk/ [C or U] 3 támadás (erős kritika)

The magazine recently published a vicious personal attack on the novelist.

The company has come under fierce attack for its decision to close the factory.

disapproval noun /ˌdɪs.əˈpruː.vəl/ [U] rosszallás

I could sense their disapproval.

reproach noun /rɪˈprəʊtʃ/ [C or U] szemrehányás

There was a hint of reproach in his voice.

The article gave the impression that the teachers were above/beyond reproach.

accountable adjective /əˈkaʊn.tə.bl̩/ [never before noun] elszámoltatható, felelősséggel tartozó/felelősségre vonható

Hospitals must be held accountable for their mistakes.

Politicians should be accountable to the public that elects them.

Phrasal verbs:

frown on/upon sth /fraʊn/ helytelenít, elítél vmit/vkit

Smoking is frowned upon in many public places.

hold sth against sb /həʊld/ neheztel vkire vmiért, felró vmit vkinek, szemére hány vkinek

It was his mistake but I won't hold it against him.

tear apart ↔ sth /teər/ 2 szétszed/darabokra szed vmit (átv.) (erősen kritizál vmit)

His ideas were torn apart at the meeting.

Phrases and idioms:

be to blame hibás vmiben, oka vminek

Poor housing is to blame for many of their health problems.

come under fire erősen támadják (hevesen kritizálják)

The government has come under fire for closing the hospital.

find fault with sb/sth hibát talál vkiben/vmiben

She was always finding fault with our work.

give sb the benefit of the doubt elhiszi/elfogadja amit mond vki

She says her train was late, so I suppose we'd better give her the benefit of the doubt.

I don't blame him/them/you, etc. nem teszek szemrehányást neki/nekik/neked/stb.

"I think I'll go home early." "I don't blame you - you look really tired."

rub it in felhánytorgat vmit vkinek (informal)

I know your exam results were better than mine - there's no need to rub it in.

turn a blind eye (to sth) szemet huny vmi fölött; úgy tesz, mintha nem venne észre vmit

Restaurant staff often took food home, and their boss turned a blind eye.

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