29.1.2. gy. C2 (példák)

foul adjective /faʊl/ 2 pocsék

foul weather

She's in a foul mood.

grim adjective /grɪm/ (grimmer, grimmest) 3 komor, nyomasztó (hely)

grim industrial regions

mediocre adjective /ˌmiː.diˈəʊ.kər/ középszerű

The acting was mediocre.

pathetic adjective /pəˈθet.ɪk/ 1 szánalmas, gyatra, kétségbeejtően rossz (informal)

He made a rather pathetic attempt to apologize.

You're too frightened to speak to her? Come on, that's pathetic!

It was a pathetic performance and the team lost badly.

pitiful adjective /ˈpɪt.i.fəl/ szánalmas (siralmas/gyatra/elégtelen) (disapproving)

a pitiful excuse

pitiful wages

The amount of time and money being spent on researching this disease is pitiful.

respectable adjective /rɪˈspek.tə.bl̩/ 2 tekintélyes (elég nagy/jó)

She earns a respectable salary.

The final score was a respectable 2:1.

sensational adjective /senˈseɪ.ʃən.əl/ 2 szenzációs, szédületes (rendkívül jó)

a sensational performance

wretched adjective /ˈretʃ.ɪd/ 2 átkozott (siralmas, szánalmas) (nagyon rossz) (pl. körülmények)

The refugees were living in wretched conditions.

Phrasal verbs:

not be cut out to be sth/not be cut out for sth /kʌt/ nem alkalmas vmire

I'm not really cut out to be a nurse.

Phrases and idioms:

(be) on the line vonalon van, éppen csak hogy megvan/megfelel

If we don't win the contract, all our jobs are on the line.