34.8.1. gy. C2 (példák)

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

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

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

They found the final decision hard to swallow.

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

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

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.

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

an intolerable situation

The constant fighting made life at home intolerable.

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

a troublesome knee injury

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.