38.2.4. gy. C2 (példák)

intrude verb /ɪnˈtruːd/ [I] betolakodik vhova (pl. magánügyekbe); behatol

I don't mean to intrude, but are you okay?

They should not have intruded on the family's grief.

He was fed up with the media intruding into his life.

stain verb /steɪn/ 2 bemocskol, foltot ejt (becsületen, hírnéven, stb.) [T]

Several politicians have had their reputations stained by the expenses scandal.

The country's history is stained with the blood of countless innocent men and women.

abuse noun /əˈbjuːs/ 4 sértegetés, sértés (sértő/gyalázkodó kijelentések) [U] (!)

Rival fans shouted abuse at each other.

intruder noun /ɪnˈtruː.dər/ [C] 2 betolakodó (nem kívánatos/alkalmatlankodó személy)

I felt like an intruder at their family meal.

intrusion noun /ɪnˈtruː.ʒən/ [C or U] betolakodás, behatolás (pl. magánügyekbe)

She could not bear the intrusion into her private life.

nerve noun /nɜːv/ 2 kép/pofa vmihez (arcátlanság, pimaszság) [no plural]

You've got a nerve, coming here!

I can't believe she had the nerve to talk to me after what happened.

Phrases and idioms:

think highly/a lot of sb/sth nagyra/sokra tart vkit/vmit

Simon thinks a lot of you, you know.

to sb's credit becsületére legyen mondva

To his credit, Bill never blamed her for the incident.

to speak/think highly of sb/sth jó véleménnyel van vkiről/vmiről

The course is very highly thought of.

you have to hand it to sb leveszi a kalapját vki előtt (elismerés illet vkit) (informal)

You have to hand it to Mick, he's done a good job on that kitchen.