38.2.6. gy. C2 (példák)

tactless adjective /ˈtækt.ləs/ tapintatlan

That was a really tactless thing to say.

tasteless adjective /ˈteɪst.ləs/ 3 ízléstelen, tapintatlan (tréfa, viselkedés, stb.)

a tasteless joke

thoughtless adjective /ˈθɔːt.ləs/ figyelmetlen (tapintatlan); meggondolatlan

I should have called her to say we'd be late - it was a bit thoughtless of me.

unscrupulous adjective /ʌnˈskruː.pjə.ləs/ lelkiismeretlen (gátlástalan)

an unscrupulous financial adviser

beneath preposition /bɪˈniːθ/ 2 vki méltóságán aluli

He thinks housework is beneath him.

Phrases and idioms:

add insult to injury sérelmet sértéssel tetéz, sértést sértésre halmoz

To add insult to injury, we had to pay for the damage!

be in bad/poor taste ízléstelen (viselkedés, tréfa, stb.)

He told a joke about a plane crash which I thought was in rather poor taste.

(be) out of line túl van/megy a határon (nem helyénvaló, nem elfogadható)

Her remarks to the press were way out of line.

lose face elveszti a tekintélyét

The party has lost face with the public by abandoning their original policy on education.

out of place nem odaillő, nem helyénvaló

Everyone else was wearing jeans and I felt completely out of place in my office clothes.