38.2.7. gy. C2 (példák)

contain verb /kənˈteɪn/ [T] 3 fékez, visszatart (pl. érzést, indulatot)

He could barely contain his anger.

I could not contain myself any longer.

snap verb /snæp/ 3 elpattan benne vmi, hirtelen kiborul (elveszti az önuralmát) [I]

She asked me to do the work again and I just snapped.

suppress verb /səˈpres/ [T] 1 elnyom, elfojt (érzést) (dühöt, örömet, mosolyt, stb.)

I could barely suppress my anger.

impatience noun /ɪmˈpeɪ.ʃənts/ [U] türelmetlenség

His impatience was obvious.

intolerance noun /ɪnˈtɒl.ər.ənts/ [U] türelmetlenség, intolerancia (másság el nem tűrése)

religious intolerance

restraint noun /rɪˈstreɪnt/ [U] önuralom; korlátozás

He showed admirable restraint and refused to be provoked.

self-control noun /ˌself.kənˈtrəʊl/ [U] önuralom

He displayed a total lack of self-control.

self-discipline noun /ˌselfˈdɪs.ɪ.plɪn/ [U] önfegyelem

I haven't got the self-discipline to be an athlete.

Phrases and idioms:

put your foot in it (ostobán) elszólja magát

I really put my foot in it with your mum - I didn't know she was a teacher herself.

run riot zabolátlanul viselkedik, féktelenkedik, megvadul

They allow their kids to run riot.