38.4.1. gy. C2 (példák)

fake verb /feɪk/ [T] 2 megjátszik, tettet vmit (pl. érzést, betegséget, stb.)

They faked illness to avoid having to work.

He said he was feeling sick, but he was just faking it.

twist verb /twɪst/ 4 kicsavar, kiteker, kiforgat (az értelmét vminek) [T]

You keep twisting my words - that's not what I meant at all!

act noun /ækt/ 3 színlelés, megjátszás [no plural]

Was she really upset or was that just an act?

credibility noun /ˌkred.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [U] hitelesség, szavahihetőség

This decision has damaged the President's credibility.

deception noun /dɪˈsep.ʃən/ [C or U] csalás, megtévesztés

He was found guilty of obtaining money by deception.

hypocrisy noun /hɪˈpɒk.rə.si/ [U] képmutatás

I can't stand their hypocrisy - they say they care about the poor but then they go home and drink champagne.

integrity noun /ɪnˈteg.rə.ti/ [U] erkölcsi tartás, tisztesség

a woman of great integrity

openness noun /ˈəʊ.pən.nəs/ [U] nyíltság, őszinteség

I appreciated his openness.

sincerity noun /sɪnˈser.ə.ti/ [U] őszinteség

There was no doubting his sincerity.