1. Bűnözés C2 (33) – altémák

Bűnözés* (33)

assault verb /əˈsɔːlt/ [T] tettleg bántalmaz (!)

He was assaulted by a youth who cannot be named.

blackmail verb /ˈblæk.meɪl/ [T] zsarol, megzsarol vkit, zsarolással rávesz vkit vmire

They used the photographs to blackmail her into spying for them.

fake verb /feɪk/ [T] 1 hamisít

The documents had been faked.

torture verb /ˈtɔː.tʃər/ [T] megkínoz (!)

Many of the rebels were captured and tortured by secret police.

violate verb /ˈvaɪ.ə.leɪt/ [T] (formal) megszeg, megsért (törvényt, szabályt, megállapodást, stb.)

Countries that violate international law will be dealt with in court.

assault noun /əˈsɔːlt/ [C or U] tettlegesség; roham (!)

an assault on a police officer

sexual assault

blackmail noun /ˈblæk.meɪl/ [U] zsarolás

She was charged with blackmail.

bribery noun /ˈbraɪ.bər.i/ [U] megvesztegetés

bribery and corruption

disturbance noun /dɪˈstɜː.bənts/ 2 zavargás (rendzavarás) [C]

A man was shot during a disturbance in King Street.

fake noun /feɪk/ [C] 2 szélhámos

He said he was a doctor, but we soon realized he was a fake.

forgery noun /ˈfɔː.dʒər.i/ 1 hamisítvány (okirat, dokumentum, kép, pénz, stb.) [C]

The passport was clearly a forgery.

forgery noun /ˈfɔː.dʒər.i/ 2 hamisítás (okiraté, dokumentumé, képé, pénzé, stb.) [U]

The doctor was convicted on two charges of forgery.

fraud noun /frɔːd/ 1 csalás, szélhámosság [U]

credit card fraud

fraud noun /frɔːd/ 2 csaló, szélhámos [C]

She claimed to be a journalist, but she was just a fraud.

haul noun /hɔːl/ fogás, zsákmány (lopott/illegálisan birtokolt dolog)

a haul of arms/drugs

hostage noun /ˈhɒs.tɪdʒ/ túsz [C]

Three hostages died in the attack.

implication noun /ˌɪm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ 3 érintettség, belekeveredés vmibe (botrányba, bűnténybe, stb.) [U]

His career was ruined by his implication in the scandal.

intruder noun /ɪnˈtruː.dər/ [C] 1 betörő; behatoló

I heard intruders at the back of the house.

massacre noun /ˈmæs.ə.kər/ [C] tömegmészárlás

He ordered the massacre of over 2,000 women and children.

order noun /ˈɔː.dər/ 5 (törvényes) rend (helyes viselkedés, szabályok betartása) [U]

The teacher found it hard to keep her class in order.

As the demonstration began to turn violent, the police were called in to restore order.

After some heated discussion, the chair called the meeting to order.

resistance noun /rɪˈzɪs.tənts/ 2 ellenállás (szembeszállás) (támadónak, versenytársnak, stb.) [U]

She didn't put up much resistance.

torture noun /ˈtɔː.tʃər/ [U] 2 kínzás (!)

He revealed the secret under torture.

vandalism noun /ˈvæn.dəl.ɪ.zəm/ [U] vandalizmus

There has been more vandalism in the town centre recently.

fraudulent adjective /ˈfrɔːd.jə.lənt/ (formal) tisztességtelen, csalással szerzett

fraudulent insurance claims

questionable adjective /ˈkwes.tʃən.ə.bl̩/ 2 (erkölcsileg/törvényileg) kétes

He's being investigated for questionable business practices.

ugly adjective /ˈʌg.li/ 2 csúnya, szörnyű (erőszakos/kellemetlen) (pl. helyzet)

There were ugly scenes outside the stadium.

vicious adjective /ˈvɪʃ.əs/ 1 veszélyes, vad (kutya, gyilkos, stb.)

a vicious attack on a child

a vicious dog

roughly adverb /ˈrʌf.li/ 2 durván, keményen

He pushed us roughly out of the door.

Phrasal verbs:

go up /gəʊ/ 2 felrobban, levegőbe repül; leég (pl. ház)

There was a loud bang, and then the building went up in flames.

Phrases and idioms:

fall prey to sth áldozatul esik vminek

He fell prey to a gang of criminals pretending to be council officials.

set fire to sth; set sth on fire felgyújt vmit

Enemy troops set fire to the village.

take the law into your own hands saját kezébe veszi a törvényt (önbíráskodik)

The police did nothing about the thefts, so they took the law into their own hands.

take/hold sb hostage túszul ejt vkit/túszként tart fogva vkit

Two tourists were held hostage by terrorists.

20. lecke (A2) – 46. lecke (B1) – 76. lecke (B2) – 96. lecke (C1) – 116. lecke (C2)