24.2. gy. B1 (példák)

backache noun /ˈbæk.eɪk/ [C or U] hátfájás

I had terrible backache last week.

cancer noun /ˈkænt.sər/ [C or U] rák (betegség) (!)

breast/lung cancer

He died of liver cancer.

cancer of the stomach

a cancer patient

earache noun /ˈɪər.eɪk/ [C or U] fülfájás

He was suffering from earache.

fever noun /ˈfiː.vər/ 1 láz (betegség) [C or U]

He's got a headache and a high/slight fever.

flu noun /fluː/ [U] influenza

a flu virus

I had the flu last week.

heart attack noun /ˈhɑːt.əˌtæk/ [C] szívroham

John had a heart attack three years ago.

blind adjective /blaɪnd/ vak

She's been blind since birth.

He started to go blind in his sixties.

painful adjective /ˈpeɪn.fəl/ 1 fájdalmas (fizikailag)

A painful injury forced her to withdraw from the game.

sore adjective /sɔːr/ fájó, fájós, érzékeny

I've got a sore throat.

My feet were sore with all the walking.

All the dust has made my eyes sore.

Phrases and idioms:

be sick hány (okád)

She was sick after she ate too much chocolate.