115.11. gy. C2 (példák)

intrude verb /ɪnˈtruːd/ [I] betolakodik vhova (pl. magánügyekbe); behatol

I don't mean to intrude, but are you okay?

They should not have intruded on the family's grief.

He was fed up with the media intruding into his life.

stain verb /steɪn/ 2 bemocskol, foltot ejt (becsületen, hírnéven, stb.) [T]

Several politicians have had their reputations stained by the expenses scandal.

The country's history is stained with the blood of countless innocent men and women.

abuse noun /əˈbjuːs/ 4 sértegetés, sértés (sértő/gyalázkodó kijelentések) [U] (!)

Rival fans shouted abuse at each other.

intruder noun /ɪnˈtruː.dər/ [C] 2 betolakodó (nem kívánatos/alkalmatlankodó személy)

I felt like an intruder at their family meal.

respectfully adverb /rɪˈspekt.fəl.i/ tisztelettudóan

He always spoke to them very respectfully.

thoughtfully adverb /ˈθɔːt.fə.li/ előzékenyen; gondosan; elgondolkodva

He gazed thoughtfully into the distance.

There were sandwiches, thoughtfully provided by his wife.

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!

lose face elveszti a tekintélyét

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

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.

to speak/think highly of sb/sth jó véleménnyel van vkiről/vmiről

The course is very highly thought of.