5. Irigység, hiúság A1C1 (20) – altémák

Gyakorlatok

Irigység, hiúság* (20)

Irigység, hiúság* – A1–C1 (20) (Irigység, önzés, kapzsiság; Büszkeség, hiúság, önteltség) Szavak

boast verb /bəʊst/ 1 henceg [I or T]

He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting.

Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievements.

They boasted that they had never lost a single game.

envy verb /ˈen.vi/ [T] irigyel vkit vmiért/vkitől vmit

I envy her ability to talk to people she's never met before.

I don't envy you the job of cooking for all those people.

envy noun /ˈen.vi/ [U] irigység

I watched with envy as she set off for the airport.

greed noun /griːd/ [U] mohóság; kapzsiság

We were shocked by their greed.

jealousy noun /ˈdʒel.ə.si/ [U] féltékenység (vkire/vmire)

He broke his brother's new bike in a fit of jealousy.

Jealousy can ruin relationships.

pride noun /praɪd/ [U] 1 büszkeség (büszkeség vkire/vmire)

She felt a great sense of pride as she watched him accept the award.

The whole community takes pride in the school.

pride noun /praɪd/ [U] 2 önérzet

She has too much pride to accept any help.

selfishness noun /ˈsel.fɪʃ.nəs/ [U] önzés

selfish behaviour

What a selfish thing to do!

arrogant adjective /ˈær.ə.gənt/ öntelt, gőgös

I found him arrogant and rude.

greedy adjective /ˈgriː.di/ mohó, kapzsi

greedy, selfish people

jealous adjective /ˈdʒel.əs/ 2 féltékeny (vmire) (irigyel vmit)

He had always been very jealous of his brother's good looks.

mean adjective /miːn/ 1 zsugori

He's too mean to buy her a ring.

My landlord's very mean with the heating - it's only on for two hours each day.

modest adjective /ˈmɒd.ɪst/ 2 szerény (nem dicsekvő)

He's very modest about his achievements.

proud adjective /praʊd/ büszke vmire/vkire

She was so proud of her son.

I'm very proud to be involved in this project.

self-centred adjective /ˌselfˈsen.təd/ önző

Stop being so self-centred!

selfish adjective /ˈsel.fɪʃ/ (disapproving) önző

It's very selfish of him to go away every weekend.

The judge told him: "Your attitude shows a selfish disregard for others."

jealously adverb /ˈdʒel.əs.li/ féltékenyen (vkire/vmire)

She eyed Gwen's engagement ring jealously.

proudly adverb /ˈpraʊd.li/ büszkén

He proudly held out his trophy for us to admire.

She proudly displayed her prize.

Phrasal verbs:

show off /ʃəʊ/ felvág (vmivel), nagyképűsködik

She only bought that sports car to show off and prove she could afford one.

He's always showing off to his classmates.

Phrases and idioms:

be too proud (to do sth) túl büszke vmihez

He's too proud to ask you for any money.

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