3.1.2. gy. A1C2 (példák)

disease noun /dɪˈziːz/ [C or U] betegség

heart disease

a common/rare disease

They reported a sudden outbreak of the disease in the south of the country.

The first symptom of the disease is a very high temperature.

Starvation and disease have killed thousands of refugees.

illness noun /ˈɪl.nəs/ 1 betegség (testi, lelki) [C]

He died at home after a long illness.

illness noun /ˈɪl.nəs/ 2 betegség (beteg állapot) [U]

She had five days off work due to illness.

resistance noun /rɪˈzɪs.tənts/ 4 ellenállás (ellenálló képesség) (pl. betegségnek) [U]

Cold weather may lower the body's resistance to infection.

sickness noun /ˈsɪk.nəs/ [U] betegség; émelygés

There's a lot of sickness around this winter.

She's had three weeks off for sickness this year.

sufferer noun /ˈsʌf.ə.rər/ [C] szenvedő (vmilyen betegségben szenvedő személy)

AIDS/cancer sufferers

wreck noun /rek/ [C] 2 roncs (átv.) (ember) (testileg, idegileg, érzelmileg, szellemileg, stb.)

I was a complete wreck by the end of my exams.

better adjective /ˈbet.ər/ 2 jobban van (betegség után) ('well' középfoka)

Are you better now?

Is your stomach ache better?

I hope you get better soon.

feeble adjective /ˈfiː.bl/ 1 gyenge, erőtlen (nincs elég ereje)

She became too feeble to get out of bed.

ill adjective /ɪl/ 1 beteg

I felt ill so I went home.

She was seriously ill with a fever.

Sophia fell ill/was taken ill while on holiday.

He is critically ill in hospital.