38.4.4. gy. A1C2 (példák)

distort verb /dɪˈstɔːt/ [T] eltorzít, meghamisít (információt); torzít, eltorzít vmit

Newspapers distorted the truth about their marriage.

fake verb /feɪk/ [T] 2 megjátszik, tettet vmit (pl. érzést, betegséget, stb.)

They faked illness to avoid having to work.

He said he was feeling sick, but he was just faking it.

fool verb /fuːl/ [T] becsap, bolondít

Don't be fooled by his appearance.

She said she was doing it to help me but I wasn't fooled.

Tim was fooled into believing that he'd won a lot of money.

invent verb /ɪnˈvent/ [T] 2 kitalál (vmit ami nem igaz) (történetet, magyarázatot, kifogást, stb.)

But I didn't invent the story - everything I told you is true.

lie verb /laɪ/ [I] (lying, lied, lied) hazudik

Are you lying to me?

Don't trust her - she's lying.

I suspect he lies about his age.

mislead verb /mɪsˈliːd/ [T] *(misled, misled) félrevezet, megtéveszt

She claims the public was misled by the government.

pretend verb /prɪˈtend/ [I] színlel vmit, úgy tesz, mintha vmit csinálna; azt játssza (, hogy)

She's not really hurt - she's only pretending.

He pretended (that) he didn't mind, but I knew that he did.

Were you just pretending to be interested?

Of course I was angry - I can't pretend otherwise.

trick verb /trɪk/ [T] beugrat, becsap

They tricked him into signing the papers.

twist verb /twɪst/ 4 kicsavar, kiteker, kiforgat (az értelmét vminek) [T]

You keep twisting my words - that's not what I meant at all!

act noun /ækt/ 3 színlelés, megjátszás [no plural]

Was she really upset or was that just an act?