2. Életkor, emberek A1C2 (78) – altémák

1. Életkor, fiatalság (43) 2. Felnőttek, emberek (35)

adolescent noun /ˌæd.əlˈe.sənt/ [C] serdülő

Many adolescents are secretive.

age noun /eɪdʒ/ 1 kor, életkor [C or U]

I'd guess she's about my age.

We're the same age.

She was 74 years of age when she wrote her first novel.

He left home at the age of 16.

The show appeals to people of all ages.

baby noun /ˈbeɪ.bi/ [C] 1 csecsemő, kisbaba

a baby boy/girl

baby clothes

Sandra had a baby on May 29th.

boy noun /bɔɪ/ [C] fiú

a teenage boy

You've been a very naughty boy!

All right, boys and girls, quiet now!

child noun /tʃaɪld/ [C] plural: children gyerek

an eight-year-old child

As a child I didn't eat vegetables.

A small group of children waited outside the door.

Both her children are now married with children of their own.

Jan is married with three young children.

childhood noun /ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/ [C or U] gyermekkor

She had an unhappy childhood.

Childhood is not always a happy time.

generation noun /ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ 1 generáció (nemzedék) [C]

the older/younger generation

This is the story of three generations of women.

girl noun /gɜːl/ [C] lány; lánya vkinek; fiatal nő

Two girls showed us round the classrooms.

We have three children - a boy and two girls.

infancy noun /ˈɪn.fən.si/ csecsemőkor, kisgyermekkor [U]

Their fourth child died in infancy.

infant noun /ˈɪn.fənt/ [C] (formal) csecsemő, kisgyermek

Mothers and infants were allowed to board the plane first.

kid noun /kɪd/ [C] srác, kölyök (informal)

He took the kids to the park while I was working.

lad noun /læd/ [C] legény

A group of young lads were standing outside the shop.

He's a nice lad.

The Prime Minister's a local lad.

Come on, lads, let's get this job finished!

lifespan noun /ˈlaɪf.spæn/ [C] élettartam (emberé/dologé)

The average human lifespan has increased steadily in the last century.

Some electrical goods have a short lifespan.

lifetime noun /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ [C usually no plural] élet, élethossz (az egész élet); élettartam

We'll see a tremendous lot of technological changes during/in our lifetime.

Winners of the competition will receive the holiday of a lifetime.

I've only been working here two days, but it seems like a lifetime.

A watch of this quality should last a lifetime.

Marriage is no longer always seen as a lifetime commitment.

teenager noun /ˈtiːnˌeɪ.dʒər/ [C] tinédzser

The magazine is aimed at teenagers and young adults.

toddler noun /ˈtɒd.lər/ [C] totyogós (járni tanuló kisgyerek)

I was looking after three toddlers.

youngster noun /ˈjʌŋ.stər/ [C] fiatal ember, ifjonc

He talked to the youngsters about the dangers of drugs.

youth noun /juːθ/ fiatalság, fiatalok [U + singular or plural verb]

the youth of today

a youth club

aged adjective /eɪdʒd/ vhány éves

They've got one daughter, Isabel, aged 3.

childish adjective /ˈtʃaɪl.dɪʃ/ 2 gyerekes (gyermekre jellemző)

childish handwriting

junior adjective /ˈdʒuː.ni.ər/ 2 ifjúsági (pl. sport); fiatalabb vkinél

a junior tennis tournament

juvenile adjective /ˈdʒuː.vən.aɪl/ fiatalkorú (pl. bűnözés) [always before noun]

juvenile crime

little adjective /ˈlɪt.l̩/ 2 kicsi, kis (fiatal)

When you were little your hair was really curly.

She was my little sister and I looked after her.

Her little boy isn't well.

old adjective /əʊld/ 2 vmennyi idős, vhány éves

How old is your father?

Rosie's six years old now.

He's a couple of years older than me.

small adjective /smɔːl/ 2 kis, kicsi (nagyon fiatal)

Looking after small children can be very tiring.

teenage adjective /ˈtiːn.eɪdʒ/ [always before noun] tizenéves, tinédzser

a teenage daughter

young adjective /jʌŋ/ fiatal

young adults/children

His girlfriend is very young.

Philippa is the youngest person in the family.

Angela is two years younger than Clare.

Phrases and idioms:

10/20, etc. years sb's junior 10/20/stb. évvel fiatalabb vkinél

My wife is 8 years my junior.

at the tender age of 8/17/25, etc. 8/17/25 éves zsenge korában

She first appeared on stage at the tender age of 14.

be ... years old ... éves (életkor)

Her son is six years old.

(be) in your eighties a nyolcvanas éveiben van

Many of the residents are in their eighties.

(be) in your fifties az ötvenes éveiben van

He retired when he was still in his fifties.

(be) in your forties a negyvenes éveiben van

By the time I'm in my forties, I want to be running my own business.

(be) in your nineties a kilencvenes éveiben van

He is in his nineties now.

(be) in your seventies a hetvenes éveiben van

Both my parents are in their seventies.

(be) in your sixties a hatvanas éveiben van

I took up yoga in my sixties.

(be) in your thirties a harmincas éveiben van

More women are having their first child in their thirties.

(be) in your twenties huszonéves, a húszas éveiben van/jár

Most of the staff are in their twenties.

sb's youth ifjúkor, fiatalkor

I was a fairly good football player in my youth.

the elder az idősebb (kettő közül)

Of the two brothers, Harvey is the elder.

the eldest a legidősebb (a többiek közül)

He was the eldest of four kids.

the young a fiatalok

it's the sort of music that appeals mainly to the young.

I have nothing against mini-skirts, but I think they're strictly for the young.

turn 16/21, etc. 16/21 (éves) lesz

He turned 18 last May.

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