3. Jellem, jellemzés A1C2 (135) – altémák

1. Jellemzés, tulajdonságok (32) 2. Beállítottság, vérmérséklet (31) 3. Jellemvonások (29) 4. Tehetség, ügyesség (43)

shine verb /ʃaɪn/ *(shone or shined, shone or shined) 3 fényeskedik vmiben (nagyon jó vmiben) [I]

It was in art that he really shone.

ability noun /əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [C or U] képesség (fizikai/szellemi)

She had the ability to explain things clearly.

athletic/academic ability

art noun /ɑːt/ 2 művészete vminek, jártasság vmiben [C or U]

the art of conversation

clumsiness noun /ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/ [U] ügyetlenség, esetlenség

The accident was caused by her clumsiness.

creativity noun /ˌkriː.eɪˈtɪv.ə.ti/ [U] alkotóképesség, kreativitás

I admire her creativity.

flair noun /fleər/ 1 érzék vmihez [no plural]

She has a flair for languages.

flair noun /fleər/ 2 stílus, stílusérzék, kreativitás [U]

He played with great imagination and flair.

genius noun /ˈdʒiː.ni.əs/ 1 lángész, zseni [C]

a mathematical genius

genius noun /ˈdʒiː.ni.əs/ 2 zsenialitás, különleges képesség vmilyen területen [U]

He was an architect of genius.

gift noun /gɪft/ [C] 2 adottság (tehetség, képesség)

She has a gift for design.

sense noun /sents/ 3 érzék vmihez [no plural]

He's got a good sense of direction and hardly ever uses a map.

good business sense

talent noun /ˈtæl.ənt/ [C or U] tehetség (vmihez)

Her talent for music showed at an early age.

his artistic talents

able adjective /ˈeɪ.bl̩/ ügyes, tehetséges

She's a very able student.

awkward adjective /ˈɔː.kwəd/ 2 esetlen, nehézkes; kényelmetlen

His movements were slow and awkward.

bright adjective /braɪt/ 3 okos

They were bright children, always asking questions.

She was enthusiastic and full of bright ideas and suggestions.

capable adjective /ˈkeɪ.pə.bl̩/ ügyes, rátermett

She's a very capable young woman.

He's very capable.

clever adjective /ˈklev.ər/ 1 okos, értelmes

Both children were clever.

She was very clever at maths.

clumsy adjective /ˈklʌm.zi/ ügyetlen, esetlen

That's the third glass you've smashed this week - you're so clumsy!

creative adjective /kriˈeɪ.tɪv/ kreatív; alkotóképes

She's very creative.

creative talents/powers/abilities

creative thinking

Her book is full of creative ways to decorate the home.

down-to-earth adjective /ˌdaʊn.tuˈɜːθ/ talpraesett, gyakorlatias

I like your down-to-earth approach to problem-solving.

eminent adjective /ˈem.ɪ.nənt/ kiváló (személy)

an eminent historian

gifted adjective /ˈgɪf.tɪd/ tehetséges

a gifted athlete

a school for gifted children

good adjective /gʊd/ (better, best) 5 jó vmiben, ért vmihez

Kate's a good cook.

She's very good at geography.

He's very good with children.

hopeless adjective /ˈhəʊ.pləs/ 2 reménytelen, reménytelenül rossz (pl. vki vmiben)

I'm hopeless at sports.

He's a hopeless cook.

intellectual adjective /ˌɪn.təlˈek.tju.əl/ 2 intellektuális (gondolkodású)

She's very intellectual.

intelligent adjective /ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒənt/ okos, értelmes, intelligens

a highly intelligent young man

an intelligent remark

Helen had a few intelligent things to say on the subject.

poor adjective /pɔːr/ 4 gyenge, silány (készség, hozzáértés)

Her spelling has always been poor.

Sam's a poor swimmer.

practical adjective /ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl/ 4 gyakorlatias (jól megoldja a dolgokat); ügyes kezű

She has a lot of interesting ideas but she's not very practical.

resourceful adjective /rɪˈzɔːs.fəl/ leleményes

When we didn't have much money, we had to be more resourceful.

shrewd adjective /ʃruːd/ eszes, okos, éles elméjű

a shrewd politician

a shrewd business plan

smart adjective /smɑːt/ 2 értelmes (eszes, intelligens)

Gemma's teacher says she's one of the smartest kids in the class.

Why don't you fix it if you're so smart?

I'm not smart enough to understand computers.

He's smart enough to know he can't run the business without her.

Quitting that job was the smartest move I ever made.

sophisticated adjective /səˈfɪs.tɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ 1 tájékozott, hozzáértő, tisztán látó

Paul is a smart and sophisticated young man.

I don't suppose I have any books that would suit your sophisticated tastes.

He was older than me and from London and I thought him very sophisticated.

talented adjective /ˈtæl.ən.tɪd/ tehetséges

a talented footballer/pianist

useless adjective /ˈjuː.sləs/ 2 hasznavehetetlen/gyenge vmiben (ember) (nem ért hozzá) (informal)

Dave's useless at football.

versatile adjective /ˈvɜː.sə.taɪl/ 1 sokoldalú (személy) (sok mindenhez ért)

a versatile player/performer

weak adjective /wiːk/ 2 gyenge (nem jó vmiből/vmiben)

She reads well but her spelling is weak.

brilliantly adverb /ˈbrɪl.i.ənt.li/ ragyogóan (nagyon ügyesen/hozzáértően)

He seems to do everything brilliantly - piano playing, skiing, sailing.

at preposition /æt/ 6 jó/rossz vmiben/vmiből (vmilyen képesség vmiben)

I'm not very good at skiing.

He's very talented at maths.

Phrases and idioms:

artistically/technically, etc. inclined művészi/műszaki/stb. hajlama van

She's very curious, but not academically inclined.

come easily/easy/naturally könnyen megy vmi vkinek, vérében van vmi

Singing came naturally to Louise.

down to earth gyakorlatias, talpraesett

David's a bit of a dreamer but Ruth's much more down to earth.

have an eye for sth jó szeme van vmihez

Your son has a very good eye for detail.

limitations korlátai vkinek/vminek (pl. képességeké)

Both films show her limitations as an actress.

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