2. Izgalom, unalom A1C2 (60) – altémák

1. Meglepetés, izgalom (38) 2. Közöny, megszokás, unalom (22)

indifference noun /ɪnˈdɪf.ər.ənts/ [U] közöny

an air of indifference

bland adjective /blænd/ 2 egyhangú, színtelen

bland statements

blank adjective /blæŋk/ 2 üres, kifejezéstelen (érzés/érdeklődés/megértés nélküli)

a blank expression

bored adjective /bɔːd/ unatkozó, unott

It was a cold, wet day and the children were bored.

We were bored stiff in those lessons.

He was getting bored with/of doing the same thing every day.

boring adjective /ˈbɔː.rɪŋ/ unalmas

a boring job/lecture

The movie was so boring I fell asleep.

detached adjective /dɪˈtætʃt/ 2 közömbös, közönyös; pártatlan

As a nurse, I see some very distressing things, but I try to stay detached.

dry adjective /draɪ/ (drier, driest or dryer, dryest) 5 száraz, unalmas

His writing is always so dry and dull.

dull adjective /dʌl/ 1 unalmas

She wrote dull, respectable articles for the local newspaper.

He's pleasant enough, but deadly dull.

grey adjective /greɪ/ 3 szürke, egyhangú, unalmas

Life was grey and tedious.

immune adjective /ɪˈmjuːn/ immunis, nem érzékeny vmire (pl. kritikára)

You'll eventually become immune to criticism.

indifferent adjective /ɪnˈdɪf.ər.ənt/ közönyös; középszerű

They are indifferent to the plight of the unemployed.

mechanical adjective /məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/ 2 gépies, mechanikus (érzések/gondolkodás nélküli) (pl. viselkedés)

a mechanical performance

monotonous adjective /məˈnɒt.ən.əs/ egyhangú, monoton

a monotonous voice

monotonous work

slow adjective /sləʊ/ 2 lassú, vontatott

I find his films very slow.

tedious adjective /ˈtiː.di.əs/ unalmas és fárasztó

a tedious job

uninterested adjective /ʌnˈɪn.trə.stɪd/ nem érdeklődő, közömbös

He's completely uninterested in politics.

uninteresting adjective /ʌnˈɪn.trə.stɪŋ/ nem érdekes, érdektelen, unalmas

His later work is uninteresting in comparison with his first novel.

Phrasal verbs:

tire of sth/sb/doing sth /taɪər/ beleun vmibe/vkibe

This is the kind of toy that children will soon tire of.

He never tires of playing games on his computer.

Phrases and idioms:

in a rut taposómalom (egyhangú/fárasztó tevékenység/helyzet)

He seems to be stuck in a rut at the moment.

the same old arguments/face/story, etc. ugyanazok a régi érvek/arcok/történetek/stb. (informal)

Every day I see the same old faces.

Politicians repeat the same old arguments time and time again.

tired of doing sth un vmit, belefárad vmibe (átv.)

I'm tired of listening to her problems.

weary of sth/sb belefáradt/beleunt vmibe/vkibe

She grew weary of the children and their games.

Kommunikációs szándékok: Érdeklődés, érdektelenség – Meglepetés – Unalom, közöny

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