4. Őszinteség, hazugság A1C2 (59) – altémák

1. Őszinteség, becsület (26) 2. Megtévesztés, hazugság (33)

betray verb /bɪˈtreɪ/ [T] elárul vkit/vmit; cserbenhagy

She felt betrayed by her mother's lack of support.

He promised never to betray her.

cheat verb /tʃiːt/ [I or T] csal; becsap vkit

Anyone caught cheating will be immediately disqualified from the exam.

She was caught cheating in her French exam.

He cheats at cards.

deceive verb /dɪˈsiːv/ [T] becsap vkit, elhitet vmit vkivel; ámítja magát (vmivel)

The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.

The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out.

disguise verb /dɪsˈgaɪz/ [T] 1 álcáz (kinézetet megváltoztat)

He disguised himself by shaving his head and wearing a false beard.

Minor skin imperfections can usually be disguised with make-up.

We tried to disguise the fact that it was just a school hall by putting up coloured lights and balloons.

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?

deception noun /dɪˈsep.ʃən/ [C or U] csalás, megtévesztés

He was found guilty of obtaining money by deception.

disguise noun /dɪsˈgaɪz/ [C or U] álruha

She usually goes out in disguise to avoid being bothered by the public.

hypocrisy noun /hɪˈpɒk.rə.si/ [U] képmutatás

I can't stand their hypocrisy - they say they care about the poor but then they go home and drink champagne.

liar noun /ˈlaɪ.ər/ [C] hazug (ember)

He's such a liar - you can't trust a word he says.

You liar - I never touched it!

lie noun /laɪ/ [C] hazugság

I told a lie when I said I liked her haircut.

mask noun /mɑːsk/ [C] álarc, maszk

a gas mask

The bank robbers wore masks throughout the raid.

trick noun /trɪk/ [C] 1 trükk, beugratás

The girls were playing tricks on their teacher.

It's a bit of trick photography - she's meant to look like she's walking on water.

artificial adjective /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/ 2 mesterkélt, megjátszott (nem őszinte)

Their cheerfulness seemed rather strained and artificial.

disloyal adjective /ˌdɪˈslɔɪ.əl/ hűtlen vkihez, nem lojális

I don't want to be disloyal to my friend.

false adjective /fɒls/ 3 színlelt, hamis

false promises

I hate the way he smiles at everyone. It's so false.

hypocritical adjective /ˌhɪp.əʊˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/ képmutató

Having told Tom that he should not accept any money from her, it would be rather hypocritical if I did.

untrue adjective /ʌnˈtruː/ valótlan, nem igaz (állítás, híresztelés, stb.)

We knew the rumours were untrue.

Phrasal verbs:

let down ↔ sb /let/ csalódást okoz vkinek; cserbenhagy vkit

I've promised to go to the party with Beth and I feel I can't let her down.

pose as sb /pəʊz/ kiadja magát vkinek/vminek

He got into her house by posing as an electrician.

see through sb/sth /siː/ átlát vmin/vkin (belelát a szándékába)

It didn't take long for us to see through his charm.

be taken in /teɪk/ rászed vkit (becsap)

He told her a pack of lies and she was completely taken in by him.

Phrases and idioms:

break an agreement/promise, etc. megszeg egy megállapodást/ígéretet/stb.

She agreed not to tell anyone but she has broken her promise.

play games szórakozik (nem veszi komolyan a helyzetet)

Someone's life is in danger here - we're not playing games.

ring hollow üresen/hamisan cseng (nem hangzik őszintén/komolyan)

He said he was pleased, but his words rang hollow.

8. lecke (A1) – 20. lecke (A2) – 46. lecke (B1) – 75. lecke (B2) – 95. lecke (C1) – 115. lecke (C2)