9. Viselkedés, morál* B1 (44) – altémák

Viselkedés, morál* (44)

act verb /ækt/ 2 viselkedik vhogy, úgy tesz/csinál (mint) [I]

He acted as if he'd never met me before.

Don't be so silly - you're acting like a child!

apologise verb /əˈpɒl.ə.dʒaɪz/ [I] bocsánatot kér

I must apologise to Isobel for my behaviour.

Trains may be subject to delay - we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

She apologised for having to leave early.

behave verb /bɪˈheɪv/ 1 viselkedik (vmilyen módon) [I]

She always behaves badly at bedtime.

He's been behaving very strangely recently.

You behaved like an idiot!

behave verb /bɪˈheɪv/ 2 jól/rendesen viselkedik [I or T]

Did the children behave (themselves)?

blame verb /bleɪm/ [T] hibáztat, okol vkit vmiért, ráhárítja vkire a felelősséget vmiért

Don't blame me if you miss the bus!

Many people blame him for Tony's death.

Hugh blames his lack of confidence on his mother.

You can't really blame Helen for not wanting to get involved.

control verb /kənˈtrəʊl/ [T] (-ll-) 2 fékez, megfékez (indulatot, érzelmet)

You're going to have to learn to control your temper.

deserve verb /dɪˈzɜːv/ [T] megérdemel

After all that hard work, you deserve a holiday.

Chris deserves our special thanks for all his efforts.

I hope they get the punishment they deserve.

They certainly deserved to win that match.

excuse verb /ɪkˈskjuːz/ [T] 1 megbocsát

Please excuse me for arriving late - the bus was delayed.

Please excuse my appearance - I've been painting.

forgive verb /fəˈgɪv/ [I or T] *(forgave, forgiven) megbocsát vmit vkinek

She never forgave her mother for lying to her.

He had betrayed her and she never forgave him.

I'd never forgive myself if anything happened to the kids.

hurt verb /hɜːt/ *(hurt, hurt) 3 megbánt vkit [I or T]

She criticized my writing quite severely and that hurt.

He was badly hurt by the end of his marriage.

I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

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.

regret verb /rɪˈgret/ [T] (-tt-) 1 megbán vmit

If you don't tell her the truth you'll regret it later.

I really regret leaving school so young.

He began to regret that he hadn't paid more attention in class.

Is there anything you've done in your life that you regret?

respect verb /rɪˈspekt/ [T] 1 tisztel, becsül (tudásért, elért eredményért, stb.)

I respect him for his honesty.

I deeply respect David for what he has achieved.

apology noun /əˈpɒl.ə.dʒi/ [C or U] bocsánatkérés

I have an apology to make to you - I'm afraid I opened your letter by mistake.

I owe you an apology, Chris.

"Was he at all sorry for what he'd done?" "Oh he was full of apologies."

attitude noun /ˈæt.ɪ.tjuːd/ [C or U] hozzáállás

He has a very bad attitude to/towards work.

That boy has a real attitude problem.

She has a very positive attitude generally.

behaviour noun /bɪˈheɪ.vjər/ [U] viselkedés, magatartás

bad/good behaviour

Her behaviour was appalling.

Did you notice anything strange about his behaviour?

excuse noun /ɪkˈskjuːs/ [C] 1 mentség

What was his excuse for being late?

He'd better have a good excuse for not being here!

I've never known him to miss a meeting - I'm sure he'll have an excuse.

There's no excuse for that sort of behaviour.

excuse noun /ɪkˈskjuːs/ [C] 2 kifogás

Nick was just looking for an excuse to call her.

Any excuse for a holiday!

lie noun /laɪ/ [C] hazugság

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

respect noun /rɪˈspekt/ 1 megbecsülés, tisztelet (tudásért, elért eredményért, stb.) [U]

She's an excellent teacher and I have the greatest respect for her.

New teachers have to earn the respect of their students.

respect noun /rɪˈspekt/ 2 tisztelet (udvariasság pl. idősebbel/feljebbvalóval szemben) [U]

You should show more respect for your parents.

Teachers should be treated with respect.

She has no respect for her boss.

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.

trouble noun /ˈtrʌb.l̩/ 2 gond, baj (büntetéssel fenyegető helyzet) [U]

Her children are always in trouble.

They got into trouble with the police.

He's never been in trouble with his teachers before.

She'll be in big trouble if she's late again.

It's a great way of getting kids off the street and keeping them out of trouble.

ashamed adjective /əˈʃeɪmd/ [never before noun] szégyenkező, szégyenlős

You've got nothing to be ashamed of.

She ought to be ashamed of herself - talking to her mother like that!

He was ashamed to admit to his mistake.

I was ashamed that I'd made so little effort.

I felt so ashamed of myself for making such a fuss.

bad adjective /bæd/ (worse, worst) 5 rossz (ember/viselkedés)

There are a lot of bad people in the world.

He's got his faults but he's not a bad person.

brave adjective /breɪv/ bátor

a brave soldier

It was a brave decision to leave her job and start her own business.

She was very brave to learn to ski at fifty.

Of the three organizations criticized, only one was brave enough to face the press.

Richards has made a brave attempt to answer his critics.

confident adjective /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ 1 magabiztos

Be a bit more confident in yourself!

It was a confident performance.

He feels confident of winning.

correct adjective /kəˈrekt/ 2 illő, megfelelő

correct behaviour

fair adjective /feər/ 2 igazságos, méltányos

That's not fair! You always go first!

It's not fair to make me do all the work.

a fair trial

I can't spend all my time with one child - it wouldn't be fair on the others.

generous adjective /ˈdʒen.ər.əs/ 1 nagylelkű, bőkezű

She's been very generous with her time.

good adjective /gʊd/ (better, best) 9 jó, jóravaló, derék

He's a very good person.

Try to set a good example to the children.

guilty adjective /ˈgɪl.ti/ 1 bűnös, vétkes (érzés), bűntudata/lelkiismeret-furdalása van

She was so upset about what I'd said and I felt so guilty.

I felt guilty about leaving her there on her own.

I've got a guilty conscience.

honest adjective /ˈɒn.ɪst/ 1 őszinte

If you want my honest answer/opinion, I think your hair looks awful.

honest adjective /ˈɒn.ɪst/ 2 becsületes

an honest man

She had an honest face.

hurt adjective /hɜːt/ 2 sértett, megsértett (átv.)

I feel very hurt by what you said.

"That was very unkind," he said in a hurt voice.

patient adjective /ˈpeɪ.ʃənt/ türelmes

Dinner will be ready in half an hour - just be patient!

Be patient with her - she's very young.

proud adjective /praʊd/ büszke vmire/vkire

She was so proud of her son.

I'm very proud to be involved in this project.

rude adjective /ruːd/ 1 durva, udvariatlan

a rude comment/remark

He complained that a member of staff had been rude to him.

It would be rude to leave without saying goodbye.

selfish adjective /ˈsel.fɪʃ/ (disapproving) önző

It's very selfish of him to go away every weekend.

The judge told him: "Your attitude shows a selfish disregard for others."

shy adjective /ʃaɪ/ (shyer, shyest) félénk, gátlásos; félős, bátortalan

He was too shy to ask her to dance with him.

She gave a shy smile.

Children are often shy of/with people they don't know.

The deer were shy and hid behind some trees.

bravely adverb /ˈbreɪv.li/ bátran

She faced the consequences bravely.

politely adverb /pəˈlaɪt.li/ udvariasan

He thanked them politely.

Phrases and idioms:

feel bad about sth/doing sth bántja vmi, sajnál vmit

I felt bad about letting her down.

sb's fault hibája vkinek

She believes it was the doctor's fault that Peter died.

It's not my fault she didn't come!

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