9. Érzések, hangulat* C1 (50) – altémák

Érzések, hangulat* (50)

concern verb /kənˈsɜːn/ [T] 3 aggaszt, nyugtalanít vkit

What really concerns me is her lack of experience.

desire verb /dɪˈzaɪər/ [T] (formal) vágyik vmire

You can have whatever you desire.

fascinate verb /ˈfæs.ɪ.neɪt/ [T] lebilincsel (elbűvöl)

Science has always fascinated me.

outrage verb /ˈaʊt.reɪdʒ/ [T] dühít, felháborít

The proposed pay cut outraged the staff.

worship verb /ˈwɜː.ʃɪp/ (-pp- or also US -p-) 2 imád vkit, rajong vkiért

She worshipped her mother.

comfort noun /ˈkʌm.fət/ 2 kényelem (kényelmet nyújtó/jelentő dolog) [C]

home comforts

Good chocolate is one of life's little comforts.

complaint noun /kəmˈpleɪnt/ 2 panasz (a panasz tárgya) [C]

My only complaint was the lack of refreshments.

discomfort noun /dɪˈskʌm.fət/ 1 kényelmetlenség (fizikai) [C or U]

They travelled in great discomfort.

discontent noun /ˌdɪs.kənˈtent/ [U] elégedetlenség

There is growing discontent with this government.

fascination noun /ˌfæs.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ [U or no plural] elragadtatás; vonzerő, vonzereje vminek

Her fascination with fashion started at an early age.

hate noun /heɪt/ [U] gyűlölet

Her eyes were full of hate.

Hate can only make our lives more difficult.

hatred noun /ˈheɪ.trɪd/ [U] gyűlölet, gyűlölködés

What is very clear in these letters is Clark's passionate hatred of his father.

The motive for this shocking attack seems to be racial hatred.

hunger noun /ˈhʌŋ.gər/ 3 éhezés vmire, erős vágy vmire [no plural]

a hunger for success/knowledge

inconvenience noun /ˌɪn.kənˈviː.ni.ənts/ [C or U] kényelmetlenség, alkalmatlanság

The Director apologized for any inconvenience caused.

Having to wait for ten minutes was a minor inconvenience.

optimist noun /ˈɒp.tɪm.ɪst/ [C] optimista ember

She's an optimist.

sensitivity noun /ˌsent.sɪˈtɪv.ə.ti/ [C] 1 érzékenység, tapintat

The police showed great sensitivity in their handling of the case.

thrill noun /θrɪl/ [C] izgalom, (bizsergető) öröm

It was a big thrill meeting the stars of the show.

the thrill of winning a competition

dark adjective /dɑːk/ 3 sötét, szomorú

a dark period in human history

devastated adjective /ˈdev.ə.steɪ.tɪd/ lesújtott

She was devastated when her husband died.

They were devastated by the terrible news.

devastating adjective /ˈdev.ə.steɪ.tɪŋ/ 1 lesújtó

Despite the devastating news, no one is giving up hope.

disgusted adjective /dɪsˈɡʌs.tɪd/ felháborodott

I'm totally disgusted with your behaviour.

frustrated adjective /frʌsˈtreɪ.tɪd/ frusztrált, lelombozott

I'm very frustrated at/with my lack of progress.

Fans are frustrated by their lack of success this season.

frustrating adjective /frʌsˈtreɪ.tɪŋ/ frusztráló, idegesítő

a frustrating situation

It's frustrating to see money going to waste like that.

grey adjective /greɪ/ 3 szürke, egyhangú, unalmas

Life was grey and tedious.

gripping adjective /ˈgrɪp.ɪŋ/ izgalmas, magával ragadó

a gripping story

grumpy adjective /ˈgrʌm.pi/ mogorva, zsörtölődő

a grumpy old man

harsh adjective /hɑːʃ/ 2 kíméletlen (könyörtelen, kegyetlen)

harsh criticism/punishment

Taking him out of the game was a bit harsh.

hilarious adjective /hɪˈleə.ri.əs/ (rendkívül) mulatságos, vicces

They all thought the film was hilarious.

hostile adjective /ˈhɒs.taɪl/ 1 ellenséges, elutasító (érzelem, szándék, stb.)

Some politicians were very hostile to the idea.

hot adjective /hɒt/ (hotter, hottest) 3 izgalmas, menő (informal)

Hollywood's hottest new actress

impersonal adjective /ɪmˈpɜː.sən.əl/ személytelen (hideg, érzéstelen)

a cold and impersonal letter

insensitive adjective /ɪnˈsen.sə.tɪv/ érzéketlen; tapintatlan

an insensitive remark

He was completely insensitive to Maria's feelings.

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

a monotonous voice

monotonous work

pleasurable adjective /ˈpleʒ.ər.ə.bl̩/ élvezetes (kellemes)

a pleasurable experience

refreshing adjective /rɪˈfreʃ.ɪŋ/ 1 üdítő, frissítő (megszokottól/unalmastól eltérő) (változás, látvány, stb.)

a refreshing change

It's refreshing to see a film that's so original.

sparkling adjective /ˈspɑr.klɪŋ/ 2 sziporkázó, izgalmas (előadás, beszélgetés, szellem, stb.)

a sparkling performance

sparkling conversation

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

a tedious job

thankful adjective /ˈθæŋk.fəl/ hálás vmiért; boldog, nagyon örül vminek

We were thankful that none of the children saw the accident.

unpleasant adjective /ʌnˈplez.ənt/ 2 barátságtalan; ellenszenves

The waiter got quite unpleasant with us.

satisfactorily adverb /ˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.tər.əl.i/ megfelelően

I'm sure these problems can be satisfactorily resolved.

Phrasal verbs:

take to sb/sth /teɪk/ megkedvel vkit/vmit

For some reason I just didn't take to her.

Phrases and idioms:

a passion for sth szenvedély vmi iránt

a passion for football

bad/ill feeling harag, rossz hangulat (emberek között)

I don't want to cause any bad feeling between us.

be glad of sth hálás vmiért (formal)

I was glad of a few days off before going back to work.

burning ambition/desire, etc. égő/heves becsvágy/vágy/stb.

I have no burning desire to go diving.

fulfil an ambition/dream/goal, etc. vágyat/álmot/célt/stb. teljesít/valóra vált

She has finally fulfilled her childhood ambition to swim with dolphins.

in the hope of/that vminek reményében

She went to Paris in the hope of improving her French.

They wrote to the Prime Minister in the hope that he would help.

look on the bright side a dolgok pozitív/szebbik oldalát nézi

Look on the bright side - no one was badly hurt.

shed tears könnyet ejt

I shed a few tears when he left.

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.

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