9. Viselkedés, morál* C1 (38) – altémák

Viselkedés, morál* (38)

attack verb /əˈtæk/ 2 támad, megtámad vkit/vmit (erősen kritizál) [T]

She attacked the government's new education policy.

distort verb /dɪˈstɔːt/ [T] eltorzít, meghamisít (információt); torzít, eltorzít vmit

Newspapers distorted the truth about their marriage.

mislead verb /mɪsˈliːd/ [T] *(misled, misled) félrevezet, megtéveszt

She claims the public was misled by the government.

accusation noun /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [C] vád, vádolás

He made a number of accusations against his former colleagues.

disapproval noun /ˌdɪs.əˈpruː.vəl/ [U] rosszallás

I could sense their disapproval.

fairness noun /ˈfeə.nəs/ [U] igazságosság, korrektség

She has a strong sense of justice and fairness.

gesture noun /ˈdʒes.tʃər/ [C] 2 gesztus, jelzés (hozzáállást/érzést kifejező cselekedet)

It would be a nice gesture to invite her to dinner.

greed noun /griːd/ [U] mohóság; kapzsiság

We were shocked by their greed.

injustice noun /ɪnˈdʒʌs.tɪs/ [C or U] igazságtalanság

the fight against racial injustice

the injustices of the legal system

jealousy noun /ˈdʒel.ə.si/ [U] féltékenység (vkire/vmire)

He broke his brother's new bike in a fit of jealousy.

Jealousy can ruin relationships.

norm noun /nɔːm/ szabály, norma (általános viselkedési szabályok) [C]

cultural/social norms

self-esteem noun /ˌself.ɪˈstiːm/ [U] önbecsülés

She suffers from low self-esteem.

selfishness noun /ˈsel.fɪʃ.nəs/ [U] önzés

selfish behaviour

What a selfish thing to do!

shame noun /ʃeɪm/ szégyen, szégyenérzet; szégyenteljes dolog [U]

He said he felt no shame for what he had done.

The children hung their heads in shame.

You can't go dressed like that - have you no shame ?

In some societies, if a woman leaves her husband, it brings shame on her and her family.

shyness noun /ˈʃaɪ.nəs/ [U] félénkség, bátortalanság

When I met the Queen, I was overcome with shyness.

strength noun /streŋθ/ 3 erő (bátorság, eltökéltség, kitartás) [U]

I think she showed great strength of character.

He has a great deal of inner strength.

acceptable adjective /əkˈsep.tə.bl̩/ 2 elfogadható, megengedhető

Smoking is less and less socially acceptable.

courageous adjective /kəˈreɪ.dʒəs/ bátor

a courageous decision

direct adjective /daɪˈrekt/ 3 egyenes, nyílt (válasz, beszéd, viselkedés, stb.)

a direct answer

false adjective /fɒls/ 3 színlelt, hamis

false promises

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

genuine adjective /ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn/ 2 őszinte (pl. érzés); becsületes

They showed genuine sympathy for our situation.

helpless adjective /ˈhelp.ləs/ gyámoltalan, tehetetlen; önkéntelen (nevetés, sírás, stb.)

a helpless animal/child

heroic adjective /hɪˈrəʊ.ɪk/ 1 hősies (bátor)

a heroic figure

a heroic act

She portrayed him as a heroic figure.

inappropriate adjective /ˌɪn.əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/ nem megfelelő (vmilyen alkalomra), alkalmatlan (nem helyes/odaillő)

inappropriate behaviour

It would be inappropriate for me to comment, without knowing the facts.

insecure adjective /ˌɪn.sɪˈkjʊər/ 1 bizonytalan, gátlásos (vki)

a shy, insecure teenager

just adjective /dʒʌst/ igazságos; jogos

a just society

modest adjective /ˈmɒd.ɪst/ 2 szerény (nem dicsekvő)

He's very modest about his achievements.

self-centred adjective /ˌselfˈsen.təd/ önző

Stop being so self-centred!

shameful adjective /ˈʃeɪm.fəl/ szégyenteljes, gyalázatos

shameful scenes

sincere adjective /sɪnˈsɪər/ őszinte (ember, szándék, érzés, stb.)

He seems to be sincere.

trustworthy adjective /ˈtrʌstˌwɜː.ði/ megbízható, bizalomra méltó (vki)

Bob assured me she was completely trustworthy.

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

We knew the rumours were untrue.

inappropriately adverb /ˌɪn.əˈprəʊ.pri.ət.li/ nem megfelelően, alkalmatlanul (nem helyesen/odaillően)

The meeting was inappropriately handled and an argument broke out.

openly adverb /ˈəʊ.pən.li/ nyíltan, őszintén

They were openly dismissive of my suggestions.

He talks quite openly about his feelings.

We discussed our reservations about the contract quite openly.

truly adverb /ˈtruː.li/ 2 igazán, őszintén (őszinteség hangsúlyozása)

Truly I could not have done this without you.

He truly believes he can cure himself by willpower alone.

Phrases and idioms:

be to blame hibás vmiben, oka vminek

Poor housing is to blame for many of their health problems.

face the music tartja a hátát, szembenéz a következményekkel

At the end of the day I had to go home and face the music.

turn a blind eye (to sth) szemet huny vmi fölött; úgy tesz, mintha nem venne észre vmit

Restaurant staff often took food home, and their boss turned a blind eye.

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