1. Család, rokonok C1C2 (28) – altémák

Család, rokonok* (28)

bear verb /beər/ *(bore, borne) 3 szül (gyereket) (formal)

She has been told that she will never bear children.

conceive verb /kənˈsiːv/ 3 teherbe esik [I or T]

She had been trying for years, but never managed to conceive.

indulge verb /ɪnˈdʌldʒ/ 2 elkényeztet vkit (mindent megenged/elnéz vkinek) [T]

Their children are dreadfully indulged.

rear verb /rɪər/ nevel, felnevel (gyereket/állatkölyköt) [T]

In these waters they breed and rear their young.

spoil verb /spɔɪl/ [T] *(spoiled or spoilt, spoiled or spoilt) 2 elkényeztet, elront, félrenevel (pl. gyereket); kényeztet vkit

Her children are completely spoiled.

blood noun /blʌd/ [U] 2 vér, származás

I've got some Spanish blood in me.

custody noun /ˈkʌs.tə.di/ [U] 1 felügyeleti jog (váláskor a gyerek felügyeletének joga)

When they divorced, it was Nicola who won custody of their two children.

daycare noun /ˈdeɪ.keər/ [U] napközi ellátás; napköziotthon (gyerekeknek/öregeknek)

a daycare centre

descendant noun /dɪˈsend.ənt/ [C] leszármazott

She is a descendant of Queen Victoria.

heir noun /eər/ [C] örökös (az örököse vkinek)

He is the heir to a huge fortune.

home noun /həʊm/ 2 otthon, menhely (intézmény) [C]

a children's home

My grandmother lives in a home now.

labour noun /ˈleɪ.bər/ 3 vajúdás [C or U]

to be in labour

labour pains

offspring noun /ˈɒf.sprɪŋ/ [C] plural: offspring (formal) utód, ivadék (emberé/állaté)

to produce offspring

origin noun /ˈɒr.ɪ.dʒɪn/ [C or U] 2 származás (vkié) (ország/család/nemzetiség, stb.)

He is of North African origin.

What is your country of origin?

The president's family was of humble origins.

orphan noun /ˈɔː.fən/ [C] árva (gyerek)

They adopted an orphan.

pregnancy noun /ˈpreg.nən.si/ [C or U] terhesség (várandósság)

a teenage pregnancy

sibling noun /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/ [C] (formal) testvér

I have three siblings.

side noun /saɪd/ 10 oldal, oldalág (rokonság apai és anyai ágon)

They tend to be tall on my mother's side of the family.

spouse noun /spaʊs/ [C] (formal) házastárs

Is his spouse still living?

distant adjective /ˈdɪs.tənt/ 3 távoli (rokon)

a distant cousin

protective adjective /prəˈtek.tɪv/ 2 óvó, védelmező

It's easy to be too protective towards/of your children.

She's fiercely protective of the man she married 30 years ago.

Phrasal verbs:

cater for sb/sth /ˈkeɪ.tər/ ellát vkit, gondoskodik vkiről

The club caters for children between the ages of 4 and 12.

be descended from sb/sth /dɪˈsend/ származik vkitől/vmitől (formal)

Her father is descended from Greek royalty.

Phrases and idioms:

a broken home csonka család (elvált szülők)

Many of these children come from broken homes.

leave someone to their own devices sorsára hagy vkit

With both parents out at work, the kids were often left to their own devices.

run wild felügyelet nélkül/szabadon kóborol (pl. gyerek, állat)

Their nine-year-old son is left to run wild.

tie the knot házasságot kötnek (informal)

We're planning to tie the knot in April.

your own flesh and blood saját vére/családja

I can't hate him - he's my own flesh and blood.

6. lecke (A1) – 16. lecke (A2) – 36. lecke (B1) – 63. lecke (B2) – 89. lecke (C1) – 108. lecke (C2)