6. Remény, aggodalom, düh C2 (33) – altémák

Remény, aggodalom, düh* (33)

dread verb /dred/ [T] (előre) retteg vmitől (vminek a bekövetkezésétől)

I'm dreading the first day at my new school.

I dread seeing him again.

glare verb /gleər/ [I] lesújtó pillantást vet vkire

She glared at him and stormed out of the room.

rage verb /reɪdʒ/ [I] 1 dühöng (vki vmi miatt)

He raged at us for forgetting to order a replacement.

resent verb /rɪˈzent/ [T] zokon vesz, neheztel

I resent having to work late.

He resents the fact that she gets more money than he does.

suspect verb /səˈspekt/ [T] 3 kételkedik, nem bízik vkiben/vmiben

She suspected his motives for offering to help.

belief noun /bɪˈliːf/ 3 hit, bizalom (vkiben/vmiben) [U or no plural]

a belief in social justice

care noun /keər/ 3 gond (aggodalom) [C]

He was sixteen years old and didn't have a care in the world.

confidence noun /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənts/ [U] 2 bizalom vkiben/vmiben

Kate's new to the job, but I've got every confidence in her.

frenzy noun /ˈfren.zi/ [U or no plural] őrjöngés; lázas/kapkodó tevékenység

She hit him in a frenzy of rage.

fury noun /ˈfjʊə.ri/ [U or no plural] düh, tombolás

He could hardly control his fury.

glare noun /gleər/ 2 dühös pillantás [C]

She gave me an angry glare.

optimism noun /ˈɒp.tɪ.mɪ.zəm/ [U] derűlátás, optimizmus

There was a note of optimism in his voice as he spoke about the company's future.

Judging from your examination results, I think you have cause for cautious optimism about getting a university place.

outrage noun /ˈaʊt.reɪdʒ/ 1 düh, felháborodás [U]

Many politicians and members of the public expressed outrage at the verdict.

outrage noun /ˈaʊt.reɪdʒ/ 2 felháborító dolog, gyalázat; merénylet [C]

No one has yet claimed responsibility for this latest bomb outrage.

It's an outrage that so much public money should have been wasted in this way.

resentment noun /rɪˈzent.mənt/ [U] neheztelés, düh

If you treat your staff differently, it just causes resentment.

bleak adjective /bliːk/ 1 kilátástalan (pl. helyzet)

The future is looking bleak for small businesses struggling with debts.

fearful adjective /ˈfɪə.fəl/ fél vmitől; fél (, hogy ...); rettenetes, szörnyű

Many women are fearful of travelling alone.

hopeful adjective /ˈhəʊp.fəl/ 2 reményt keltő, biztató

There are hopeful signs that she will make a full recovery.

wary adjective /ˈweə.ri/ elővigyázatos, gyanakvó

She's still wary of strangers.

hopelessly adverb /ˈhəʊp.ləs.li/ kilátástalanul, reménytelenül (nagyon/remény nélkül)

hopelessly lost

They met at university and fell hopelessly in love.

Phrasal verbs:

hold out hope /həʊld/ reményt táplál

Few people hold out any hope of finding more survivors.

open up /ˈəʊ.pən/ megnyílik, kitárulkozik vkinek (beszél magáról/az érzéseiről)

I've tried to get him to open up to me but without success.

Phrases and idioms:

a ray of comfort/hope, etc. egy kis vigasz/reménysugár

There's still a ray of hope that the missing child will be found alive.

fear the worst a legrosszabbtól fél/tart

When there was no sign of the children, the rescuers feared the worst.

for fear of sth/doing sth attól tartva hogy ..., nehogy ...

I didn't want to move for fear of waking her up.

get sth off your chest kimondja ami a szívét nyomja (informal)

Tell me what's wrong - you'll feel better if you get it off your chest.

hit the roof a plafonban van (nagyon dühös) (informal)

If I'm late again he'll hit the roof.

keep your fingers crossed/ cross your fingers szurkol/szorít vkinek/vmiért (informal)

Let's keep our fingers crossed that she gets the job.

We're crossing our fingers and hoping that the weather stays fine.

lose sleep over something nem tud vmitől aludni, nem hagyja vmi aludni (aggódik vmi miatt)

I know she's angry with me, but I'm not losing any sleep over it.

open your heart kitárja a szívét/lelkét vkinek

That night, she opened her heart to me and I think that's when I fell in love with her.

sb's best/last/only hope legjobb/utolsó/egyedüli reménye vkinek

Doctors say his only hope is a transplant.

see red dühbe gurul

When he insulted my friends, I just saw red.

throw caution to the wind vakmerően cselekszik

I decided to throw caution to the wind and book a ticket to India.

Kommunikációs szándékok: Remény, várakozás – Hála kifejezése – Agodalom, félelem

7. lecke (A1) – 19. lecke (A2) – 42. lecke (B1) – 69. lecke (B2) – 92. lecke (C1) – 112. lecke (C2)