2. Udvariasság, udvariatlanság C2 (89) – altémák

1. Udvariasság, elismerés, tisztelet (34) 2. Udvariatlanság, tiszteletlenség (28) 3. Önuralom, türelem (27)

intrude verb /ɪnˈtruːd/ [I] betolakodik vhova (pl. magánügyekbe); behatol

I don't mean to intrude, but are you okay?

They should not have intruded on the family's grief.

He was fed up with the media intruding into his life.

stain verb /steɪn/ 2 bemocskol, foltot ejt (becsületen, hírnéven, stb.) [T]

Several politicians have had their reputations stained by the expenses scandal.

The country's history is stained with the blood of countless innocent men and women.

abuse noun /əˈbjuːs/ 4 sértegetés, sértés (sértő/gyalázkodó kijelentések) [U] (!)

Rival fans shouted abuse at each other.

intruder noun /ɪnˈtruː.dər/ [C] 2 betolakodó (nem kívánatos/alkalmatlankodó személy)

I felt like an intruder at their family meal.

intrusion noun /ɪnˈtruː.ʒən/ [C or U] betolakodás, behatolás (pl. magánügyekbe)

She could not bear the intrusion into her private life.

nerve noun /nɜːv/ 2 kép/pofa vmihez (arcátlanság, pimaszság) [no plural]

You've got a nerve, coming here!

I can't believe she had the nerve to talk to me after what happened.

abrupt adjective /əˈbrʌpt/ 2 nyers, kurta (modor)

She has a rather abrupt manner.

abusive adjective /əˈbjuːsɪv/ sértegető, sértő, gyalázkodó

an abusive phone call

blunt adjective /blʌnt/ 2 nyers, nyersen őszinte

a blunt letter

crude adjective /kruːd/ 2 trágár, durva (tréfa, modor, stb.); nyers (feldolgozatlan)

a crude comment/remark

disrespectful adjective /ˌdɪs.rɪˈspekt.fəl/ tiszteletlen

Don't be disrespectful to your mother.

inconsiderate adjective /ˌɪn.kənˈsɪd.ər.ət/ tapintatlan, meggondolatlan

It was very inconsiderate of you to keep us all waiting.

juicy adjective /ˈdʒuː.si/ 2 pikáns, szaftos (pletyka, történet, részletek, stb.)

juicy gossip

nosy adjective /ˈnəʊ.zi/ also: nosey kíváncsi, kíváncsiskodó

nosy neighbours

Don't be so nosy!

obscene adjective /əbˈsiːn/ 1 szemérmetlen, obszcén (szexuálisan); trágár (!)

an obscene gesture

obscene language

sick adjective /sɪk/ 3 morbid, beteges (gondolkodás, viselkedés, stb.)

He's got a sick mind.

a sick joke

tactless adjective /ˈtækt.ləs/ tapintatlan

That was a really tactless thing to say.

tasteless adjective /ˈteɪst.ləs/ 3 ízléstelen, tapintatlan (tréfa, viselkedés, stb.)

a tasteless joke

thoughtless adjective /ˈθɔːt.ləs/ figyelmetlen (tapintatlan); meggondolatlan

I should have called her to say we'd be late - it was a bit thoughtless of me.

unscrupulous adjective /ʌnˈskruː.pjə.ləs/ lelkiismeretlen (gátlástalan)

an unscrupulous financial adviser

beneath preposition /bɪˈniːθ/ 2 vki méltóságán aluli

He thinks housework is beneath him.

Phrases and idioms:

add insult to injury sérelmet sértéssel tetéz, sértést sértésre halmoz

To add insult to injury, we had to pay for the damage!

be in bad/poor taste ízléstelen (viselkedés, tréfa, stb.)

He told a joke about a plane crash which I thought was in rather poor taste.

(be) out of line túl van/megy a határon (nem helyénvaló, nem elfogadható)

Her remarks to the press were way out of line.

lose face elveszti a tekintélyét

The party has lost face with the public by abandoning their original policy on education.

out of place nem odaillő, nem helyénvaló

Everyone else was wearing jeans and I felt completely out of place in my office clothes.

put your foot in it (ostobán) elszólja magát

I really put my foot in it with your mum - I didn't know she was a teacher herself.

run riot zabolátlanul viselkedik, féktelenkedik, megvadul

They allow their kids to run riot.

Kommunikációs szándékok: Helyeslés, helytelenítés

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