9. Viselkedés, morál* – Top 3000 (30) – altémák

Viselkedés, morál* (30)

act verb /ækt/ 2 viselkedik vhogy, úgy tesz/csinál (mint) [I]

He acted as if he'd never met me before.

Don't be so silly - you're acting like a child!

behave verb /bɪˈheɪv/ 1 viselkedik (vmilyen módon) [I]

She always behaves badly at bedtime.

He's been behaving very strangely recently.

You behaved like an idiot!

behave verb /bɪˈheɪv/ 2 jól/rendesen viselkedik [I or T]

Did the children behave (themselves)?

cheat verb /tʃiːt/ [I or T] csal; becsap vkit

Anyone caught cheating will be immediately disqualified from the exam.

She was caught cheating in her French exam.

He cheats at cards.

lie verb /laɪ/ [I] (lying, lied, lied) hazudik

Are you lying to me?

Don't trust her - she's lying.

I suspect he lies about his age.

pretend verb /prɪˈtend/ [I] színlel vmit, úgy tesz, mintha vmit csinálna; azt játssza (, hogy)

She's not really hurt - she's only pretending.

He pretended (that) he didn't mind, but I knew that he did.

Were you just pretending to be interested?

Of course I was angry - I can't pretend otherwise.

approval noun /əˈpruː.vəl/ [U] 1 helyeslés, tetszés

He showed his approval by smiling broadly.

Sam always tried hard to win his father's approval.

Does the wine meet with your approval?

attitude noun /ˈæt.ɪ.tjuːd/ [C or U] hozzáállás

He has a very bad attitude to/towards work.

That boy has a real attitude problem.

She has a very positive attitude generally.

behaviour noun /bɪˈheɪ.vjər/ [U] viselkedés, magatartás

bad/good behaviour

Her behaviour was appalling.

Did you notice anything strange about his behaviour?

confidence noun /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənts/ [U] 1 önbizalom, magabiztosság

He's got the confidence to walk into a room of strangers and immediately start a conversation.

The training has given me the confidence to deal with any situation that arises.

She has ability but she lacks confidence.

I have every/complete confidence in her. She'll be perfect for the job.

courage noun /ˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/ [U] bátorság

I wanted to talk to him, but I didn't have the courage.

People should have the courage to stand up for their beliefs.

discipline noun /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/ 1 fegyelem; fegyelmezés [U]

parental/military/school discipline

There should be better discipline in schools.

goodness noun /ˈgʊd.nəs/ jóság [U]

She believes in the goodness of human nature.

lie noun /laɪ/ [C] hazugság

I told a lie when I said I liked her haircut.

manner noun /ˈmæn.ər/ 2 modor, viselkedés [no plural]

an aggressive/friendly/rude manner

As soon as he realized that we weren't going to buy anything, his whole manner changed.

nerve noun /nɜːv/ 3 merészség vmihez [no plural]

I haven't got the nerve to tell him I'm leaving.

He lost his nerve and couldn't go through with it.

pride noun /praɪd/ [U] 1 büszkeség (büszkeség vkire/vmire)

She felt a great sense of pride as she watched him accept the award.

The whole community takes pride in the school.

pride noun /praɪd/ [U] 2 önérzet

She has too much pride to accept any help.

sin noun /sɪn/ 2 bűn (rossz cselekedet)

You've only got one life and it's a sin to waste it.

trick noun /trɪk/ [C] 1 trükk, beugratás

The girls were playing tricks on their teacher.

It's a bit of trick photography - she's meant to look like she's walking on water.

appropriate adjective /əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/ megfelelő, alkalmas (helyzethez, alkalomhoz, stb.)

Is this film appropriate for small children?

I didn't think his comments were very appropriate at the time.

brave adjective /breɪv/ bátor

a brave soldier

It was a brave decision to leave her job and start her own business.

She was very brave to learn to ski at fifty.

Of the three organizations criticized, only one was brave enough to face the press.

Richards has made a brave attempt to answer his critics.

confident adjective /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ 1 magabiztos

Be a bit more confident in yourself!

It was a confident performance.

He feels confident of winning.

good adjective /gʊd/ (better, best) 8 jó, jól viselkedik

If you're a good boy at the doctor's I'll take you swimming afterwards.

honest adjective /ˈɒn.ɪst/ 1 őszinte

If you want my honest answer/opinion, I think your hair looks awful.

honest adjective /ˈɒn.ɪst/ 2 becsületes

an honest man

She had an honest face.

moral adjective /ˈmɒr.əl/ 1 erkölcsi [always before noun]

moral standards/values

a moral issue

She condemned the proposed law on moral grounds.

proud adjective /praʊd/ büszke vmire/vkire

She was so proud of her son.

I'm very proud to be involved in this project.

frankly adverb /ˈfræŋ.kli/ őszintén (szólva)

Quite frankly, I think this whole situation is ridiculous.

Phrases and idioms:

dare (to) do sth mer megtenni vmit, merészel vmit

I'd never dare to talk to my mother the way Ben talks to his.

I didn't dare tell Dad that I'd scratched his car.

I wouldn't dare have a party in my flat in case the neighbours complained.

I daren't/don't dare think how much it's going to cost.

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