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1 criticize
bírál* * *1) (to find fault (with): He's always criticizing her.) kritizál2) (to give an opinion of or judgement on a book etc.) (meg)bírál -
2 backbite
verb (to criticize a person when he is not present.) fúr vkit -
3 be hard on
1) (to punish or criticize severely: Don't be too hard on the boy - he's too young to know that he was doing wrong.) szigorú (vkivel)2) (to be unfair to: If you punish all the children for the broken window it's a bit hard on those who had nothing to do with it.) igazságtalan -
4 be on the offensive
(to be making an attack: She always expects people to criticize her and so she is always on the offensive.) támadólag lép fel -
5 butt
levágott vég, staub, félszegúszó hal, öklelés, vég to butt: öklel, tülekedik, felöklel, beleütközik* * *I verb(to strike (someone or something) with the head: He fell over when the goat butted him.) öklel- butt inII 1. noun(someone whom others criticize or tell jokes about: She's the butt of all his jokes.) céltábla2. noun1) (the thick and heavy end (especially of a rifle).)2) (the end of a finished cigar, cigarette etc: His cigarette butt was the cause of the fire.)3) ((slang) a person's bottom: Come on, get off your butt - we have work to do.) -
6 censure
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7 condemn
megbélyegez, elítél* * *[kən'dem]1) (to criticize as morally wrong or evil: Everyone condemned her for being cruel to her child.) megbélyegez, elítél2) (to sentence to (a punishment): She was condemned to death.) (el)ítél3) (to declare (a building) to be unfit to use: These houses have been condemned.) szanál•- condemned cell -
8 crab
kötéldob, vasháromláb, kötéloszlop, görgő, kritika to crab: átlósan vezet, lepocskondiáz, élesen kritizál* * *I [kræb] noun(an edible sea animal with a shell and five pairs of legs, the first pair having claws.) (tengeri) rákII past tense, past participle - crabbed; verb((slang) to complain or criticize: He keeps on crabbing about the weather.) becsmérel, pocskondiáz- crabby -
9 critic
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10 find fault with
(to criticize or complain of: She is always finding fault with the way he eats.) kifogásol -
11 get on at
(to criticize (a person) continually or frequently: My wife is always getting on at me.) kritizál -
12 judge
bíró, szakértő to judge: következtet, ítél, ítélkezik, kívül, gondol* * *1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) tárgyal2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) bíráskodik3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) megítél; felbecsül4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) elítél2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) bíró2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) (verseny)bíró3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) szakértő•- judgement- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
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13 nag
póni, gebe to nag: zsémbeskedik* * *[næɡ]past tense, past participle - nagged; verb((often with at) to complain or criticize continually: She nags (at) her husband about their lack of money.) szekál vkit- nagging -
14 pass judgement (on)
(to criticize or condemn: Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself.) ítéletet mond -
15 pass judgement (on)
(to criticize or condemn: Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself.) ítéletet mond -
16 pick holes in
(to criticize or find faults in (an argument, theory etc): He sounded very convincing, but I'm sure one could pick holes in what he said.) hibát keres vmiben -
17 scold
házsártos to scold: megfedd, szid, összeszid, megszid, lehord* * *[skəuld](to criticize or blame loudly and angrily: She scolded the child for coming home so late.) (meg)szid- scolding -
18 slaughter
leölés, öldöklés, levágás, mészárlás to slaughter: leöl, lemészárol* * *['slo:tə] 1. noun1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) (tömeg)mészárlás2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) (le)vágás2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) levág2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) lemészárol3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) lerohan; gyilkos kritikát ír• -
19 talking-to
leszidás, megfeddés* * *noun (a talk given to someone in order to scold, criticize or blame them: I'll give that child a good talking-to when he gets home!) szidás
См. также в других словарях:
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