27.6. gy. B1 (példák)

ages noun /ˈeɪdʒ.ɪz/ [plural] nagyon hosszú idő (informal)

I've been waiting here for ages.

second noun /ˈsek.ənd/ [C] 2 egy pillanat (informal)

"Come on, hurry up!" "I'll just/only be a second - I've got to lock the back door."

Have you got a second, Paul? I'd like to have a word with you.

It won't take a second .

Wait a couple of/a few seconds before trying again.

forever adverb /fəˈre.vər/ also: for ever 1 örökre, örökké (a jövőben mindig)

I'll love you forever.

until conjunction /ʌnˈtɪl/ also: till 1 -ig, amíg (idő)

Hadn't we better wait until Antony arrives?

I waited until they'd gone before I started clearing up.

Phrases and idioms:

all day long egész nap

We've been walking all day long.

for days napok óta

They haven't been seen for days.

for ever örökké; örökre

I'm not going to live here for ever.

for years évek óta

Roz and I have been going there for years.

hours órák (hosszú idő) (informal)

I spent hours doing my homework.

They kept us waiting for hours and hours.

quite a while jó kis ideje/ideig

I hadn't seen Rebecca in quite a while.

It took quite a while to clean out the garage.