27.7. gy. B1 (példák)

brief adjective /briːf/ rövid (idő, leírás, beszámoló, stb.)

His acceptance speech was very brief.

I had a brief look at her report before the meeting.

It'll only be a brief visit because we really haven't much time.

The company issued a brief statement about yesterday's accident.

urgent adjective /ˈɜː.dʒənt/ sürgős

an urgent message

He's got to sign that paper - will you tell him it's urgent?

Many people are in urgent need of food and water.

briefly adverb /ˈbriː.fli/ röviden (kis ideig); gyorsan

We chatted briefly about the weather.

straight adverb /streɪt/ 2 egyenesen, azonnal

I got home and went straight to bed.

Shall we go straight to the party or stop off at a pub first?

urgently adverb /ˈɜː.dʒənt.li/ sürgősen

Help is urgently needed.

Phrases and idioms:

a while egy (rövid) idő

I only stayed for a short while.

You were there a while, weren't you?

"When did that happen?" "Oh, it was a while ago".

After a while, Roberto came back inside.

I haven't seen him for a while.

I'll be fine in a while.

as soon as amint, abban a pillanatban (, hogy)

As soon as I saw her, I knew there was something wrong.

at once azonnal, rögtön

I knew at once that I'd like it here.

right away/now/after azonnal

Do you want to start right away?

straight away azonnal, rögtön

I knew straight away what you were thinking.

We don't need to go straight away - we can stay for a little while.