56.4. gy. B2 (példák)

limit verb /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ [T] korlátoz

I've been asked to limit my speech to ten minutes maximum.

Having so little money to spend on an apartment does limit you in your choice.

level noun /ˈlev.əl/ [C] 2 szint (mennyiség)

Inflation is going to rise 2% from its present level.

Chess requires a very high level of concentration.

There is some danger of low level radiation.

volume noun /ˈvɒl.juːm/ 2 (nagy) mennyiség [U]

I was put off by the volume of work involved.

The volume of traffic in the city is causing problems.

estimated adjective /ˈes.tɪ.meɪ.tɪd/ becsült (mennyiség, távolság stb.)

an estimated cost/value

inaccurate adjective /ɪnˈæk.jʊ.rət/ pontatlan, hibás

inaccurate information/figures

single adjective /ˈsɪŋ.gl̩/ 3 egyetlen [always before noun]

There was a single light in the corner of the room.

Not a single person offered to help her.

You haven't been listening to a single word I've been saying.

precisely adverb /prɪˈsaɪ.sli/ 1 pontosan; pont, pontban

The fireworks begin at eight o'clock precisely.

What do you think the problem is, precisely?

roughly adverb /ˈrʌf.li/ 1 durván, hozzávetőleg

There has been an increase of roughly 2.25 million.

Roughly speaking, it's 2.25 million.

We have roughly the same tastes.

that adverb /ðæt/ olyan, annyira (nagyságra, mennyiségre, állapotra hivatkozás)

She's too young to walk that far.

It wasn't (all) that good.

Phrases and idioms:

somewhere around/between, etc. valahol ..., körülbelül, úgy

Somewhere between 900 and 1100 minor crimes are reported in this city every week.

It will take us somewhere between three and four hours to get to Madrid.

The company's annual turnover is somewhere around £70.7 million.