77.10. gy. B2 (példák)

admittedly adverb /ədˈmɪt.ɪd.li/ tagadhatatlan (, hogy ...)/beismerem hogy ... (vonakodva beismer vmit)

Admittedly, I could have tried harder but I still don't think all this criticism is fair.

genuinely adverb /ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn.li/ őszintén

I'm genuinely sorry for the extra work this has caused.

surely adverb /ˈʃɔː.li/ 2 csak nem? (tagadó értelemmel csodálkozás, hitetlenkedés kifejezése)

Surely you don't expect me to believe that?

Surely he wasn't expecting us to pay the whole amount?

Phrases and idioms:

I only hope (that) ... /I only wish ... (that) csak azt remélem/kívánom (, hogy ...)

I only hope you know what you're doing.

I only wish that they would keep in touch more regularly.

it's just as well (még) jó (, hogy ...) (szerencsére)

It's just as well we brought an umbrella.

no wonder nem csoda (, hogy ...)

No wonder the children are excited - this is the first time they've been abroad.

"If brutal killers like these two are at work, it is no wonder that so many people have fled," he said.

strangely enough furcsa módon; érdekes (, hogy ...)

Strangely enough, I was just speaking to him the other day.

the hell franc, fene (indulat/durvaság kifejezése) (! informal)

What the hell are you doing here?

what's/what is more sőt mi több ...

They turned up nearly an hour late, and what's more, they didn't bring anything!

why should/shouldn't...? miért kellene ...?/miért ne ...? (pl. düh, meglepődés kifejezése)

He wants me to give him my old car, but why should I?

Why shouldn't she get a new car if she wants one?