85.9. gy. C1 (példák)

lightly adverb /ˈlaɪt.li/ 2 enyhén, egy kissé

lightly cooked vegetables

little adverb /ˈlɪt.l̩/ kevéssé (nem nagyon/nem eléggé)

a little-known fact

Little did he know what lay in store for him.

modestly adverb /ˈmɒd.ɪst.li/ 1 szerényen, mérsékelten; visszafogottan

At just £9, the DVD is very modestly priced.

partially adverb /ˈpɑː.ʃəl.i/ részlegesen

partially cooked

somewhat adverb /ˈsʌm.wɒt/ (slightly formal) némileg; meglehetősen

The resort has changed somewhat over the last few years.

She's somewhat more confident than she used to be.

We were somewhat tired after our long walk.

sufficiently adverb /səˈfɪʃ.ənt.li/ eléggé (a szükséges mértékig)

The following day she felt sufficiently well to go to work.

Phrases and idioms:

far from sth egyáltalán nem (vmi/vmilyen)

The situation is far from clear.

not exactly easy/new/rich, etc. nem éppen könnyű/új/gazdag/stb. (tréfás/bosszús hangsúllyal) (informal)

Let's face it, we're not exactly rich, are we?

not nearly (as/so) közel sem/sincs

It's not nearly as expensive as I thought.

There are not nearly enough jobs to go round.

nowhere near megközelítőleg/távolról sem

The house was nowhere near the sea.

It's nowhere near time for us to leave yet.

I'm nowhere near finishing the book - I'm only half-way through it.

He's nowhere near as tall as his sister.