90.8. gy. C1 (példák)

acknowledge verb /əkˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/ [T] 1 elismer, beismer vmit (tényt, igazságot, tévedést, stb.)

He acknowledged that there was a problem.

precisely adverb /prɪˈsaɪ.sli/ 3 úgy van, pontosan (egyetértés)

"It's not the shape I dislike, it's the colour." - "Precisely!"

Phrases and idioms:

Absolutely! minden bizonnyal! úgy ahogy mondja! teljesen úgy van! (teljes egyetértés kifejezése)

"Do you think it helped his career?" "Absolutely."

"It was an excellent film, though." "Absolutely!"

by all accounts mindenki szerint

The party was, by all accounts, a great success.

by no means; not by any means egyáltalán nem

I'm not an expert by any means.

This is by no means the end of the matter.

certainly not szó sincs róla, semmi esetre sem (rövid tagadó válasz)

"She's not exactly poor, is she?" "Certainly not."

"Will you be taking her there?" "Certainly not!"

definitely not határozottan nem (rövid nemleges válasz)

"Do you think the work will be finished by June?" "Definitely not."

far from it távolról sem, éppen ellenkezőleg (informal)

He's not handsome - far from it.

in no way/not in any way sehogy sem, semmiképpen sem

This is in no way your fault.

nothing of the sort/kind szó sincs róla, semmi ilyen; egyáltalán nem (tagadás hangsúlyozása)

I told him nothing of the sort.

He said that he was a legitimate businessman - in fact, he was nothing of the sort.