104.7. gy. C2 (példák)

severity noun /sɪˈver.ə.ti/ [U] súlyosság; keménység

Flights were cancelled owing to the severity of the weather.

violence noun /ˈvaɪə.lənts/ [U] 2 hevesség (viharé, robbanásé, stb.)

Such was the violence of the explosion that three buildings collapsed.

dead adjective /ded/ 4 halotti, teljes, abszolút (pl. csend) [always before noun]

We waited in dead silence as the votes were counted.

extreme adjective /ɪkˈstriːm/ 3 szélsőséges (vélemény, meggyőződés, stb.)

extreme views

the extreme right/left

irresistible adjective /ˌɪr.ɪˈzɪs.tə.bl̩/ 2 leküzdhetetlen, ellenállhatatlan (nagyon erős) (nyomás, kényszer, vágy, stb.)

irresistible pressure

an irresistible desire to run away

relentless adjective /rɪˈlent.ləs/ hajthatatlan; könyörtelen

relentless criticism

violent adjective /ˈvaɪə.lənt/ 3 heves (robbanás, vihar, stb.) (!)

a violent explosion/storm

right adverb /raɪt/ 5 egészen (teljesen)

Did you read it right through to the end?

wholly adverb /ˈhəʊl.li/ teljes mértékben

His behaviour is wholly unacceptable.

Phrases and idioms:

from top to bottom tetőtől talpig (teljesen)

I've searched the house from top to bottom and still can't find it.