13.7. gy. TOP 3000 (példák)

hardly adverb /ˈhɑːd.li/ 1 alig

We hardly ever go to concerts.

I could hardly hear her at the back.

The party had hardly started when she left.

He ate hardly anything.

less adverb /les/ kevésbé; kevesebbet

Exercise more and eat less.

Getting out of bed in summer is less difficult than in winter.

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

a little-known fact

Little did he know what lay in store for him.

nearly adverb /ˈnɪə.li/ majdnem

It's been nearly three months since my last haircut.

I've nearly finished that book you lent me.

She's nearly as tall as her father now.

They'd eaten nearly everything before we arrived.

It was so funny - we nearly died laughing.

partly adverb /ˈpɑːt.li/ részben

The house is partly owned by her father.

He was partly responsible for the error.

practically adverb /ˈpræk.tɪk.li/ gyakorlatilag, szinte (csaknem, majdnem)

She blamed me for practically every mistake in the report.

These changes would cost us practically nothing.

It's practically impossible for me to get home in less than an hour.

They used to argue all the time and now they've practically stopped talking to each other.

rather adverb /ˈrɑː.ðər/ 1 elég, eléggé

That's rather a difficult question to answer.

I thought he was rather nice.

It was rather strange to invite me and then not come himself.

She answered the telephone rather sleepily.

slightly adverb /ˈslaɪt.li/ egy kicsit/kissé

She's slightly taller than her sister.

I'm slightly upset she forgot my birthday.

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.

virtually adverb /ˈvɜː.tju.ə.li/ 1 jóformán (majdnem, csaknem)

I've virtually finished.

Their twins are virtually identical.

That wine stain on my shirt has virtually disappeared.

Phrases and idioms:

relatively good/bad/cheap, etc. aránylag jó/rossz/olcsó/stb.

Eating out is relatively cheap.

Students will find the course relatively easy.