25.3.11. gy. A1B2 (példák)

quick adjective /kwɪk/ 1 gyors (sebes) (pl. vmilyen cselekvés)

I tried to catch him but he was too quick for me.

He was very quick to answer.

rapid adjective /ˈræp.ɪd/ gyors

The 2010s were a period of rapid change/growth.

slow adjective /sləʊ/ 1 lassú

a slow runner/driver/reader

She's a very slow eater.

We're making slow but steady progress with the decorating.

sudden adjective /ˈsʌd.ən/ váratlan; hirtelen

His sudden death at the age of 53 came as a terrible shock to her.

There was a sudden change in their plans.

And Angie's leaving work in two weeks? It's a bit sudden, isn't it.

fast adverb /fɑːst/ 1 gyorsan, sebesen (mozgás/történés)

We ran as fast as we could.

The accident was caused by people driving too fast in bad conditions.

quickly adverb /ˈkwɪk.li/ 1 gyorsan (sebesen)

I quickly shut the door.

She walks very quickly.

quickly adverb /ˈkwɪk.li/ 2 gyorsan, hamar

These people need to be treated as quickly as possible.

He quickly realized she wasn't telling the truth.

rapidly adverb /ˈræp.ɪd.li/ gyorsan

Prices have increased rapidly in the last few months.

sharply adverb /ˈʃɑː.pli/ hirtelen; élesen, meredeken

Inflation has risen/fallen sharply.

His health improved/deteriorated sharply this week.

slowly adverb /ˈsləʊ.li/ lassan

Could you please speak more slowly?

He walked slowly across the room.

suddenly adverb /ˈsʌd.ən.li/ váratlanul; hirtelen

I don't remember much about the accident - it all happened so suddenly.

I suddenly realized how late it was.

I was just drifting off to sleep when suddenly I heard a crash outside.

Suddenly a dog appeared in front of us.

Phrasal verbs:

slow down/up ↔ (sb/sth) /sləʊ/ lassul, lelassul; lassít, lelassít; késleltet

Slow down, you two, you're walking too fast!

If I run with Christina she tends to slow me down.

We slowed up when we saw the police.

Phrases and idioms:

all of a sudden váratlanul; hirtelen

All of a sudden, he came bursting in through the door.

from/out of nowhere (hirtelen) a semmiből

The car came out of nowhere and we had to brake to miss it.