25.4.1. gy. A1B2 (példák)

beginning noun /bɪˈgɪn.ɪŋ/ [C usually no plural] kezdet, az eleje vminek

We met at the beginning of 2014.

She sat down and read the book straight through from beginning to end.

I enjoyed my job at/in the beginning, but I'm bored with it now.

end noun /end/ 1 vég (időszak, tevékenység, történet, stb. vége) [C]

I'll pay you at the end of next month.

The end of the film was much more exciting than I'd expected.

the last minute noun /ˌlɑːstˈmɪnɪt/ [no plural] az utolsó perc/pillanat

They only told me at the last minute that they couldn't come.

Why do you always leave everything till the last minute?

early adjective /ˈɜː.li/ (earlier, earliest) 1 korai, kezdeti (egy időszak elejéhez közeli)

the early 1980s

This was in the early days of car design.

My earliest memory is of being shown around our new house.

former adjective /ˈfɔː.mər/ [always before noun] volt, régebbi

his former wife

a former employer

the former president of the United States

initial adjective /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/ [always before noun] kezdeti, első (reakció, érzés, tudósítás, stb.)

My initial reaction was one of anger.

Initial reports say that seven people have died, though this has not yet been confirmed.

last adjective, determiner /lɑːst/ 1 utolsó, legutolsó (legutóbbi, legújabb) [always before noun]

What was the last film you saw?

It's rained for the last three days.

last adjective, determiner /lɑːst/ 2 előző (a jelenlegit megelőző) [always before noun]

My last house was half this size.

I liked his last book but I'm not so keen on this latest one.

late adjective /leɪt/ 2 késő, késői (az időszak végéhez közeli)

It was late at night.

Is that the time? I'd no idea it was so late.

It was late summer when it happened.

It was built in the late nineteenth century.

He's probably in his late twenties.

latter adjective /ˈlæt.ər/ [always before noun] későbbi (a vége felé levő)

Building of the new library should begin in the latter part of next year.

In the latter stages of the fight he began to tire.