26.4.7. gy. A1B2 (példák)

below adverb, preposition /bɪˈləʊ/ 2 alatt, alá (érték, szint, mennyiség, stb.)

His marks in English have been below average for some time now.

The temperature has fallen below zero/freezing recently.

low adverb /ləʊ/ alacsonyan; alacsonyra (kis szintre, mennyiségre)

Temperatures can fall as low as -20 degrees.

Can you turn the heating a bit lower?

only adverb /ˈəʊn.li/ 1 csak (nem több)

She's only 13.

These shoes only cost £20.

He only passed one of his exams.

It's only four o'clock and it's already getting dark.

least determiner /liːst/ legkevesebb

She earns the least money of all of us.

I spent the least time on the third question.

less determiner /les/ kevesebb

We must try to spend less money.

I drink less coffee than I used to.

little determiner /ˈlɪt.l̩/ kevés (nem sok/nem elég)

They have very little money.

There's so little choice.

Little of their wealth now remains.

much determiner, pronoun /mʌtʃ/ (more, most) 2 (tagadva) nem sok

She doesn't earn much money.

Peter didn't say much in the meeting.

"Is there any wine left?" "Not much."

under preposition /ˈʌn.dər/ 2 alatt, kevesebb mint

All items cost/are under a pound.

You can buy the whole set of DVDs for just under £30.

The discount applies only to children under (the age of) ten.

Under-5s get in free.

If you get under 50%, you've failed the exam.

Phrases and idioms:

a few néhány, egy-két

I'll be ready in a few minutes.

I need to get a few things in town.

We've been having a few problems with the new computer.

"How many potatoes do you want?" - "Oh, just a few, please."

I've met a few of his friends.

a little sth egy kis, egy kevés

It just needs a little effort.