27.1.13. gy. A1B2 (példák)

delicate adjective /ˈdel.ɪ.kət/ 1 finom (lágy, könnyed, gyengéd) (íz, illat, stb.), halvány (szín)

a delicate flavour

a delicate shade of pink

faint adjective /feɪnt/ halvány, csekély (hang, szag, remény, mosoly, stb.); bátortalan, erőtlen

a faint sound/noise/smell

She gave me a faint smile.

gentle adjective /ˈdʒen.tl̩/ 2 szelíd, könnyű (nem erős)

gentle exercise

a gentle breeze

soft adjective /sɒft/ 3 lágy, szelíd, halk (nem erőszakos/hangos/feltűnő)

a soft voice/sound

soft music/lighting

almost adverb /ˈɔːl.məʊst/ majdnem

I almost missed the bus.

She's almost thirty.

It was almost six o'clock when he left.

He's almost always late.

Almost all the passengers on the ferry were French.

The boat sank almost immediately it hit the rock.

barely adverb /ˈbeə.li/ alig, éppen hogy, éppen csak

They have barely enough to pay the rent this month.

She was barely fifteen when she won her first championship.

enough adverb /ɪˈnʌf/ elég, eléggé (amennyire szükséges), eleget

Are you old enough to vote?

You're not driving fast enough.

essentially adverb /ɪˈsen.tʃəl.i/ alapvetően

It's essentially a dictionary but it differs in one or two respects.

What he's saying is essentially true.

half adverb /hɑːf/ félig, részben, felerészben

half empty/full

Sophia is half Greek and half Spanish.

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.