27.1.6. gy. A1B2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

day by day/little by little/one by one, etc. naponta, napról napra/lassanként/egyenként, stb.

Day by day he grew stronger.

get worse rosszabbodik

My cold seems to be getting worse.

If the rain gets any worse, we'll have to stop walking.

however cold/difficult/slowly, etc. akármennyire hideg/nehéz/lassan

We're not going to get there in time, however fast we drive.

However hungry I am, I never seem to be able to finish off a whole pizza.

If Emma likes something she'll buy it however much it costs.

I'll see you after the show and give you £20 for the tickets, or however much they cost.

in relation to sth vmihez viszonyítva

Salaries are low in relation to the cost of living.

just as bad/good/tall/clever, etc. (as sb/sth) ugyanolyan rossz/jó/magas/okos/stb.

He's just as talented as his brother.

more and more egyre jobban, egyre inkább

It's becoming more and more expensive to buy property in the city.

more beautiful/difficult/easily, etc. szebb/nehezebb/könnyebben/stb./, -abb(an), -ebb(en) (melléknév és határozószó középfokának képzése)

This exercise is more difficult than the last one.

It's more expensive than the others.

Could you read a bit more slowly, please?

the best a legjobb

She's the best of the new young writers.

Chris and I are the best of friends.

We all want the best for our children.

(the) most attractive/important/popular, etc. legvonzóbb/legfontosabb/legnépszerűbb/stb. (felsőfok képzése)

She's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.

She chose the most expensive coat in the shop.

Of the four, he's the most likely to win.

worse and worse egyre rosszabb

The economic climate is getting worse and worse.