1. Hasonlítás, fok, mérték A1B2 (161) – altémák

Hasonlítás, fok, mérték* (20) 1. Hasonlítás, fokozás (40) 2. Nagy, jelentős (44) 4. Teljes, totális (16) 6. Részben, kismértékben (41)

peak noun /piːk/ [C] 2 csúcs, csúcspont

peak travel times

Holiday flights reach a peak during August.

Here we see an athlete at the peak of her fitness and career.

considerable adjective /kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bl̩/ jelentős (mérték, mennyiség)

It's a considerable sum of money.

The effect on the region has been considerable.

endless adjective /ˈend.ləs/ végtelen (türelem, vita, lehetőség, stb.)

We used to have endless arguments about politics.

He seems to think that I have an endless supply of money.

The possibilities are endless.

extensive adjective /ɪkˈstent.sɪv/ kiterjedt, terjedelmes

Fire had caused extensive damage to the building.

This is probably the most extensive modern art collection in Europe.

The school has extensive grounds.

The motorway was in need of extensive repairs.

Both events received extensive coverage in the newspapers.

extreme adjective /ɪkˈstriːm/ 1 hatalmas (fok/mennyiség)

extreme pain/danger/wealth

great adjective /greɪt/ 3 rendkívüli

The movie was a great success.

You've been a great help.

heavy adjective /ˈhev.i/ 3 nagy, erős, súlyos (fokú/mennyiségű)

heavy traffic

heavy rain/snow

a heavy smoker/drinker

high adjective /haɪ/ 5 magas, vezető, előkelő, fő

a high rank

Safety is our highest priority.

strong adjective /strɒŋ/ 4 erős, erőteljes (nagy erővel ható/erőt mutató)

a strong kick/blow

Her voice was clear and strong.

Strong winds are forecast in the area for the next few days.

tremendous adjective /trɪˈmen.dəs/ 2 hatalmas, óriási (nagyon nagy/sok/erős/stb.)

a tremendous amount of money

unbelievable adjective /ˌʌn.bəˈliː.və.bl̩/ 1 hihetetlen (meglepően jó/rossz)

It's unbelievable how lucky she's been.

You've had such bad luck - it's unbelievable.

badly adverb /ˈbæd.li/ (worse, worst) 2 nagyon

He needs the money very badly.

They are badly in need of help.

considerably adverb /kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bli/ jelentősen

Rates of pay vary considerably.

He's considerably fatter than he was when I knew him.

deeply adverb /ˈdiː.pli/ mélyen, mélységesen (nagyon)

I'm deeply grateful to you.

He found her comments deeply irritating/annoying/offensive.

We don't want to get too deeply involved with these people.

After 20 years of marriage, they're still deeply in love.

desperately adverb /ˈdes.pər.ət.li/ 1 borzasztóan (nagyon)

He was desperately ill.

I'm not desperately keen on football.

He was desperately in love with her.

They desperately wanted a child.

especially adverb /ɪˈspeʃ.əl.i/ 1 különösen, főleg, elsősorban

She's not especially interested in sport.

I loved the show, especially the dancing.

extraordinarily adverb /ɪkˈstrɔː.dɪn.ər.əl.i/ különlegesen, rendkívül (nagyon)

She is, it must be said, extraordinarily beautiful.

fairly adverb /ˈfeə.li/ 1 eléggé (meglehetősen)

a fairly big family

She's fairly tall.

We get on fairly well.

I saw her fairly recently.

fantastically adverb /fænˈtæs.tɪk.li/ különlegesen, fantasztikusan (nagyon, rendkívüli módon)

They're fantastically rich.

They're doing fantastically well.

greatly adverb /ˈgreɪt.li/ nagyon

The higher profits were the result of greatly reduced costs.

The number of birds on the island has greatly increased in recent years.

Her piano playing has greatly improved/has improved greatly.

hard adverb /hɑːd/ 2 keményen, erősen

It's been raining hard all day.

She kicked the ball as hard as she could.

heavily adverb /ˈhev.ə.li/ erősen, nehezen, súlyosan (nagyon)

It was raining heavily.

drink/smoke heavily

The terrorists are heavily armed.

She's heavily involved in the project.

incredibly adverb /ɪnˈkred.ə.bli/ 1 hihetetlenül (nagyon)

I think the team played incredibly well.

largely adverb /ˈlɑːdʒ.li/ nagyrészt, főleg

a largely male company

Their complaints have been largely ignored.

Until recently, the civil war had been largely unreported in the press.

mainly adverb /ˈmeɪn.li/ főleg, nagyrészt

The waitresses are mainly French.

They argued that the tax will mainly benefit the rich.

mostly adverb /ˈməʊst.li/ többnyire

Her friends are mostly Italian.

In the smaller villages, it's mostly very quiet at nights.

much adverb /mʌtʃ/ (more, most) 1 nagyon; sokszor (gyakran) (főleg kérdő és tagadó mondatokban)

Do you go to London much?

I don't like curry very much.

particularly adverb /pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə.li/ különösen; nagyon, nagymértékben

Your ideas are particularly helpful.

She didn't seem particularly interested.

"Was the food good?" "Not particularly."

powerfully adverb /ˈpaʊə.fəl.i/ erőteljesen; rendkívüli módon

She kicked the ball so powerfully that it flew over the hedge.

Klaus is a very powerfully-built man .

pretty adverb /ˈprɪt.i/ (informal) meglehetősen, elég, eléggé

The house has four bedrooms, so it's pretty big.

I'm pretty sure it was her.

I've got a pretty good idea of how to get there.

quite adverb /kwaɪt/ 1 elég, eléggé

"Was the food good?" "Quite good."

She's quite tall but not as tall as her sister.

I quite like watching football.

It's quite a good film.

really adverb /ˈrɪə.li/ 1 nagyon, igazán

She's really friendly/nice.

I really like/love them.

That's really interesting.

It's a really difficult decision.

significantly adverb /sɪgˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt.li/ jelentősen

My piano playing has improved significantly since I've had a new teacher.

so adverb /səʊ/ 1 olyan; annyira (, hogy) (szám, mennyiség, tulajdonság hangsúlyozása)

The house is so beautiful.

Don't be so stupid!

I didn't know she had so many children!

Thank you so much for all your help.

I've never seen so many people in one place before!

I'm so tired (that) I could sleep in this chair!

strongly adverb /ˈstrɒŋ.li/ erősen, erőteljesen (nagyon)

They strongly believe their children should make choices for themselves.

Many locals are strongly opposed to the development.

terribly adverb /ˈter.ə.bli/ 1 szörnyen, borzasztóan, iszonyatosan (nagyon)

She was terribly upset.

We were terribly lucky that nothing was damaged.

tremendously adverb /trɪˈmen.də.sli/ nagyon, rettentően

They've worked tremendously hard.

We all enjoyed ourselves tremendously.

very adverb /ˈver.i/ nagyon (melléknév/határozószó hangsúlyozása)

Thank you very much.

She was very pleased.

He's very kind.

The situation is very serious.

Think about it very carefully before deciding.

Phrases and idioms:

a lot sokkal; nagyon; sokat

Your sister looks a lot like you.

I'm feeling a lot better today.

He looks a lot older than his wife.

We used to go there a lot.

as much/quickly/soon, etc. as possible olyan mértékben/gyorsan/hamar ahogy lehetséges

Please sit down as quickly as possible.

I'll go as soon as possible.

ever so annyira, nagyon

It was ever so kind of you to meet us at the airport.

to a great/large, etc. extent nagy mértékben

Their anger was to a large extent justified.

too small/hard/much, etc. túl/túlságosan kicsi/kemény/sok/stb.

Do you think this jacket is too big for me?

There are too many cars on the roads these days.

We enjoyed the film but it was much too long.

There were far too many people for such a small room.

very much nagyon; nagyon sok/sokat

Thank you very much for the flowers!

I like her very much.

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