26.4.6. gy. A1C1 (példák)

lack verb /læk/ [T] nincs neki (elég vmiből), hiányt szenved vmiből

He just lacks a little confidence.

What we lack in this house is space to store things.

We are lacking three members of staff due to illness.

couple noun /ˈkʌp.l̩/ 1 pár, egypár, néhány [no plural]

He'll be better in a couple of days.

I'm going away with a couple of friends.

We'll have to wait another couple of hours for the paint to dry.

She'll be retiring in a couple more years.

The weather's been terrible for the last couple of days.

Many economists expect unemployment to fall over the next couple of months.

I've been so busy over the past couple of weeks.

shortage noun /ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ/ [C] hiány (áru-, víz-, stb.)

There's a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps.

The long hot summer has led to serious water shortages.

least pronoun /liːst/ (a) legkevesebb

He contributed least to the workshop.

I like the green one least of all.

He's the relative I like (the) least.

Giving her a bed for the night was the least I could do.

less pronoun /les/ kevesebb

I earn less than my brother.

Phrases and idioms:

quite a few jó néhány, elég sok

I know quite a few people who've had the same problem.

quite a few/a lot jó néhány/elég sok

They earn quite a lot of money.

Quite a few people complained.

thousands ezrek (sok) (informal)

She tried on thousands of dresses but didn't like any of them

tons of sth rengeteg, tonnaszámra vmiből (informal)

We've got tons of things to do before they arrive.

too much/so much túl sok/igen sok

I'd love to come but I've got too much work.

I've had so much food.