27.1.21. gy. A1C1 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

not nearly (as/so) közel sem/sincs

It's not nearly as expensive as I thought.

There are not nearly enough jobs to go round.

not quite nem egészen

I'm not quite sure that I understand this.

The colours almost match but not quite.

He didn't get quite enough votes to win.

not too nem túl ...

"How was your exam?" "Not too bad, I suppose."

I didn't play too well today.

He wasn't too happy when I told him about the mistake.

not very good/tall/happy, etc. nem valami jó/magas/boldog/stb.

The film wasn't very good.

He doesn't sing very well.

nowhere near megközelítőleg/távolról sem

The house was nowhere near the sea.

It's nowhere near time for us to leave yet.

I'm nowhere near finishing the book - I'm only half-way through it.

He's nowhere near as tall as his sister.

pretty much/well nagyjából (informal)

I've pretty much finished here.

She knows pretty well everything there is to know on the subject.

reasonably good/successful/well, etc. elfogadhatóan/aránylag jó/sikeres/jól/stb. (nem kiemelkedő)

I did reasonably well at school but not as well as my sister.

relatively good/bad/cheap, etc. aránylag jó/rossz/olcsó/stb.

Eating out is relatively cheap.

Students will find the course relatively easy.

sort of nagyjából, többé-kevésbé (informal)

It's a sort of pale orange colour.

They were sort of waving.

to some extent/to a certain extent bizonyos mértékig

To some extent, she was responsible for the accident.

I agree with you to a certain extent.

up to a point részben

What he says is true up to a point.