27.1.4. gy. A1C1 (példák)

than conjunction, preposition /ðæn/ 1 mint (összehasonlítás)

My son is a lot taller than my daughter.

You always walk faster than I do!

You're earlier than usual.

Phrasal verbs:

add to sth /æd/ fokoz/tetéz vmit

Her colleagues' laughter only added to her embarrassment.

Phrases and idioms:

as ... as olyan ... mint (alapfokú összehasonlítás)

She'll soon be as tall as her mother.

I can't run as fast as you.

The food here isn't as good as it used to be.

She earns three times as much as I do.

better/faster/happier, etc. than ever jobb/gyorsabb/boldogabb/stb. mint valaha

She is running faster than ever.

better/worse still még jobb/rosszabb

I'll meet you at the theatre. No, better still, let's meet in a pub and have a drink first.

I'm worried that his car has broken down, or worse still, that he's had an accident.

by far messze, vitathatatlanul

They are by far the best students in the class.

compared to/with sb/sth hasonlítva vkihez/vmihez, összehasonlítva vkivel/vmivel

This road is quite busy compared to ours.

Children seem to learn more interesting things compared with when we were at school.

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.

how far mennyiben, milyen mértékig

How far do politicians represent the views of ordinary people?