25.4.1. gy. A1C2 (példák)

beginning noun /bɪˈgɪn.ɪŋ/ [C usually no plural] kezdet, az eleje vminek

We met at the beginning of 2014.

She sat down and read the book straight through from beginning to end.

I enjoyed my job at/in the beginning, but I'm bored with it now.

early adjective /ˈɜː.li/ (earlier, earliest) 1 korai, kezdeti (egy időszak elejéhez közeli)

the early 1980s

This was in the early days of car design.

My earliest memory is of being shown around our new house.

initial adjective /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/ [always before noun] kezdeti, első (reakció, érzés, tudósítás, stb.)

My initial reaction was one of anger.

Initial reports say that seven people have died, though this has not yet been confirmed.

early adverb /ˈɜː.li/ (earlier, earliest) 1 korán (korai időpontban) (egy időszak elejéhez közel)

I get up early during the week.

She starts work fairly early.

initially adverb /ɪˈnɪʃ.əl.i/ eleinte, kezdetben

Initially, most people approved of the new scheme.

The damage was far more serious than initially believed.

Phrases and idioms:

at first eleinte

At first I thought she was unfriendly, but actually she's just shy.

at/from the outset (vminek) az elején/az elejétől fogva

I made my views clear at the outset.

We knew from the outset that we were unlikely to win.

early on kezdetén, elején

I lost interest quite early on in the book.

in its infancy gyermekcipőben jár

In the 1950s, space travel was in its infancy.

in the first place elsőként, kezdetkor, mindjárt a legelején; először is (felsorolás elején használva)

Why did you invite her in the first place?