25.4.2. gy. A1C2 (példák)

end noun /end/ 1 vég (időszak, tevékenység, történet, stb. vége) [C]

I'll pay you at the end of next month.

The end of the film was much more exciting than I'd expected.

the last minute noun /ˌlɑːstˈmɪnɪt/ [no plural] az utolsó perc/pillanat

They only told me at the last minute that they couldn't come.

Why do you always leave everything till the last minute?

eventual adjective /ɪˈven.tʃu.əl/ [always before noun] végső (kimenetel, eredmény, stb.)

the eventual winner of the competition

last adjective, determiner /lɑːst/ 1 utolsó, legutolsó (legutóbbi, legújabb) [always before noun]

What was the last film you saw?

It's rained for the last three days.

late adjective /leɪt/ 2 késő, késői (az időszak végéhez közeli)

It was late at night.

Is that the time? I'd no idea it was so late.

It was late summer when it happened.

It was built in the late nineteenth century.

He's probably in his late twenties.

later adjective /ˈleɪ.tər/ [always before noun] 2 későbbi (az időszak/élet végéhez közeli)

He needed round-the-clock care in the later stages of his illness.

During his later years, he lived in London.

Phrases and idioms:

on the threshold of sth küszöbén áll vminek (átv.) (pl. egy új korszaknak)

We're on the threshold of a new era in European relations.

the dawn of sth hajnala vminek, kezdete vminek (literary)

the dawn of civilization

the middle közepe (egy időszaknak)

The letter should arrive by the middle of next week.

The noise woke us up in the middle of the night.

to begin with eleinte

To begin with, the two girls got on well.