27.1.26. gy. A1C2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

a bit egy kicsit (informal)

The dress is a bit too big for me.

That was a bit silly, wasn't it?

I'm a bit nervous.

I'm a bit hungry - is there any food?

She looks a bit like my sister.

a bit of a change/fool/problem, etc. egy kis változás/probléma/stb. (nem fontos/komoly)

I am a bit of a romantic.

It was a bit of a shock.

a little egy kicsit (formal)

There's only a little further to go.

a little bit egy kicsit (slightly informal)

I was a little bit worried by what she said.

We'll wait a little bit and then I'll phone them.

a matter of days/weeks/feet etc. mindössze napok/hetek/egy láb/stb. (kicsinység/rövidség hangsúlyozása)

The aircraft missed each other by a matter of feet.

a/some degree of sth bizonyos fokú/mértékű vmi

There was some degree of truth in what she said.

The plan involves a degree of risk, but it is worth trying.

all but majdnem, csaknem

The film was all but over by the time we arrived.

anything like valamennyire is (kérdő mondatban), közel sem olyan (tagadó mondatban)

Does he look anything like his brother?

comparative comfort/freedom/silence, etc. viszonylagos kényelem/szabadság/csönd/stb.

I enjoyed the comparative calm of his flat after the busy office.

comparatively cheap/easy/little, etc. viszonylag olcsó/könnyű/kicsi/stb.

The climb was comparatively easy.