27.1.4. gy. A1C2 (példák)

for preposition /fɔːr/ 15 vmihez képest, vmit figyelembe véve (melléknév után)

She's quite tall for her age.

of preposition /ɒv/ 7 vkik/vmik közül (összehasonlításkor)

Best of all I liked the green one.

Worst of all was the food!

He's the best looking of the three brothers.

I think that of all his films it's my favourite.

to preposition /tuː/ 7 vmihez képest (összehasonlítva vmivel)

I prefer football to cricket.

She's earning a reasonable wage, but nothing to what she could make in a big company.

versus preposition /ˈvɜː.səs/ 2 szemben (két dolog/elképzelés összehasonlításakor)

private education versus state education

insofar as conjunction /ɪn.səʊˈfɑːrˌəz/ (formal) amennyire (amilyen mértékben)

The story is based insofar as possible on notes made by Scott himself.

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:

all the better/easier/more exciting, etc. még/annál inkább jobb/könnyebb/izgalmasabb, stb.

The journey was all the more dangerous because of the bad weather.

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.

at best legjobb esetben

At best, only 50 per cent of babies born at 24 weeks will survive.