29.5.8. gy. A1C2 (példák)

nothing pronoun /ˈnʌθ.ɪŋ/ 2 semmiség

He's a dangerous person - human life means nothing to him.

She kept crying about nothing.

A thousand pounds is nothing to a woman of her wealth.

empty adjective /ˈemp.ti/ 2 üres (átv.) (semmitmondó, értelmetlen)

an empty promise/threat

hollow adjective /ˈhɒl.əʊ/ 2 üres, hazug (komolytalan, értéktelen)

a hollow victory

a hollow laugh

insignificant adjective /ˌɪn.sɪgˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/ jelentéktelen, elhanyagolható

insignificant differences

little adjective /ˈlɪt.l̩/ 3 kis (nem lényeges/fontos)

They argue over every little thing.

She gets really stressed by little problems.

low adjective /ləʊ/ 5 alacsony (fontosságban, rangban)

He held a low rank in the army.

New furniture is a very low priority at the moment.

Phrases and idioms:

the point a lényeg

The point is, if you don't claim the money now you might never get it.

I think she missed the point of what you were saying.

I thought he was never going to get to the point.

the substance of sth a lényege vminek (a mondottaknak/írottaknak)

The substance of his argument is that men are more logical than women.

to the point lényegre törő

His report was short and to the point.

worthy of attention/notice, etc. figyelemre/megjegyzésre/stb. méltó/érdemes (formal)

Two points in this report are especially worthy of notice.