1. Hasonlítás, fok, mérték A1C2 (279) – altémák

1. Hasonlítás, fokozás (63) 2. Nagy, jelentős (80) 3. Intenzív, heves (25) 4. Teljes, totális (22) 5. Súlyos, szigorú (17) 6. Részben, kismértékben (72)

moderate verb /ˈmɒd.ər.eɪt/ [T] mérsékel; mérséklődik

He's trying to moderate his drinking.

delicate adjective /ˈdel.ɪ.kət/ 1 finom (lágy, könnyed, gyengéd) (íz, illat, stb.), halvány (szín)

a delicate flavour

a delicate shade of pink

faint adjective /feɪnt/ halvány, csekély (hang, szag, remény, mosoly, stb.); bátortalan, erőtlen

a faint sound/noise/smell

She gave me a faint smile.

gentle adjective /ˈdʒen.tl̩/ 2 szelíd, könnyű (nem erős)

gentle exercise

a gentle breeze

middle adjective /ˈmɪd.l̩/ [always before noun] 2 közép-, közepes (szint, mennyiség, méret)

middle managers

middle income families

mild adjective /maɪld/ 3 enyhe, könnyű, szelíd, finom (nem heves/komoly/erős)

She can't accept even mild criticism of her work.

He has suffered a mild heart attack - nothing too serious.

a mild form of the disease

narrow adjective /ˈnær.əʊ/ 2 szűk (átv.) (korlátozott)

He has narrow interests.

It was regarded as a very narrow interpretation of the law.

remote adjective /rɪˈməʊt/ 3 halvány (csekély) (lehetőség, esély, stb.)

There is a remote possibility that it could be cancer.

soft adjective /sɒft/ 3 lágy, szelíd, halk (nem erőszakos/hangos/feltűnő)

a soft voice/sound

soft music/lighting

subtle adjective /ˈsʌt.l/ 2 finom (nem erős/intenzív) (íz, szín, illat, stb.)

The garlic has a more subtle flavour than you might imagine.

superficial adjective /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪ.ʃəl/ 2 felszínes, nagyjából vett (hasonlóság, elegancia, stb.)

a superficial resemblance

almost adverb /ˈɔːl.məʊst/ majdnem

I almost missed the bus.

She's almost thirty.

It was almost six o'clock when he left.

He's almost always late.

Almost all the passengers on the ferry were French.

The boat sank almost immediately it hit the rock.

barely adverb /ˈbeə.li/ alig, éppen hogy, éppen csak

They have barely enough to pay the rent this month.

She was barely fifteen when she won her first championship.

basically adverb /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.li/ 2 alapvetően, alapjában véve (jórészt, legnagyobbrészt)

These two machines are basically the same, but you get a few extra features in the more expensive one.

The two approaches are basically very similar.

Yes, that's basically correct.

broadly adverb /ˈbrɔːd.li/ általában, nagyjából

The plans have been broadly accepted.

Broadly speaking, don't you think women make better drivers than men?

enough adverb /ɪˈnʌf/ elég, eléggé (amennyire szükséges), eleget

Are you old enough to vote?

You're not driving fast enough.

essentially adverb /ɪˈsen.tʃəl.i/ alapvetően

It's essentially a dictionary but it differs in one or two respects.

What he's saying is essentially true.

half adverb /hɑːf/ félig, részben, felerészben

half empty/full

Sophia is half Greek and half Spanish.

hardly adverb /ˈhɑːd.li/ 1 alig

We hardly ever go to concerts.

I could hardly hear her at the back.

The party had hardly started when she left.

He ate hardly anything.

just adverb /dʒʌst/ 4 alig, épphogy, éppen hogy

This dress only just fits!

We arrived at the airport just in time to catch the plane.

just adverb /dʒʌst/ 5 pont, pontosan, épp, éppen

This carpet would be just right for the dining room.

The twins look just like each other.

Things turned out just as I expected.

You've got just as many toys as your brother.

I can't help you just now.

Just then, the lights went out.

least adverb /liːst/ legkevésbé

I chose the least expensive dish on the menu.

This group is the least likely of the four to win.

Disaster struck when we least expected it.

It was the answer she least wanted to hear.

less adverb /les/ kevésbé; kevesebbet

Exercise more and eat less.

Getting out of bed in summer is less difficult than in winter.

lightly adverb /ˈlaɪt.li/ 1 könnyedén, lágyan

She patted him lightly on the shoulder.

lightly adverb /ˈlaɪt.li/ 2 enyhén, egy kissé

lightly cooked vegetables

little adverb /ˈlɪt.l̩/ kevéssé (nem nagyon/nem eléggé)

a little-known fact

Little did he know what lay in store for him.

merely adverb /ˈmɪə.li/ 2 csupán, csak (nem olyan nagyon/lényegesen/hatásosan, stb.)

The medicine doesn't make you better, it merely stops the pain.

moderately adverb /ˈmɒd.ər.ət.li/ mérsékelten

There's very little moderately priced housing in this area.

The company remains moderately profitable, but it is not making as much money as it should.

modestly adverb /ˈmɒd.ɪst.li/ 1 szerényen, mérsékelten; visszafogottan

At just £9, the DVD is very modestly priced.

narrowly adverb /ˈnær.əʊ.li/ alig, éppen hogy

He narrowly escaped death in the accident.

She narrowly missed winning an Oscar.

nearly adverb /ˈnɪə.li/ majdnem

It's been nearly three months since my last haircut.

I've nearly finished that book you lent me.

She's nearly as tall as her father now.

They'd eaten nearly everything before we arrived.

It was so funny - we nearly died laughing.

partially adverb /ˈpɑː.ʃəl.i/ részlegesen

partially cooked

partly adverb /ˈpɑːt.li/ részben

The house is partly owned by her father.

He was partly responsible for the error.

practically adverb /ˈpræk.tɪk.li/ gyakorlatilag, szinte (csaknem, majdnem)

She blamed me for practically every mistake in the report.

These changes would cost us practically nothing.

It's practically impossible for me to get home in less than an hour.

They used to argue all the time and now they've practically stopped talking to each other.

predominantly adverb /prɪˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt.li/ túlnyomóan (javarészt/főleg)

a predominantly Asian community

primarily adverb /praɪˈmer.ə.li/ elsősorban

She's known primarily as a novelist but she also writes poetry.

rather adverb /ˈrɑː.ðər/ 1 elég, eléggé

That's rather a difficult question to answer.

I thought he was rather nice.

It was rather strange to invite me and then not come himself.

She answered the telephone rather sleepily.

slightly adverb /ˈslaɪt.li/ egy kicsit/kissé

She's slightly taller than her sister.

I'm slightly upset she forgot my birthday.

softly adverb /ˈsɒft.li/ halkan, lágyan, szelíden

She speaks softly but usually gets her own way.

somewhat adverb /ˈsʌm.wɒt/ (slightly formal) némileg; meglehetősen

The resort has changed somewhat over the last few years.

She's somewhat more confident than she used to be.

We were somewhat tired after our long walk.

sufficiently adverb /səˈfɪʃ.ənt.li/ eléggé (a szükséges mértékig)

The following day she felt sufficiently well to go to work.

superficially adverb /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl.i/ felszínesen, felszínét tekintve; felületesen

Superficially, he is impressive, but his knowledge is really very slight.

virtually adverb /ˈvɜː.tju.ə.li/ 1 jóformán (majdnem, csaknem)

I've virtually finished.

Their twins are virtually identical.

That wine stain on my shirt has virtually disappeared.

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.

far from sth egyáltalán nem (vmi/vmilyen)

The situation is far from clear.

in a way; in some/many ways bizonyos tekintetben, bizonyos fokig

In a way, I would prefer it if they didn't come because it would mean extra work.

In some ways it would be better if we met on Monday rather than Wednesday.

He was a remarkable politician in many ways.

in part részben (formal)

He is in part to blame for the accident.

just about körülbelül, nagyjából; majdnem (nem teljesen egészen)

"Can you see the stage?" "Yes, just about."

I've just about finished painting the living room.

more or less többé-kevésbé

We've more or less finished work on the house.

He more or less admitted he'd done it.

The new window will cost £500 more or less.

none too clean/clever/pleased, etc. egyáltalán nem tiszta/okos/elégedett/stb.

His clothes were none too clean.

not exactly easy/new/rich, etc. nem éppen könnyű/új/gazdag/stb. (tréfás/bosszús hangsúllyal) (informal)

Let's face it, we're not exactly rich, are we?

not half as good/bad/exciting, etc. feleannyira sem olyan jó/rossz/izgalmas/stb. (informal)

Her new book's not half as good as the last one.

not nearly (as/so) közel sem/sincs

It's not nearly as expensive as I thought.

There are not nearly enough jobs to go round.

not quite nem egészen

I'm not quite sure that I understand this.

The colours almost match but not quite.

He didn't get quite enough votes to win.

not too nem túl ...

"How was your exam?" "Not too bad, I suppose."

I didn't play too well today.

He wasn't too happy when I told him about the mistake.

not very good/tall/happy, etc. nem valami jó/magas/boldog/stb.

The film wasn't very good.

He doesn't sing very well.

nowhere near megközelítőleg/távolról sem

The house was nowhere near the sea.

It's nowhere near time for us to leave yet.

I'm nowhere near finishing the book - I'm only half-way through it.

He's nowhere near as tall as his sister.

pretty much/well nagyjából (informal)

I've pretty much finished here.

She knows pretty well everything there is to know on the subject.

reasonably good/successful/well, etc. elfogadhatóan/aránylag jó/sikeres/jól/stb. (nem kiemelkedő)

I did reasonably well at school but not as well as my sister.

relatively good/bad/cheap, etc. aránylag jó/rossz/olcsó/stb.

Eating out is relatively cheap.

Students will find the course relatively easy.

sort of nagyjából, többé-kevésbé (informal)

It's a sort of pale orange colour.

They were sort of waving.

to some extent/to a certain extent bizonyos mértékig

To some extent, she was responsible for the accident.

I agree with you to a certain extent.

up to a point részben

What he says is true up to a point.

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