5. Fontos, lényegtelen A1C2 (97) – altémák

1. Fontos, lényeges (74) 2. Lényegtelen (23)

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.

marginal adjective /ˈmɑː.dʒɪn.əl/ jelentéktelen, csekély

a marginal effect/improvement

minor adjective /ˈmaɪ.nər/ kisebb, jelentéktelen

a minor offence/operation

She suffered only minor injuries.

It requires a few minor adjustments.

negligible adjective /ˈneg.lɪ.dʒə.bl̩/ elhanyagolható (hatás, eredmény, stb.)

a negligible effect/result

petty adjective /ˈpet.i/ jelentéktelen, apró; kisszerű; kicsinyes [always before noun]

petty details

petty crime

silly adjective /ˈsɪl.i/ 2 ostoba, buta (kicsiny, lényegtelen)

She gets upset over such silly things.

small adjective /smɔːl/ 3 kis, kicsi (jelentéktelen)

a small mistake

trivial adjective /ˈtrɪv.i.əl/ jelentéktelen, elhanyagolható

It's a fairly trivial offence.

It may seem trivial to you but it matters to me.

Sexual harassment in the workplace is not a trivial matter.

unimportant adjective /ˌʌn.ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/ lényegtelen

Staffing is still a relatively unimportant issue compared to the other problems that we're facing.

worthless adjective /ˈwɜːθ.ləs/ 1 értéktelen, hitvány (lényegtelen/haszontalan)

He made me feel stupid and worthless.

only adverb /ˈəʊn.li/ 5 csak (nem túl jelentős/lényeges)

Don't worry - it's only a scratch.

I was only joking.

I was only trying to help.

Phrases and idioms:

be a joke egy vicc (nem vehető komolynak/komolyan) (informal)

The investigation was a joke.

beside the point mellékes, lényegtelen

The fact that he doesn't want to come is beside the point - he should have been invited.

I/he, etc. couldn't care less fütyülök/fütyül rá (informal)

I couldn't care less what people think.

make light of sth könnyedén vesz vmit (nem csinál nagy dolgot vmiből)

I just laughed and tried to make light of it.

make no difference/not make any difference nem számít (lényegtelen; nem változtat semmin)

You can ask him again if you like, but it won't make any difference - he'll still say no.

Morning or afternoon. It makes no difference to me.

not be the end of the world nem a világ vége (nem olyan nagy probléma)

It won't be the end of the world if I don't get the job.

of little/no consequence nem lényeges (formal)

The money was of little consequence to Tony.

5. lecke (A1) – 15. lecke (A2) – 33. lecke (B1) – 60. lecke (B2) – 87. lecke (C1) – 106. lecke (C2)