26.4.1. gy. B1 (példák)

couple noun /ˈkʌp.l̩/ 1 pár, egypár, néhány [no plural]

He'll be better in a couple of days.

I'm going away with a couple of friends.

We'll have to wait another couple of hours for the paint to dry.

She'll be retiring in a couple more years.

The weather's been terrible for the last couple of days.

Many economists expect unemployment to fall over the next couple of months.

I've been so busy over the past couple of weeks.

little pronoun /ˈlɪt.l̩/ kevés (mennyiség)

I could only hear a little of what they were saying.

He does as little as possible at work.

There's not much flour left but you're welcome to the/what little there is.

She slept very little that night.

We did very little on Sunday.

plenty pronoun /ˈplen.ti/ bőség (vmiből); bőven van/elég vmiből

"Would you like some more coffee?" "No thanks, I've had plenty."

We've got plenty of time before we need to leave for the airport.

They've always had plenty of money.

There's plenty to do here.

There's plenty more beer in the fridge.

basic adjective /ˈbeɪ.sɪk/ 2 alap-, alapfokú (csak a legszükségesebb)

basic services/skills/training

He only has a basic command of English.

few adjective, determiner, pronoun /fjuː/ kevés, nem sok

He is among the few people I can trust.

Very few people can afford to pay those prices.

Few of the children can read or write yet.

We get few complaints.

According to the survey, as few as 10% of us are happy with our jobs.

high adjective /haɪ/ 3 magas (szint, mennyiség, méret), nagyfokú, nagymérvű

a high temperature

high prices/costs

The car sped away at high speed.

light adjective /laɪt/ 4 könnyű, enyhe (kicsi/kevés)

A light wind was blowing.

The traffic was quite light so we got through London quickly.

It's only light rain - you don't need an umbrella.

I don't eat much for lunch - just a light snack.

limited adjective /ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/ 1 korlátozott (kevés/kicsi)

a limited choice

limited resources

reasonable adjective /ˈriː.zən.ə.bl̩/ 2 elfogadható (elég nagy/sok)

There were a reasonable number of people there.

It's a reasonable salary for that job.

We have a reasonable chance of winning the game.

total adjective /ˈtəʊ.təl/ [always before noun] 1 összes, össz-, teljes (mennyiség)

the total cost

Total losses were $800.