25.3.5. gy. B1B2 (példák)

extension noun /ɪkˈsten.tʃən/ [C] 1 meghosszabbítás (időtartam)

I've applied for an extension to my visa.

long-term adjective /ˌlɒŋˈtɜːm/ hosszú távú

long-term unemployment

long-term care for the seriously ill

the long-term effects of the drug

forever adverb /fəˈre.vər/ also: for ever 1 örökre, örökké (a jövőben mindig)

I'll love you forever.

forever adverb /fəˈre.vər/ also: for ever 2 folyton, örökké (túl sok/nagyon hosszú ideig) (rosszallást fejez ki)

We'd better walk a bit quicker - it's going to take forever if we go this slowly.

permanently adverb /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/ tartósan; végleg

I seem to be permanently broke.

Michael and his family have settled permanently in Brazil.

Phrases and idioms:

all day long egész nap

We've been walking all day long.

for days napok óta

They haven't been seen for days.

for ever örökké; örökre

I'm not going to live here for ever.

for hours/days, etc. on end órák/napok óta egyfolytában

He waited by the telephone for hours on end.

for some time egy (jó) ideig

I've been doing yoga for some time.