27.1.10. gy. B1B2 (példák)

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

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

a soft voice/sound

soft music/lighting

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.

strongly adverb /ˈstrɒŋ.li/ erősen, erőteljesen (nagyon)

They strongly believe their children should make choices for themselves.

Many locals are strongly opposed to the development.

terribly adverb /ˈter.ə.bli/ 1 szörnyen, borzasztóan, iszonyatosan (nagyon)

She was terribly upset.

We were terribly lucky that nothing was damaged.

tremendously adverb /trɪˈmen.də.sli/ nagyon, rettentően

They've worked tremendously hard.

We all enjoyed ourselves tremendously.

Phrases and idioms:

ever so annyira, nagyon

It was ever so kind of you to meet us at the airport.

to a great/large, etc. extent nagy mértékben

Their anger was to a large extent justified.