27.1.7. gy. B2 (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.

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.

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.

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

He narrowly escaped death in the accident.

She narrowly missed winning an Oscar.

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.

primarily adverb /praɪˈmer.ə.li/ elsősorban

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

slightly adverb /ˈslaɪt.li/ egy kicsit/kissé

She's slightly taller than her sister.

I'm slightly upset she forgot my birthday.

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 little egy kicsit (formal)

There's only a little further to go.