27.1.8. gy. B2 (példák)

Phrases and idioms:

anything like valamennyire is (kérdő mondatban), közel sem olyan (tagadó mondatban)

Does he look anything like his brother?

in a way; in some/many ways bizonyos tekintetben, bizonyos fokig

In a way, I would prefer it if they didn't come because it would mean extra work.

In some ways it would be better if we met on Monday rather than Wednesday.

He was a remarkable politician in many ways.

more or less többé-kevésbé

We've more or less finished work on the house.

He more or less admitted he'd done it.

The new window will cost £500 more or less.

not half as good/bad/exciting, etc. feleannyira sem olyan jó/rossz/izgalmas/stb. (informal)

Her new book's not half as good as the last one.

not quite nem egészen

I'm not quite sure that I understand this.

The colours almost match but not quite.

He didn't get quite enough votes to win.

pretty much/well nagyjából (informal)

I've pretty much finished here.

She knows pretty well everything there is to know on the subject.

reasonably good/successful/well, etc. elfogadhatóan/aránylag jó/sikeres/jól/stb. (nem kiemelkedő)

I did reasonably well at school but not as well as my sister.

relatively good/bad/cheap, etc. aránylag jó/rossz/olcsó/stb.

Eating out is relatively cheap.

Students will find the course relatively easy.

sort of nagyjából, többé-kevésbé (informal)

It's a sort of pale orange colour.

They were sort of waving.

to some extent/to a certain extent bizonyos mértékig

To some extent, she was responsible for the accident.

I agree with you to a certain extent.

up to a point részben

What he says is true up to a point.