1. Hasonlítás, fok, mérték B2 (81) – altémák

Hasonlítás, fok, mérték* (21) 1. Hasonlítás, fokozás (18) 2. Nagy, jelentős (21) 6. Részben, kismértékben (21)

peak noun /piːk/ [C] 2 csúcs, csúcspont

peak travel times

Holiday flights reach a peak during August.

Here we see an athlete at the peak of her fitness and career.

considerable adjective /kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bl̩/ jelentős (mérték, mennyiség)

It's a considerable sum of money.

The effect on the region has been considerable.

endless adjective /ˈend.ləs/ végtelen (türelem, vita, lehetőség, stb.)

We used to have endless arguments about politics.

He seems to think that I have an endless supply of money.

The possibilities are endless.

extensive adjective /ɪkˈstent.sɪv/ kiterjedt, terjedelmes

Fire had caused extensive damage to the building.

This is probably the most extensive modern art collection in Europe.

The school has extensive grounds.

The motorway was in need of extensive repairs.

Both events received extensive coverage in the newspapers.

extreme adjective /ɪkˈstriːm/ 1 hatalmas (fok/mennyiség)

extreme pain/danger/wealth

high adjective /haɪ/ 5 magas, vezető, előkelő, fő

a high rank

Safety is our highest priority.

tremendous adjective /trɪˈmen.dəs/ 2 hatalmas, óriási (nagyon nagy/sok/erős/stb.)

a tremendous amount of money

considerably adverb /kənˈsɪd.ər.ə.bli/ jelentősen

Rates of pay vary considerably.

He's considerably fatter than he was when I knew him.

deeply adverb /ˈdiː.pli/ mélyen, mélységesen (nagyon)

I'm deeply grateful to you.

He found her comments deeply irritating/annoying/offensive.

We don't want to get too deeply involved with these people.

After 20 years of marriage, they're still deeply in love.

desperately adverb /ˈdes.pər.ət.li/ 1 borzasztóan (nagyon)

He was desperately ill.

I'm not desperately keen on football.

He was desperately in love with her.

They desperately wanted a child.

extraordinarily adverb /ɪkˈstrɔː.dɪn.ər.əl.i/ különlegesen, rendkívül (nagyon)

She is, it must be said, extraordinarily beautiful.

fantastically adverb /fænˈtæs.tɪk.li/ különlegesen, fantasztikusan (nagyon, rendkívüli módon)

They're fantastically rich.

They're doing fantastically well.

greatly adverb /ˈgreɪt.li/ nagyon

The higher profits were the result of greatly reduced costs.

The number of birds on the island has greatly increased in recent years.

Her piano playing has greatly improved/has improved greatly.

incredibly adverb /ɪnˈkred.ə.bli/ 1 hihetetlenül (nagyon)

I think the team played incredibly well.

largely adverb /ˈlɑːdʒ.li/ nagyrészt, főleg

a largely male company

Their complaints have been largely ignored.

Until recently, the civil war had been largely unreported in the press.

powerfully adverb /ˈpaʊə.fəl.i/ erőteljesen; rendkívüli módon

She kicked the ball so powerfully that it flew over the hedge.

Klaus is a very powerfully-built man .

significantly adverb /sɪgˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt.li/ jelentősen

My piano playing has improved significantly since I've had a new teacher.

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.

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.

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