27.1.5. gy. C1 (példák)

modestly adverb /ˈmɒd.ɪst.li/ 1 szerényen, mérsékelten; visszafogottan

At just £9, the DVD is very modestly priced.

partially adverb /ˈpɑː.ʃəl.i/ részlegesen

partially cooked

somewhat adverb /ˈsʌm.wɒt/ (slightly formal) némileg; meglehetősen

The resort has changed somewhat over the last few years.

She's somewhat more confident than she used to be.

We were somewhat tired after our long walk.

sufficiently adverb /səˈfɪʃ.ənt.li/ eléggé (a szükséges mértékig)

The following day she felt sufficiently well to go to work.

Phrases and idioms:

a bit of a change/fool/problem, etc. egy kis változás/probléma/stb. (nem fontos/komoly)

I am a bit of a romantic.

It was a bit of a shock.

comparatively cheap/easy/little, etc. viszonylag olcsó/könnyű/kicsi/stb.

The climb was comparatively easy.

far from sth egyáltalán nem (vmi/vmilyen)

The situation is far from clear.

not exactly easy/new/rich, etc. nem éppen könnyű/új/gazdag/stb. (tréfás/bosszús hangsúllyal) (informal)

Let's face it, we're not exactly rich, are we?

not nearly (as/so) közel sem/sincs

It's not nearly as expensive as I thought.

There are not nearly enough jobs to go round.

nowhere near megközelítőleg/távolról sem

The house was nowhere near the sea.

It's nowhere near time for us to leave yet.

I'm nowhere near finishing the book - I'm only half-way through it.

He's nowhere near as tall as his sister.