1. Hasonlítás, fok, mérték C1C2 (118) – altémák

Hasonlítás, fok, mérték* (12) 1. Hasonlítás, fokozás (23) 2. Nagy, jelentős (36) 3. Intenzív, heves (16) 6. Részben, kismértékben (31)

moderate verb /ˈmɒd.ər.eɪt/ [T] mérsékel; mérséklődik

He's trying to moderate his drinking.

middle adjective /ˈmɪd.l̩/ [always before noun] 2 közép-, közepes (szint, mennyiség, méret)

middle managers

middle income families

mild adjective /maɪld/ 3 enyhe, könnyű, szelíd, finom (nem heves/komoly/erős)

She can't accept even mild criticism of her work.

He has suffered a mild heart attack - nothing too serious.

a mild form of the disease

narrow adjective /ˈnær.əʊ/ 2 szűk (átv.) (korlátozott)

He has narrow interests.

It was regarded as a very narrow interpretation of the law.

remote adjective /rɪˈməʊt/ 3 halvány (csekély) (lehetőség, esély, stb.)

There is a remote possibility that it could be cancer.

subtle adjective /ˈsʌt.l/ 2 finom (nem erős/intenzív) (íz, szín, illat, stb.)

The garlic has a more subtle flavour than you might imagine.

superficial adjective /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪ.ʃəl/ 2 felszínes, nagyjából vett (hasonlóság, elegancia, stb.)

a superficial resemblance

basically adverb /ˈbeɪ.sɪk.li/ 2 alapvetően, alapjában véve (jórészt, legnagyobbrészt)

These two machines are basically the same, but you get a few extra features in the more expensive one.

The two approaches are basically very similar.

Yes, that's basically correct.

broadly adverb /ˈbrɔːd.li/ általában, nagyjából

The plans have been broadly accepted.

Broadly speaking, don't you think women make better drivers than men?

lightly adverb /ˈlaɪt.li/ 2 enyhén, egy kissé

lightly cooked vegetables

little adverb /ˈlɪt.l̩/ kevéssé (nem nagyon/nem eléggé)

a little-known fact

Little did he know what lay in store for him.

merely adverb /ˈmɪə.li/ 2 csupán, csak (nem olyan nagyon/lényegesen/hatásosan, stb.)

The medicine doesn't make you better, it merely stops the pain.

moderately adverb /ˈmɒd.ər.ət.li/ mérsékelten

There's very little moderately priced housing in this area.

The company remains moderately profitable, but it is not making as much money as it should.

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

predominantly adverb /prɪˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt.li/ túlnyomóan (javarészt/főleg)

a predominantly Asian community

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.

superficially adverb /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl.i/ felszínesen, felszínét tekintve; felületesen

Superficially, he is impressive, but his knowledge is really very slight.

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.

a matter of days/weeks/feet etc. mindössze napok/hetek/egy láb/stb. (kicsinység/rövidség hangsúlyozása)

The aircraft missed each other by a matter of feet.

a/some degree of sth bizonyos fokú/mértékű vmi

There was some degree of truth in what she said.

The plan involves a degree of risk, but it is worth trying.

all but majdnem, csaknem

The film was all but over by the time we arrived.

comparative comfort/freedom/silence, etc. viszonylagos kényelem/szabadság/csönd/stb.

I enjoyed the comparative calm of his flat after the busy office.

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.

in part részben (formal)

He is in part to blame for the accident.

none too clean/clever/pleased, etc. egyáltalán nem tiszta/okos/elégedett/stb.

His clothes were none too clean.

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.

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