25.5.2. gy. C2 (példák)

invariably adverb /ɪnˈveə.ri.ə.bli/ kivétel nélkül, mindig

The train is invariably packed.

Phrases and idioms:

a run of sth sorozatos vmi (siker, nyerés, vesztés stb.)

a run of 10 games without a win

a run of good/bad luck

be a first az első alkalom

Man walking on the moon was a first in space history.

ever-changing/growing/increasing, etc. örökké változó/növekvő/gyarapodó/stb.

We live in an ever-changing world.

every other day/week, etc. minden második nap/héten, stb.

Alice goes to the gym every other day.

every so often időről időre

He went into town every so often to buy supplies.

few and far between nem gyakori, ritka (pl. alkalom)

Opportunities like this are few and far between.

on occasion(s) alkalomadtán

I only drink alcohol on occasion.

once and for all egyszer s mindenkorra, végleg, véglegesen

Let's get to the bottom of this matter once and for all!

second/third, etc. day/week, etc. running sorozatban második/harmadik/stb. napja/hete/stb.

He's won the Championship for the fifth year running.

the last sb heard/saw of sb utoljára látott/hallott vkit (utolsó alkalommal)

I had a letter from Bristol, and that was the last I heard of her.

I told them exactly what I thought, and that was the last I saw of them.

the odd időnkénti, esetenkénti, alkalmi

She does the odd teaching job but nothing permanent.

You get the odd person who's rude to you but they're generally quite helpful.

time after time újra meg újra, minduntalan

She goes back to him time after time.