56.6. gy. B2 (példák)

pint noun /paɪnt/ [C] pint (GB: 0,568 liter)

a pint of milk

a pint of beer

pound noun /paʊnd/ [C] 2 font (súlymérték, 453,6 gramm)

One pound is approximately equal to 454 grams.

One kilogram is roughly the same as 2.2 lbs.

Ann's baby weighed eight and a half pounds at birth.

quantity noun /ˈkwɒn.tə.ti/ [C or U] 2 nagy mennyiség (vmiből)

I'm just amazed at the quantity of food that gets eaten.

ton noun /tʌn/ [C] plural: tons or ton tonna (UK = 1016 kg, US = 907 kg)

They generated nearly 6 tons of rubbish.

Phrases and idioms:

a good/great deal jó sok

She spends a good deal of her time in Glasgow.

A great deal of effort has gone into making the software reliable.

They still need a great deal more money to finish the project.

a mass of sth rengeteg, egy rakás

He always has a mass of books and papers on his desk.

There was a mass of people around the club entrance.

The forest is a mass of colour in autumn.

a number of sth számos (sok)

There were a number of journalists present at the public meeting.

We've had quite a number of complaints about the programme.

masses rengeteg (informal)

I've got masses of work to do.

no end rengeteg (informal)

I've had no end of trouble finding a hotel room.

tons of sth rengeteg, tonnaszámra vmiből (informal)

We've got tons of things to do before they arrive.