85.8. gy. C1 (példák)

disastrous adjective /dɪˈzɑːs.trəs/ katasztrofális, végzetes (hatás, következmény, eredmény, stb.)

disastrous consequences

a disastrous week

gross adjective /grəʊs/ 2 nagyon komoly, vétkes; durva, visszataszító

They were accused of gross negligence.

That is a gross distortion of the truth.

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

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?

dead adverb /ded/ halálosan, teljesen, nagyon (informal)

The exam was dead easy.

utterly adverb /ˈʌt.ə.li/ teljesen (képtelen, ésszerűtlen, nevetséges, stb.)

It's utterly ridiculous.

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.