27.1.22. gy. A1C2 (példák)

gentle adjective /ˈdʒen.tl̩/ 2 szelíd, könnyű (nem erős)

gentle exercise

a gentle breeze

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.

soft adjective /sɒft/ 3 lágy, szelíd, halk (nem erőszakos/hangos/feltűnő)

a soft voice/sound

soft music/lighting

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

almost adverb /ˈɔːl.məʊst/ majdnem

I almost missed the bus.

She's almost thirty.

It was almost six o'clock when he left.

He's almost always late.

Almost all the passengers on the ferry were French.

The boat sank almost immediately it hit the rock.

barely adverb /ˈbeə.li/ alig, éppen hogy, éppen csak

They have barely enough to pay the rent this month.

She was barely fifteen when she won her first championship.