4. Sok, kevés A1C2 (134) – altémák

1. Sok, elég (64) 2. Kevés (51) 3. Rész, egész (19)

excess noun /ɪkˈses/ felesleg, túl sok vmi

An excess of oil on the markets has caused prices to fall sharply.

He earns in excess of £60,000 a year.

flood noun /flʌd/ [C] 2 özön, áradat (átv.) (pl. levél-, telefonhívás-, stb.)

a flood of letters/calls

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

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

most pronoun /məʊst/ 2 legtöbb (mindennél/mindenkinél több)

Everyone was generous but Lizzie gave the most.

This one costs the most.

plenty pronoun /ˈplen.ti/ bőség (vmiből); bőven van/elég vmiből

"Would you like some more coffee?" "No thanks, I've had plenty."

We've got plenty of time before we need to leave for the airport.

They've always had plenty of money.

There's plenty to do here.

There's plenty more beer in the fridge.

some pronoun /sʌm/ 1 néhány, némi (határozatlan mennyiség) (tsz. C/U főnevekkel gyakran nem fordítjuk)

I can't eat all this chocolate, would you like some?

If you need more paper then just take some.

"Would you like to have dinner with us?" "No thanks, I've already had some."

adequate adjective /ˈæd.ə.kwət/ 1 elegendő

I didn't have adequate time to prepare.

Will future oil supplies be adequate to meet world needs?

ample adjective /ˈæm.pl̩/ bőven elég, bőséges (idő, bizonyíték, alkalom, hely, stb.)

She's had ample time to get the work done.

countless adjective /ˈkaʊnt.ləs/ [always before noun] számtalan

The song has been played countless times on the radio.

excess adjective /ˈek.ses/ [always before noun] többlet-, túl- (pl. súly), plusz (a szokásosnál/megengedettnél több)

We had to pay £100 for excess baggage.

excessive adjective /ɪkˈses.ɪv/ túlzott, mértéktelen

They accused the police of using excessive force.

extra adjective /ˈek.strə/ többlet, extra (több v. több a szokásosnál)

She babysits to earn a bit of extra cash.

He needs extra help with his English.

The price includes travel and accommodation but meals are extra.

full adjective /fʊl/ 3 tele (sok van belőle)

This sweater is full of holes.

His essay was full of spelling errors.

You're always so full of energy.

further adjective /ˈfɜː.ðər/ [always before noun] (még) további (több)

For further details of the offer, call this number.

Further information can be found on our website.

We'll let you know if there's any further news about the competition.

generous adjective /ˈdʒen.ər.əs/ 2 bőséges

a generous discount for students

a generous portion

high adjective /haɪ/ 3 magas (szint, mennyiség, méret), nagyfokú, nagymérvű

a high temperature

high prices/costs

The car sped away at high speed.

innumerable adjective /ɪˈnjuː.mər.ə.bl̩/ megszámlálhatatlanul sok

innumerable problems

mass adjective /mæs/ [always before noun] tömeg-, tömeges

They hope the new movie will appeal to a mass audience.

weapons of mass destruction

Opposition groups plan to stage mass demonstrations all over the country.

numerous adjective /ˈnjuː.mə.rəs/ nagyszámú, sok

We have discussed these plans on numerous occasions.

Shops of this type, once rare, are now numerous.

reasonable adjective /ˈriː.zən.ə.bl̩/ 2 elfogadható (elég nagy/sok)

There were a reasonable number of people there.

It's a reasonable salary for that job.

We have a reasonable chance of winning the game.

substantial adjective /səbˈstæn.ʃəl/ jelentős mennyiségű/számú

a substantial sum of money

The first draft of his novel needed a substantial amount of rewriting.

The findings show a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women.

sufficient adjective /səˈfɪʃ.ənt/ elegendő

This recipe should be sufficient for five people.

It was thought that he'd committed the crime but there wasn't sufficient evidence to convict him.

superfluous adjective /suːˈpɜː.flu.əs/ fölösleges

superfluous details/information

undue adjective /ʌnˈdjuː/ [always before noun] (formal) túlzott, indokolatlan (befolyás, kényszer, stb.)

I don't want to cause undue alarm.

vast adjective /vɑːst/ hatalmas

a vast amount/sum of money

vast areas of forest

The vast majority of pupils attend state schools.

above adverb, preposition /əˈbʌv/ 2 több mint; -nál/-nél több, vmi felett

It says on the box it's for children aged three and above.

Rates of pay are above average.

extra adverb /ˈek.strə/ többlet, extra

They pay her extra to work nights.

high adverb /haɪ/ 2 magasan; magasra (szint, mennyiség)

Temperatures rose as high as 40 degrees.

highly adverb /ˈhaɪ.li/ 1 magasan (magas szinten)

a highly paid job

a highly educated workforce

over adverb /ˈəʊ.vər/ 1 több, mint; fölött

People who are 65 years old and over can get half-price tickets.

enough determiner, pronoun /ɪˈnʌf/ 1 elég, elegendő (a szükséges mennyiség)

Is there enough cake for everyone?

Have you had enough to eat?

There are 25 textbooks for the class - that should be enough.

I know enough about art to realise that this painting is special.

enough determiner, pronoun /ɪˈnʌf/ 2 elég, elegendő (annyi/több mint amennyit kíván) (negatív értelmű megjegyzésben)

I've got enough work to do at the moment, without being given any more.

Half an hour in his company is quite enough!

Stop. You've made enough of a mess already.

You've drunk more than enough already.

many determiner, pronoun /ˈmen.i/ sok

We've known them for many years.

I don't have many clothes.

Were there many people at the party?

Not many people have heard of him.

Many people would disagree with your ideas.

I've met him so many times and I still can't remember his name!

There are too many people applying for too few jobs.

more determiner, pronoun /mɔːr/ 1 több (ezenfelül, még hozzá)

Would you like some more food?

There isn't enough milk - I'll have to buy some more.

I need a bit more time.

The doctors can't cope with any more patients.

more determiner, pronoun /mɔːr/ 2 több (nagyobb mennyiség, mérték)

There are more people here today than yesterday.

He knows more about dogs than I do.

most determiner /məʊst/ 2 legtöbb (mindennél/mindenkinél több)

Carlos earns the most money of all of us.

much determiner, pronoun /mʌtʃ/ (more, most) 3 sok (formal)

Much of the evidence was unreliable.

Much work remains to be done.

several determiner, pronoun /ˈsev.ər.əl/ számos, több

I've seen 'Gone with the Wind' several times.

Several people have complained about the scheme.

Several of my friends are learning English at language schools in Cambridge.

some determiner /sʌm/ 1 néhány, némi (határozatlan mennyiség) (tsz. C/U főnevekkel gyakran nem fordítjuk)

There's some cake in the kitchen if you'd like it.

Here's some news you might be interested in.

We've been having some problems with our TV over the last few weeks.

Could you give me some idea of when the building work will finish?

I've got to do some more work before I can go out.

some determiner /sʌm/ 2 (jó) néhány

It'll be some time before we meet again.

It was some years later when they next met.

We discussed the problem at some length.

over preposition /ˈəʊ.vər/ 1 több, mint; fölött

Most of the bikes cost/are over £300.

Children over the age of 12 must have full-price tickets.

They are already $25 million over budget.

Phrasal verbs:

be flooded with sth /flʌd/ eláraszt vmivel (átv.) (pl. levéllel, telefonhívással, stb.)

We were flooded with calls from worried parents.

Phrases and idioms:

a fair amount/distance/size, etc. jókora mennyiség/távolság/méret/stb.

There's still a fair bit of work to be done on the house.

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 host of sth rengeteg

I've got a whole host of questions to ask you.

a load/loads egy csomó (sok) (informal)

I've got a load of work to get through before tomorrow.

There were loads of people there.

Have some more food - there's loads.

a lot/lots sok, rengeteg

She eats lots of fruit.

There were a lot of people there.

I've got a lot to do today.

He does lots of travelling in his job.

We met lots of people on holiday.

Do you want some food? There's lots in the fridge.

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.

a plethora of sth özöne vminek (javaslatoknak, terveknek, stb.); túltengés vmiből (formal)

There is a confusing plethora of pension plans.

a wealth of sth bőség

a wealth of experience/information

an awful lot (of sth) borzasztó sok (informal)

It cost an awful lot of money.

dozens egy csomó (informal)

She's got dozens of friends.

heaps of sth egy csomó, rengeteg vmi (informal)

He's got heaps of money.

hundreds egy csomó (sok) (informal)

Hundreds of people wrote in to complain.

masses rengeteg (informal)

I've got masses of work to do.

millions (egy/több) millió, rengeteg (informal)

I've seen that film millions of times.

no end rengeteg (informal)

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

quite a bit elég sok (informal)

He does quite a bit of travelling.

She's quite a bit older than him.

quite a few jó néhány, elég sok

I know quite a few people who've had the same problem.

quite a few/a lot jó néhány/elég sok

They earn quite a lot of money.

Quite a few people complained.

thousands ezrek (sok) (informal)

She tried on thousands of dresses but didn't like any of them

tons of sth rengeteg, tonnaszámra vmiből (informal)

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

too much/so much túl sok/igen sok

I'd love to come but I've got too much work.

I've had so much food.

4. lecke (A1) – 13. lecke (A2) – 29. lecke (B1) – 56. lecke (B2) – 84. lecke (C1) – 103. lecke (C2)