25.3.3. gy. B1B2 (példák)

throughout preposition /θruːˈaʊt/ 1 mindvégig (egész idő alatt)

He yawned throughout the performance.

to preposition /tuː/ 8 -ig (időpontig, állapotig, szintig)

It's only two weeks to Christmas.

Unemployment has risen to almost eight million.

She nursed me back to health.

within preposition /wɪˈðɪn/ 1 belül (időtartamon belül)

The ambulance arrived within 10 minutes.

This product should be eaten within three days.

since conjunction /sɪnts/ 1 azóta hogy, amióta

He's been much happier since he started his new job.

I've known Tim since he was seven.

till conjunction /tɪl/ míg, amíg (nem)

How long is it till your baby is due?

until conjunction /ʌnˈtɪl/ also: till 1 -ig, amíg (idő)

Hadn't we better wait until Antony arrives?

I waited until they'd gone before I started clearing up.

Phrasal verbs:

go by /gəʊ/ 1 múlik, telik (idő)

The days went by really slowly.

slow down/up ↔ (sb/sth) /sləʊ/ lassul, lelassul; lassít, lelassít; késleltet

Slow down, you two, you're walking too fast!

If I run with Christina she tends to slow me down.

We slowed up when we saw the police.

Phrases and idioms:

all along kezdettől fogva, mindvégig

I knew all along that it was a mistake.

all of a sudden váratlanul; hirtelen

All of a sudden, he came bursting in through the door.