1. Ha, és, vagy, de B2 (21) – altémák

Ha, és, vagy, de* (21)

anyhow adverb /ˈeniː.haʊ/ 1 de mégis, de azért (annak ellenére)

He hates carrots but he ate them anyhow.

neither adverb /ˈnaɪ.ðər/ sem, se (... és vmi/vki más sem)

Jerry doesn't like it, and neither do I.

Her family wouldn't help her and neither would anyone else.

She's not very tall and neither is her husband.

nevertheless adverb /ˌnev.ə.ðəˈles/ annak ellenére (az előbb említett dolog ellenére)

I knew a lot about the subject already, but her talk was interesting nevertheless.

nor adverb /nɔːr/ se, sem (és ... sem)

"I don't like cats." "Nor do I."

I've never been to Iceland." "Nor have I."

I can't be at the meeting and nor can Andrew.

if conjunction /ɪf/ 5 ha ... volna (ha vmi lett/történt volna)

If we'd had the money, we'd have bought a new car.

If you'd mentioned this earlier, it might not have been necessary to call the doctor.

provided conjunction /prəˈvɑɪd.ɪd/ also: providing that feltéve hogy, (csak) abban az esetben, ha

He's welcome to come along, provided that he behaves himself.

though conjunction /ðəʊ/ 2 de

They're coming next week, though I don't know which day.

when conjunction /wen/ 2 amikor (az ismertekkel/említettekkel ellenben)

He says he hasn't got any money when in fact he's got thousands of dollars in his account.

I don't understand how he can say that everything's fine when it's so obvious that it's not.

Why is she training to be a teacher when she doesn't even like children?

How can you say you don't like something when you've never even tried it!

whereas conjunction /weərˈæz/ míg (ellenben)

He must be about sixty, whereas his wife looks about thirty.

while conjunction /waɪl/ 3 bár, habár, noha, jóllehet; annak ellenére hogy also UK formal: whilst

While I accept that he's not perfect in many respects, I do actually quite like the man.

While I fully understand your point of view, I do also have some sympathy with Michael's.

Phrases and idioms:

despite the fact that annak ellenére hogy ...

The company has been forced to reduce its price, despite the fact that the offer has been very popular.

even if még akkor is/se ha ...; még ha ... is

Even if you take a taxi, you'll still miss your train.

even though annak ellenére (, hogy)

Even though he left school at 16, he still managed to become a millionaire.

I like her, even though she can be annoying at times.

if so ebben az esetben

It might rain this afternoon. If so, we'll have to have the party indoors.

in that case abban az esetben

There's no coffee left? In that case I'll have tea.

neither ... nor sem ... sem (sem az egyik, sem a másik/sem ilyen, sem olyan)

Neither he nor his mother would talk to the police.

Their performance was neither entertaining nor educational.

not only nem csak ... hanem ...

Not only was the hotel expensive, it was dirty too.

You have let down not only yourself, but the entire team.

on condition that azzal a feltétellel (, hogy)

I'll come with you on condition that we're back before midnight.

on the one hand ... on the other hand egyrészt ... másrészt ...

On the one hand, computer games develop many skills, but on the other, they mean kids don't get enough exercise.

or else mert különben, vagy (következmény)

We must be there by six, or else we'll miss the beginning.

the other way round/around fordítva (van/történik)

I thought the older people would be more offended than the young people, but it was the other way round.

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