27.1.1. gy. C1C2 (példák)

severity noun /sɪˈver.ə.ti/ [U] súlyosság; keménység

Flights were cancelled owing to the severity of the weather.

dead adjective /ded/ 4 halotti, teljes, abszolút (pl. csend) [always before noun]

We waited in dead silence as the votes were counted.

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.

stern adjective /stɜːn/ komor, zord (pillantás, hang, kritika stb.)

a stern expression/face

stern criticism

tough adjective /tʌf/ 4 kemény, szigorú (szabály, korlátozás, követelmény, ellenőrzés, stb.)

Tough new safety standards have been introduced for cars.

There have been calls for tougher controls/restrictions on what newspapers are allowed to print.

After some tough bargaining, we finally agreed on a deal.

I think it's time the police got tougher on/with people who drink and drive.

The government is continuing to take a tough line on terrorism.

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

The exam was dead easy.

right adverb /raɪt/ 5 egészen (teljesen)

Did you read it right through to the end?

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

It's utterly ridiculous.

vitally adverb /ˈvaɪ.tə.li/ életbe vágóan

Safety at work is vitally important.