1. Hasonlítás, fok, mérték C2 (68) – altémák

Hasonlítás, fok, mérték* (32) 2. Nagy, jelentős (21) 6. Részben, kismértékben (15)

contrast verb /kənˈtrɑːst/ 2 szembeállít vmivel (összehasonlít) [T]

If you contrast his early novels with his later work, you can see how his writing has developed.

deepen verb /ˈdiː.pən/ [I or T] 2 mélyít; mélyül (erősebb/rosszabb lesz) (kapcsolat, válság,stb.)

The economic crisis has deepened.

intensify verb /ɪnˈten.sɪ.faɪ/ [I or T] erősödik, fokozódik; felerősít, fokoz

The fighting has intensified in the last two weeks.

rage verb /reɪdʒ/ [I] 2 dühöng, tombol, dúl (csata, vihar, stb.)

The battle raged well into the night.

sharpen verb /ˈʃɑː.pən/ [T] 2 felerősít; feljavít

Recent changes have sharpened competition between the airlines.

I hope this course will help me sharpen my computer skills.

depth noun /depθ/ 3 mélység (átv.) (tudásé, tapasztalaté, érzelemé, stb.) [U]

She was amazed at the depth of his knowledge.

intensity noun /ɪnˈten.sə.ti/ [U] hevesség, intenzitás

The storm resumed with even greater intensity.

intensity of feeling/concentration/relief

intensity of light/sound/colour

measure noun /ˈmeʒ.ər/ 2 mérték (átv.) (a mértéke/foka vminek) [C or U] (formal)

The states retain a large measure of independence.

His success was in some measure due to his being in the right place at the right time.

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

Flights were cancelled owing to the severity of the weather.

violence noun /ˈvaɪə.lənts/ [U] 2 hevesség (viharé, robbanásé, stb.)

Such was the violence of the explosion that three buildings collapsed.

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

We waited in dead silence as the votes were counted.

extreme adjective /ɪkˈstriːm/ 3 szélsőséges (vélemény, meggyőződés, stb.)

extreme views

the extreme right/left

irresistible adjective /ˌɪr.ɪˈzɪs.tə.bl̩/ 2 leküzdhetetlen, ellenállhatatlan (nagyon erős) (nyomás, kényszer, vágy, stb.)

irresistible pressure

an irresistible desire to run away

relentless adjective /rɪˈlent.ləs/ hajthatatlan; könyörtelen

relentless criticism

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.

violent adjective /ˈvaɪə.lənt/ 3 heves (robbanás, vihar, stb.) (!)

a violent explosion/storm

right adverb /raɪt/ 5 egészen (teljesen)

Did you read it right through to the end?

vitally adverb /ˈvaɪ.tə.li/ életbe vágóan

Safety at work is vitally important.

wholly adverb /ˈhəʊl.li/ teljes mértékben

His behaviour is wholly unacceptable.

insofar as conjunction /ɪn.səʊˈfɑːrˌəz/ (formal) amennyire (amilyen mértékben)

The story is based insofar as possible on notes made by Scott himself.

Phrases and idioms:

all the better/easier/more exciting, etc. még/annál inkább jobb/könnyebb/izgalmasabb, stb.

The journey was all the more dangerous because of the bad weather.

at best legjobb esetben

At best, only 50 per cent of babies born at 24 weeks will survive.

draw a comparison/distinction összehasonlítást/különbséget tesz/von

We need to draw a distinction between criticism and insults.

easily the best/worst/biggest, etc. vitán felül a legjobb/legrosszabb/legnagyobb/stb.

It was easily the biggest dog I have ever seen.

from top to bottom tetőtől talpig (teljesen)

I've searched the house from top to bottom and still can't find it.

like hell mint egy őrült (munkát/erőfeszítést jelentő szavak után) (! informal)

It's raining like hell out there.

little more/better nem sokkal több/jobb

We earned little more than pocket money.

She's little better than a thief.

none the happier/poorer/wiser, etc. semmivel sem boldogabb/szegényebb/bölcsebb/stb.

She must have explained the theory three times, but I'm still none the wiser.

over the top eltúlzott (informal)

I thought her performance was way over the top.

relative to sth vmihez viszonyítva (formal)

The economy has been declining relative to other countries.

the extent to which milyen mértékben

The research should show the extent to which these changes are being implemented.

Kommunikációs szándékok: Kiegészítendő kérdések (wh-questions) – Kiegészítendő kérdések megválaszolása

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