25.3.4. gy. Top 3000 (példák)

last verb /lɑːst/ [I] 1 tart vmeddig (időben)

How long will the meeting last?

We don't get much sun - enjoy it while it lasts!

Most sessions last about an hour.

The batteries only last about five hours.

period noun /ˈpɪə.ri.əd/ [C] 1 időszak, periódus

Her work means that she spends long periods away from home.

Unemployment in the first half of the year was 2% lower than in the same period last year.

The study will be carried out over a six-month period.

The house was built during the Elizabethan period.

since preposition /sɪnts/ óta

It was the hottest October since records began.

She's been working there since the beginning of last summer.

till preposition /tɪl/ -ig (időpontig)

We waited till half past six for you.

Up till 1918, women in Britain were not allowed to vote.

until preposition /ʌnˈtɪl/ also: till 1 -ig (egy időpontig)

I'm staying here until the end of June.

The show will be on until the end of the month.

I was working until past midnight.

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.

Phrases and idioms:

a while egy (rövid) idő

I only stayed for a short while.

You were there a while, weren't you?

"When did that happen?" "Oh, it was a while ago".

After a while, Roberto came back inside.

I haven't seen him for a while.

I'll be fine in a while.

quite a while jó kis ideje/ideig

I hadn't seen Rebecca in quite a while.

It took quite a while to clean out the garage.