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1 almost
adv. бараг. -
2 upon
see on. once \upon a time эрт урьд цагт. (almost) \upon one ирж буй, одоо болох. Christmas is almost \upon us again. Зул сарын баяр бид бүхэнд эргэн ирж явна. -
3 quite
adv. 1. яг, тун, бүр. I \quite agree with you. Би бүр тантай санал нийлж байна. Your boy is a \quite a man now. Хүү чинь бүр эр хүн болжээ. Quite right. Тун зөв. 2. овоо, зэгсэн, сүрхий. She is \quite pretty. Овоо царайлаг бүсгүй юм. quitter n. 1. хулчгар хүн. 2. залхуу хүн. not quite бараг, арай бага, арай л биш. It`s almost like in Alps, but not \quite. Энд бараг Альпад байгаа юм шиг мөртлөө, арай л өөр юм. a good few, quite a few, not a few, quite a lot (of) нилээн их, тун их. \quite a few of my friends are vegetarian. Миний найз нарын ихэнх нь цагаан хоол иддэг юм. quite a, quite some сонин, ер бусын. quite something тун сонин, гайхалтай. You decorated the whole house yourself? That`s \quite something! Байшингаа бүгдийг нь та л ганцаараа янзалсан юмуу? Ёстой гайхамшигтай юм байна! -
4 tall
adj. (-er, -est) 1. өндөр. The city has many \tall buildings. Хот олон өндөр барилгатай. a \tall man өндөр хүн. The \tallest boy in the class. Ангидаа хамгийн өндөр хүү. She's \taller than me. Тэр надаас өндөр. 2. биеийн өндөр, эд юмсын өндрийн хэмжээ. How \tall are you? Таны өндөр хэд вэ? My height is almost 2 metres. Би нуруугаараа/ өндөр намаараа бараг 2 метр. tall order n. биелүүлэхэд хэцүү/ бэрх даалгавар буюу хүсэлт. tall story n. итгэхэд бэрх яриа/ түүх. -
5 wrung
see wring. The machine \wrung the clothes almost dry. Угаалгын машин хувцаснуудыг бараг хуурай болтол мушгижээ.
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