File 3-Adverbs and adverbial phrases Flashcards
en realidad
realmente
de hecho
actually
adv
/ˈæktʃuəli/
I thought he was lazy, but actually he works really hard.
de todas formas
de todas maneras
de todos modos
anyway
adv
/ˈeniweɪ/
It’s good that I was made redundant because I wanted to leave the company anyway.
aparentemente
en apriencia
al parecer
por lo visto
apparently
adv
/əˈpærəntli/
Apparently this house is worth £200,000!
al final
en el final
at the end
adv
/ət ði ˈend/
At the end of the concert we all clapped.
en este momento
ahora
por el momento
at the moment
/ət ðə ˈməʊmənt/
What are you reading at the moment?
básicamente
basically
adv
/ˈbeɪsɪkli/
Basically we don’t have enough money to move.
especialmente
en particular
especially
adv
/ɪˈspeʃəli/
I love ice-cream, especially vanilla-flavoured.
incluso, hasta
ni si quiera
aún, todavía
even
adv
/ˈiːvn/
He always wears the latest fashions even if they don’t suit him.
finalmente
al final
con el tiempo
después de algún tiempo
eventually
adv
/ɪˈventʃuəli/
It took a long time, but eventually we had enough money to buy a house.
I need to study a lot of time, but eventually I’ll pass the exam.
alguna vez
siempre
ever
adv
/ˈevə(r)/
Have you ever been to Italy?
gradualmente
paulatinamente
poco a poco
gradually
adv
/ˈɡrædʒuəli/
Mark gradually began to realize that Lucy didn’t love him anymore.
duro
fuerte
rígido
firme (en el sentido de invariable)
hard
adv
/hɑːd/
How hard does your father work?
apenas
casi no, casi nadie
difícilmente, escasamente
hardly
adv
/ˈhɑːdli/
It’s so foggy, I can hardly see anything.
idealmente
ideally
adv
/aɪˈdiːəli/
Ideally we’d like to live near the sea, but it’s not practical.
de hecho, en realidad
in fact
adv
/ɪn ˈfækt/
The woman thought they were friends, but in fact they hated each other.
al fin y al cabo
finalmente
a la larga
al final
in the end
adv
/ɪn ði ˈend/
I thought the job would be boring, but in the end I loved it.
tarde
no el momento del día
late
adv
/leɪt/
The plane was late because of bad weather.
últimamente
recientemente
lately
adv
/ˈleɪtli/
I haven’t heard from Mike lately.
cerca
near
adv
/nɪə(r)/
Is there a bank near here?
por poco
casi
nearly
adv
/ˈnɪəli/
I’ve nearly finished my book.
obviamente
claramente
por supuesto
obviously
adv
/ˈɒbviəsli/
She’s been promoted so obviously she’ll get a pay rise.
especialmente
particularmente
expresamente
(para un particular propósito)
specially
adv
/ˈspeʃəli/
I wrote a specially commissioned report for the government.
aún
todavía
still
adv
/stɪl/
He’s 35, but he still lives with his parents.
ya
además, también
todavía, aún
incluso
yet
adv
/jet/
Have you found a job yet?
completamente
totalmente
utterly
adv
/ˈʌtəli/
por adelantado
con anticipación
con antelación
de antemano
in advance
adv
/ɪn ədˈvɑːns/
You’ll need to get your tickets in advance: the band’s very popular.
