18 Avverbi di quantit e intensificatori Adverbs of quantity and intensifiers a mala pena comparativi eccessive intransitivo molto negativo proprio scarse sufficienti un po Gli avverbi di quantit accompagnano i verbi, dei quali indicano quantit : ....................................... (troppo): too much I ve eaten too much, as usual. abbondanti (.......................................): a lot ( + ), much ( , ? ), very much ( + , , ? ) Chris uses her kitchen robot a lot. She doesn t like creamy cakes much / very much. ....................................... (abbastanza): enough I can start work, I ve rested enough. un po limitate (.......................................): a little, a bit, a little bit I can only understand a little / a bit / a little bit when they speak fast. ....................................... (poco): little, very little She slept little / very little last night. nulle (affatto): not at all She didn t answer at all. Si collocano dopo il verbo ....................................... o dopo l oggetto con i verbi transitivi You have to sleep enough to feel well. She likes comedies a lot. Gli intensificatori modificano verbi, aggettivi o altri avverbi: davvero, .......................................: quite He s quite right. abbastanza: fairly (senso positivo) piuttosto: rather (senso .......................................) Jane is fairly smart but rather shy. di gran lunga: by far (con i verbi e i superlativi relativi), far / by far / much / a lot (con .......................................) That s by far the best hotel in town. Paul is far / much / a lot more understanding than his girlfriend. quasi: almost / nearly It was almost / nearly time to go home. a stento, .......................................: hardly (con significato negativo, ma in frase affermativa) e si collocano davanti alla parola che accompagnano. 52 The child was so scared that he could hardly talk. Avverbi di quantit e intensificatori