very

muy

Se coloca delante de una palabra que describe algo para reforzar su significado.

En inglés sencillo: Used before a describing word to make its meaning stronger.

• The water is very cold.
• She spoke very slowly.
• Were you very tired after the journey?

Cómo se usa: very + adjective/adverb (The children played very quietly.)

Sinónimos: really, extremely

Expresiones frecuentes: very good, very tired, very quickly

absolutamente, mismísimo

Recalca que algo es lo mejor, lo peor, lo primero u otro extremo.

En inglés sencillo: Used to stress that something is the best, worst, first, or another extreme.

• This is the very best cake.
• She caught the very last train.
• He was the very youngest person on the team.

Cómo se usa: the very + superlative/first/last (They gave us the very best room.)

Sinónimos: absolutely

Expresiones frecuentes: the very best, the very first, the very least

muy, típicamente

Delante de un nombre, indica que algo muestra claramente los rasgos típicos de esa persona o cosa.

En inglés sencillo: Used before a name or noun to say something strongly shows that person's or thing's typical qualities.

• That hat is very you.
• The dry humor felt very British.
• Her new apartment is very New York.

Cómo se usa: very + pronoun/name/noun used descriptively (That bright scarf is very you.)

Sinónimos: typically, characteristically

Expresiones frecuentes: very you, very british, very london

mismo, exacto

Precisamente la persona o cosa mencionada, y no otra parecida.

En inglés sencillo: The exact person or thing being discussed, rather than another similar one.

• We met in this very room.
• She is the very person I wanted to see.
• They returned to the very same hotel.

Cómo se usa: the very + noun (This is the very desk my grandfather used.)

Sinónimos: exact, same, actual

Expresiones frecuentes: the very same, the very person, the very place, the very one

mero, solo

Recalca que basta con pensar en algo o mencionarlo para provocar una reacción.

En inglés sencillo: Used to stress that simply thinking about or mentioning something is enough to cause a reaction.

• The very idea made me laugh.
• The very sight of blood frightened her.
• His face brightened at the very mention of home.

Cómo se usa: the very + noun + of something (The very thought of flying makes him nervous.)

Sinónimos: mere

Expresiones frecuentes: the very idea, the very thought, the very mention