pretty

pretty
'priti
1. adjective
1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) bonito, lindo
2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) buen

2. adverb
(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) bastante
- prettiness
- pretty much the same
- alike
- pretty well
pretty1 adj bonito
what a pretty dress! ¡qué vestido más bonito!
El comparativo de pretty se escribe prettier; el superlativo se escribe prettiest
pretty2 adv bastante
the exam was pretty difficult el examen era bastante difícil
pretty
tr['prɪtɪ]
adjective (comp prettier, superl prettiest)
1 (girl, baby) bonito,-a, guapo,-a, mono,-a; (thing) bonito,-a mono,-a
■ what a pretty little girl! ¡qué niña más bonita!
■ it was not a pretty sight no era nada agradable
adverb
1 bastante
■ I'm pretty sure estoy bastante seguro,-a
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
pretty much más o menos
pretty well casi
pretty ['prɪt̬i] adv
: bastante, bien
it's pretty obvious: está bien claro
it's pretty much the same: es más o menos igual
pretty adj, -tier ; -est : bonito, lindo, guapo
a pretty girl: una muchacha guapa
what a pretty dress!: ¡qué vestido más lindo!
pretty
adj.
• bello, -a adj.
• bonito, -a adj.
• curro, -a adj.
• guapo, -a adj.
• hermoso, -a adj.
• lindo, -a adj.
• majo, -a adj.
• mono, -a adj.
• precioso, -a adj.
adv.
• algo adv.

I 'prɪti
adjective -tier, -tiest <girl/baby> bonito, guapo, lindo (AmL); <eyes/smile/name> bonito, lindo (AmL); <blouse/dress> bonito, lindo (AmL)

it wasn't a pretty sight — no era nada agradable or (AmL tb) lindo de ver


II
adverb (rather, quite) bastante; (emphatic) bien, muy

pretty good — bastante bueno

I pretty soon realized that ... — tardé bien or muy poco en darme cuenta de que ...

you have to be pretty stupid to believe that! — hay que ser bien or muy tonto para creerse eso!

pretty much — más o menos

they lost pretty well every game — perdieron casi or prácticamente todos los partidos

['prɪtɪ]
1. ADJ
(compar prettier) (superl prettiest)
1) (=attractive) [dress, object, baby] bonito, mono *, lindo (LAm); [girl] bonito, guapo, lindo (LAm); [name, smile] bonito, lindo (LAm)

what a pretty hat! — ¡qué sombrero más bonito!, ¡qué sombrero más mono! *, ¡qué monada de sombrero! *

• I'm not just a pretty face you know — para que te enteres, no soy tonta

• it'll cost you a pretty penny * — te va a costar un ojo de la cara or un dineral

• it was not a pretty sight — no era nada agradable de ver

the garden was as pretty as a picture — el jardín era de foto

pass 1., 5)
2) * (=large) [sum] bonito *, importante
3) iro bueno

a pretty mess you've got us into! — ¡en vaya or menudo or buen lío nos has metido! *

2.
ADV bastante

he got pretty cross — se enfadó bastante

I have a pretty fair or good idea who did it — estoy casi seguro de quién lo hizo

it sounds pretty far-fetched to me — me parece bastante inverosímil

she got pretty good marks — sacó unas notas bastante buenas

• pretty damn or damned quick * — bien pronto

he's pretty damn stupid * — es bien estúpido

• it's pretty much the same — es mas o menos igual, es prácticamente lo mismo

• he goes there pretty nearly every day — va allí casi or prácticamente todos los días

• pretty well, I'm pretty well finished — ya casi he terminado

that's pretty well everything — eso es todo más o menos

sit 1., 1)
3.
N (as excl)

gee up, my pretty! — (to horse) ¡arre, caballito!

I'll get you, my pretty! — (threatening) ¡de mí no te escapas, preciosa or bonita!

* * *

I ['prɪti]
adjective -tier, -tiest <girl/baby> bonito, guapo, lindo (AmL); <eyes/smile/name> bonito, lindo (AmL); <blouse/dress> bonito, lindo (AmL)

it wasn't a pretty sight — no era nada agradable or (AmL tb) lindo de ver


II
adverb (rather, quite) bastante; (emphatic) bien, muy

pretty good — bastante bueno

I pretty soon realized that ... — tardé bien or muy poco en darme cuenta de que ...

you have to be pretty stupid to believe that! — hay que ser bien or muy tonto para creerse eso!

pretty much — más o menos

they lost pretty well every game — perdieron casi or prácticamente todos los partidos


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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