neat

neat
ni:t
adjective
1) (tidy; well-ordered, with everything in the right place: a neat house; She is very neat and tidy.) pulcro, ordenado
2) (skilfully done: He has made a neat job of the repair.) bien hecho
3) ((of drink, especially alcoholic) without added water: neat whisky.) solo
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- neatly
neat adj
1. ordenado
everything in the room was neat and tidy en la habitación todo estaba limpio y ordenado
2. pulcro
he looked very neat in his sailor suit con su traje de marinero tenía un aspecto muy pulcro
neat
tr[niːt]
adjective
1 (room) ordenado,-a; (garden) bien arreglado,-a
2 (person) pulcro,-a; (in habits) ordenado,-a
3 (writing) claro,-a
4 (clever) ingenioso,-a, apañado,-a
5 (drinks) solo,-a
6 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL fantástico,-a, estupendo,-a, chulo,-a, guay
neat ['ni:t] adj
1) clean, orderly: ordenado, pulcro, limpio
2) undiluted: solo, sin diluir
3) simple, tasteful: sencillo y de buen gusto
4) clever: hábil, ingenioso
a neat trick: un truco ingenioso
neat
adj.
• aseado, -a adj.
• bien hecho adj.
• diestro, -a adj.
• esmerado, -a adj.
• limpio, -a adj.
• neto, -a adj.
• primoroso, -a adj.
• pulcro, -a adj.
• pulido, -a adj.
niːt
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) (tidy, orderly) <appearance> arreglado, cuidado, prolijo (RPl); <person> pulcro, prolijo (RPl); <room> ordenado; <garden> muy cuidado

her hair is always very neat — va siempre muy bien peinada or con el pelo muy arreglado

his handwriting is very neat — tiene muy buena letra

b) (trim, compact)

a neat little car — un cochecito compacto

she has a neat figure — tiene muy buena figura or (Esp) muy buen tipo

c) (deft) <catch> bueno, hábil
d) (ingenious) <gadget/solution> ingenioso, bueno
2) (good, nice) (AmE colloq) fantástico (fam), padre (Méx fam), chévere (AmL exc CS fam), chulo (Esp fam), encachado (Chi fam)

he's a neat ballplayer — es un jugador buenísimo

3) (BrE) <brandy/alcohol> solo

she drank half a bottle of neat vodka — se bebió media botella de vodka puro

[niːt]
ADJ (compar neater) (superl neatest)
1) (=tidy in appearance) [room, desk, row, pile] ordenado; [garden] bien cuidado; [appearance] cuidado, pulcro, prolijo (S. Cone); [clothes] muy cuidado; [work] bien presentado

everything looks neat and tidy — todo parece muy ordenado

she always looks very neat — siempre va muy arreglada

her hair is always very neat — siempre va muy bien peinada

he has very neat handwriting — tiene muy buena letra

2) (=tidy by nature) [person] ordenado, pulcro, prolijo (S. Cone)
3) (=compact) [figure] bien proporcionado; [waist, waistline] delgado

a neat little car — un coche pequeño y de línea sencilla

4) (=clever) [solution] ingenioso, bueno; [plan] ingenioso; [division, category, explanation] claro
5) (US) * (=wonderful) genial *

that's a neat idea — esa es una idea genial

those new apartments are really neat — esos nuevos apartamentos son muy chulos *

6) (Brit) (=undiluted) [whisky, brandy etc] solo

I take it neat — lo tomo solo

half a litre of neat whisky — medio litro de whisky puro

* * *
[niːt]
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) (tidy, orderly) <appearance> arreglado, cuidado, prolijo (RPl); <person> pulcro, prolijo (RPl); <room> ordenado; <garden> muy cuidado

her hair is always very neat — va siempre muy bien peinada or con el pelo muy arreglado

his handwriting is very neat — tiene muy buena letra

b) (trim, compact)

a neat little car — un cochecito compacto

she has a neat figure — tiene muy buena figura or (Esp) muy buen tipo

c) (deft) <catch> bueno, hábil
d) (ingenious) <gadget/solution> ingenioso, bueno
2) (good, nice) (AmE colloq) fantástico (fam), padre (Méx fam), chévere (AmL exc CS fam), chulo (Esp fam), encachado (Chi fam)

he's a neat ballplayer — es un jugador buenísimo

3) (BrE) <brandy/alcohol> solo

she drank half a bottle of neat vodka — se bebió media botella de vodka puro


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