- quite
- 1. adverb
1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) totalmente2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) bastante
2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) pues sí, así esquite adv1. totalmente / del todothat is quite impossible eso es totalmente imposiblethat banana is not quite ripe ese plátano no está del todo maduro2. bastantehe's quite tall es bastante altoDel verbo quitar: (conjugate quitar) \ \
quité es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
quite es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: quitar quite
quitar (conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo 1 (apartar, retirar):◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way; quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk; quite la mesa (Esp) to clear the table; ¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!; no le puedo quite la tapa I can't get the top off; le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off 2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) (de las manos):◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from herb) (privar de) ‹pasaporte/carnet de conducir› to take awayc) ‹cartera/dinero› to take, steal;‹asiento/lugar› to take 3 (restar) (+ me/te/le etc):◊ me quita mucho tiempo it takes up a lot of my time;quitele años a algn to take years off sb; quitele importancia a algo to play sth down; le quita valor it detracts from its value 4 (hacer desaparecer) ‹mancha› to remove, get … out; ‹dolor› to relieve, get rid of; ‹sed› to quench; ‹apetito› to take away; (+ me/te/le etc)◊ eso te quiteá el hambre that will stop you feeling hungry;hay que quitele esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head 5◊ quitando (ger) (fam) except forverbo intransitivo 1 (Esp fam):◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!2 (en locs)◊ de quita y pon ‹funda/etiqueta› removable;eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that … quitarse verbo pronominal 1 (desaparecer) [mancha] to come out; [dolor] to go (away);◊ ya se me quiteon las ganas I don't feel like it any more2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!3 (refl)a) ‹prenda/alhaja/maquillaje› to take offb) ‹dolor/resfriado› to get rid of;‹miedo› to overcome, get over;◊ se quita la edad she lies about her age;quitese algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench (el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats (robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
quite m Taur distracting of the bull Locuciones: estar al quite, to be ready to help or defend sb: nosotros estaremos al quite por si dice alguna inconveniencia, we'll defend you should he make a rude remark
salir al quite, to go to someone's defence o help 'quite' also found in these entries: Spanish: algo - apolillada - apolillado - baqueteada - baqueteado - bastante - bien - buena - bueno - campante - capaz - clara - claro - contraria - contrario - contumaz - dar - decir - dentro - desahogo - descreída - descreído - despiste - destreza - deterioro - efectivamente - envergadura - fácil - folclore - gallo - hosca - hosco - importancia - imposible - informal - interfluvio - libre - llenado - locatis - lomo - lucir - mal - mayor - mucha - mucho - ordinaria - ordinario - parecerse - personaje - prometerse English: aspect - blow - change - close - explode - few - frenzy - frequently - gritty - lengthy - my - off - ordeal - quite - recall - sequence - spoil - trek - unintentional - warm - agreeable - amenable - bit - drift - fair - far - move - oblivious - place - pretty - recently - respectable - some - something - taken - unchangedquitetr[kwaɪt]adverb1 (rather) bastante■ it was quite a good game fue un partido bastante bueno■ they played quite well jugaron bastante bien■ they're quite difficult exercises son ejercicios bastante difíciles■ there are quite a few people here hay bastante gente aquí2 (totally) completamente, del todo■ I quite understand lo entiendo perfectamente■ you've quite ruined it lo has destrozado completamente■ it isn't quite finished no está terminado del todo3 (exceptional) excepcional, increíble, original■ he's quite a comedian es un cómico increíble■ our trip was quite something nuestro viaje fue algo excepcional4 (exactly) exactamente■ it isn't quite what I was looking for no es exactamente lo que buscaba\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLquite so! ¡exactamente!quite ['kwaɪt] adv1) completely: completamente, totalmente2) rather: bastantequite near: bastante cercaquiteadv.• bastante adv.• completamente adv.• del todo adv.• harto adv.• muy adv.• realmente adv.• totalmente adv.kwaɪtadverb1)a) (completely, absolutely) completamente, totalmenteI can quite believe it — no me cabe la menor duda
I still can't quite believe it — todavía no me lo creo del todo or no acabo de creérmelo
I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente or completamente de acuerdo contigo
I quite appreciate your difficulty — comprendo perfectamente tu problema
this will only make matters worse - quite! — esto sólo va a empeorar las cosas - exactamente!
that's quite enough! — basta ya!
is this what you wanted? - not quite — ¿es esto lo que buscaba? - no exactamente
they're not quite perfect — no son cien por ciento perfectos
there isn't quite enough — falta un poquito
she's not quite ten — todavía no ha cumplido los diez
there's nothing quite like champagne — realmente no hay como el champán
quite the opposite — todo lo contrario
b) (as intensifier)it makes quite a difference — hace bastante diferencia
you'll have quite a job persuading her — te va a costar lo tuyo or te va a dar mucho trabajo convencerla
quite a few of them — muchos de ellos
that was quite a game! — fue un partidazo! (fam), fue flor de partido! (CS fam)
the journey was quite an experience — el viaje fue toda una experiencia
2) (fairly) (BrE) bastanteit's quite warm today — hoy hace bastante calor
there were quite a few — había bastantes, había unos cuantos
quite a lot of money — bastante dinero
we see them quite often — los vemos bastante a menudo
it's quite likely — es muy probable
[kwaɪt]ADV1) (=completely) totalmente, completamentequite new — completamente nuevo
I'm not quite sure — no estoy del todo seguro
I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo
it's quite clear that this plan won't work — está clarísimo que este plan no va a funcionar
that's quite enough for me — eso me basta a mí
that'll be quite enough of that! — ¡ya está bien!
I can quite believe that ... — no me cuesta creer que ...
I quite understand — comprendo perfectamente
I don't quite understand it — no acabo de entenderlo
they are quite simply the best — son simple y llanamente los mejores
quite frankly, I can't stand him — para ser totalmente sincero, no lo aguanto
you could quite easily have killed yourself — podrías haberte matado con toda facilidad
that's not quite right — eso no es totalmente cierto
he has not quite recovered yet — no se ha repuesto todavía del todo
it was quite three months since she had called — † habían pasado por lo menos tres meses desde que llamó
he's quite grown up now — ahora está hecho todo un hombre
2) (=exactly) exactamenteit's not quite what we wanted — no es exactamente lo que queríamos
we don't quite know — no sabemos exactamente
it's not quite the same — no es exactamente lo mismo
quite (so)! — ¡así es!, ¡exacto!
not quite as many as last time — no tantos como la última vez
3) (=rather) bastanteit's quite good/important — es bastante bueno/importante
"how was the film?" - "quite good" — -¿qué tal la película? -bastante bien
it was quite a surprise — me sorprendió bastante
it was quite a shock — fue bastante chocante
quite a lot — bastante
I've been there quite a lot — he ido allí bastante
quite a lot of money — bastante dinero
it costs quite a lot to go abroad — es bastante caro salir al extranjero
4) (emphatic use)that's quite a car! — ¡vaya coche!
quite a hero — todo un héroe also iro
there were quite a few people there — había bastante gente allí
quite suddenly, everything went black — de golpe, todo se volvió oscuro
* * *[kwaɪt]adverb1)a) (completely, absolutely) completamente, totalmenteI can quite believe it — no me cabe la menor duda
I still can't quite believe it — todavía no me lo creo del todo or no acabo de creérmelo
I quite agree with you — estoy totalmente or completamente de acuerdo contigo
I quite appreciate your difficulty — comprendo perfectamente tu problema
this will only make matters worse - quite! — esto sólo va a empeorar las cosas - exactamente!
that's quite enough! — basta ya!
is this what you wanted? - not quite — ¿es esto lo que buscaba? - no exactamente
they're not quite perfect — no son cien por ciento perfectos
there isn't quite enough — falta un poquito
she's not quite ten — todavía no ha cumplido los diez
there's nothing quite like champagne — realmente no hay como el champán
quite the opposite — todo lo contrario
b) (as intensifier)it makes quite a difference — hace bastante diferencia
you'll have quite a job persuading her — te va a costar lo tuyo or te va a dar mucho trabajo convencerla
quite a few of them — muchos de ellos
that was quite a game! — fue un partidazo! (fam), fue flor de partido! (CS fam)
the journey was quite an experience — el viaje fue toda una experiencia
2) (fairly) (BrE) bastanteit's quite warm today — hoy hace bastante calor
there were quite a few — había bastantes, había unos cuantos
quite a lot of money — bastante dinero
we see them quite often — los vemos bastante a menudo
it's quite likely — es muy probable
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.