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1 ♦ quite
♦ quite /kwaɪt/A avv.1 completamente; interamente; del tutto: My work is not quite finished yet, il mio lavoro non è ancora interamente finito; He is quite sure about the outcome, è perfettamente sicuro del risultato; quite right, giustissimo; perfetto2 davvero; proprio: He is quite a friend, è davvero un amico; «She's a very clever girl» «Oh ( Yes), quite!», «È una ragazza molto intelligente» «Lo è davvero!» (o «oh, certo!»); quite so, proprio così; davvero; quite something, non cosa da poco; mica male: It's quite something to be divorced at twenty, mica male essere divorziato a vent'anni3 abbastanza; piuttosto; più o meno: He's quite young, è piuttosto giovane; The cake is quite nice, la torta è piuttosto buona (o buonina) NOTA D'USO: - enough o quite?-; I quite like her, la trovo davvero assai simpatica; It took quite a long time, ci volle un bel po' di tempoB inter.certo!; davvero!; proprio!● quite a (o an, o some), (davanti a un sost. sing., è idiom., per es.:) That was quite a race, quella sì che è stata una corsa; The girl has quite a voice, la ragazza ha proprio una bella voce □ quite a few, non pochi; molti □ quite other, del tutto diverso; tutt'altra cosa □ I was quite alone (o quite by myself), ero tutto solo; ero solo soletto □ This hat is quite the thing, questo cappellino è proprio quello che (mi) ci vuole.NOTA D'USO: - quite-
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