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neat [ni:t](a) (tidy → person) ordonné, qui a de l'ordre; (→ in one's appearance) net, soigné; (→ work, handwriting) soigné; (→ exercise book) bien tenu, propre; (→ desk, room) net, bien rangé; (→ garden) bien tenu ou entretenu, soigné;∎ her clothes are always neat ses vêtements sont toujours impeccables;∎ to do a neat job faire un travail soigné;∎ she made a neat job of it elle a fait du bon travail;∎ the surgeon made a neat job of those stitches le chirurgien a très bien fait ces points de suture;∎ as neat as a new pin tiré à quatre épingles(b) (smart, pretty) joli;∎ a neat little house une gentille petite maison∎ that's a neat trick c'est malin∎ what a neat outfit! chouettes fringues!;∎ that's really neat c'est vraiment chouette, c'est super(g) (undiluted → spirits) sec (sèche), sans eau;∎ to take or drink one's whisky neat boire son whisky sec∎ we made a neat £100 on a fait 100 livres net
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pretty — prettily, adv. prettiness, n. prettyish, adj. /prit ee/, adj., prettier, prettiest, n., pl. pretties, adv., v., prettied, prettying. adj. 1. pleasing or attractive to the eye, as by delicacy or gracefulness: a pretty face. 2. (of things, places,… … Universalium
pretty — pret•ty [[t]ˈprɪt i[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est, 1) pleasing or attractive, esp. in a delicate or graceful way: a pretty face; a pretty song[/ex] 2) pleasing or charming but lacking in grandeur, importance, or force 3) fine; grand (often used… … From formal English to slang
pretty — I. adjective (prettier; est) Etymology: Middle English praty, prety, from Old English prættig tricky, from prætt trick; akin to Old Norse prettr trick Date: before 12th century 1. a. artful, clever b. pat, apt … New Collegiate Dictionary
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