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1 pretty
['priti] 1. adjective1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) bonito2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!)2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) bastante- prettily- prettiness
- pretty much the same
- alike
- pretty well* * *pret.ty[pr'iti] adj 1 bonito: a) lindo, belo, atraente. b) bom, fino, excelente. c) censurável. 2 agradável, bom. it is not a pretty sight / não é agradável de ser visto. 3 considerável. 4 afetado, ajanotado. • (só antes de adj ou adv) adv moderadamente, consideravelmente, bastante. a pretty face uma carinha bonita. a pretty mess! uma bela embrulhada! a pretty penny bastante dinheiro. a pretty trick! uma boa peça!. I am sitting pretty Amer estou em circunstâncias agradáveis, estou numa boa. my pretty! meu querido!, minha querida!. pretty boy homem bonito e afeminado. pretty cold bastante frio. pretty considerable assaz, considerável. pretty good razoável, satisfatório. pretty much the same quase a mesma coisa. pretty nearly quase. to pretty up a room embelezar um quarto. -
2 pretty
['priti] 1. adjective1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) bonito2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) belo2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) muito, bastante- prettily- prettiness - pretty much the same - alike - pretty well -
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4 pretty boy
pretty boyhomem bonito e afeminado. -
5 pretty cold
pretty coldbastante frio. -
6 pretty considerable
pretty considerableassaz, considerável. -
7 pretty good
pretty goodrazoável, satisfatório. -
8 pretty nearly
pretty nearlyquase. -
9 pretty well
(nearly: I've pretty well finished.) quase* * *pretty wellquase. -
10 pretty-pretty
pret.ty-pret.ty[pr'iti priti] n (pl pretty-pretties) adj afetado, delambido. -
11 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) mais ou menos o mesmo* * *pretty much the samequase a mesma coisa. -
12 pretty well
(nearly: I've pretty well finished.) quase -
13 pretty-pretty
afetado, pretensioso -
14 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) mais ou menos o mesmoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > pretty much the same
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15 a pretty penny
a pretty pennycoll uma boa bolada, uma nota preta. in for a penny, in for a pound quem começa tem de ir até o fim.————————a pretty pennybastante dinheiro. -
16 I am sitting pretty
I am sitting prettyAmer estou em circunstâncias agradáveis, estou numa boa. -
17 a pretty face
a pretty faceuma carinha bonita. -
18 a pretty kettle of fish
a pretty kettle of fishcoll mixórdia, confusão, maçada. -
19 a pretty mess!
a pretty mess!uma bela embrulhada! -
20 a pretty trick!
a pretty trick!uma boa peça!.
См. также в других словарях:
Pretty — Pret ty, a. [Compar. {Prettier}; superl. {Prettiest}.] [OE. prati, AS. pr[ae]ttig, pr[ae]tig, crafty, sly, akin to pr[ae]t, pr[ae]tt, deceit, trickery, Icel. prettugr tricky, prettr a trick; probably fr. Latin, perhaps through Celtic; cf. W.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pretty — [prit′ē] adj. prettier, prettiest [ME prati < OE prættig, crafty < prætt, craft, trick] 1. pleasing or attractive in a dainty, delicate, or graceful way rather than through striking beauty, elegance, grandeur, or stateliness 2. a) fine;… … English World dictionary
pretty — 1. Pretty is used as an adverb with the meaning ‘fairly, moderately’, as in The performance was pretty good / He did pretty much as he liked. The adverb corresponding to the usual meaning of pretty is prettily: She always dresses so prettily. 2.… … Modern English usage
pretty — ► ADJECTIVE (prettier, prettiest) 1) attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful. 2) informal used ironically to express displeasure: he led me a pretty dance. ► ADVERB informal ▪ to a moderately high degree; fairly. ► NOUN (pl … English terms dictionary
Pretty — Pret ty, adv. In some degree; moderately; considerably; rather; almost; less emphatic than very; as, I am pretty sure of the fact; pretty cold weather. [1913 Webster] Pretty plainly professes himself a sincere Christian. Atterbury. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pretty — [adj] attractive appealing, beauteous, beautiful, boss*, charming, cheerful, cher*, comely, cute, dainty, darling, delicate, delightful, dishy*, dreamboat*, elegant, eyeful*, fair, fine, foxy*, good looking, graceful, handsome, looker, lovely,… … New thesaurus
pretty — index attractive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pretty — bonny, comely, fair, *beautiful, lovely, handsome, good looking, beauteous, pulchritudinous Analogous words: charming, attractive, alluring (see under ATTRACT): dainty, delicate, exquisite (see CHOICE adj) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pretty — 1 / prIti/ adverb (+ adj/adv) spoken 1 fairly, though not completely: I m pretty sure he ll say yes. | Life on the farm was pretty tough. see rather 2 very: It s pretty hard to see how we ll manage. 3 pretty well also pretty much very nearly;… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pretty — pret|ty1 W3S2 [ˈprıti] adv [+ adjective/adverb] spoken 1.) fairly or more than a little ▪ I m pretty sure he ll say yes. ▪ She still looks pretty miserable. see usage note ↑rather 2.) very ▪ Dinner at Luigi s sounds pretty good to me … Dictionary of contemporary English
pretty — pret|ty1 [ prıti ] adverb MAINLY SPOKEN *** 1. ) fairly: My TV s getting pretty old now. Todd looks pretty tired. 2. ) very: The weather is pretty awful, isn t it? pretty good: I can see they ve done a pretty good job of it. pretty much/well/near … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English