I don't quite understand it

not quite five o'clock — noch nicht ganz 5 Uhr

I quite agree/understand — ganz meine Meinung/ich verstehe schon

that is quite a different matter — das ist etwas ganz anderes

quite another story/case — eine ganz andere Geschichte/ein ganz anderer Fall

that is quite a shock/surprise — das ist ein ziemlicher Schock/eine ziemliche Überraschung

quite a few — ziemlich viele

are you quite finished? — bist du jetzt fertig?

he's quite grown up now — er ist jetzt schon richtig erwachsen

I quite agree with you —

that's quite another matter — das ist doch etwas ganz anderes

that's quite enough for me — das reicht wirklich

that's quite enough of that — das reicht jetzt aber

it was quite some time ago — es war vor einiger Zeit

not quite — nicht ganz

you weren't quite early/tall enough — Sie waren ein bisschen zu spät dran/zu klein

I don't quite see what he means — ich verstehe nicht ganz, was er meint

you don't quite understand —

he's not quite the James Bond type — er ist nicht gerade der James-Bond-Typ

it was not quite midnight — es war noch nicht ganz Mitternacht

I'm quite all right, thanks — danke, mir gehts gut

thank you – that's quite all right —

it's quite all right, thank you, I can manage alone — das geht schon, danke, ich komme alleine zurecht

quite likely/unlikely — sehr wahrscheinlich/unwahrscheinlich

quite a few people —

he is quite a good singer — er ist ein ziemlich guter Sänger

yes, I'd quite like to — ja, eigentlich ganz gern

she was a quite beautiful girl — sie war wirklich eine Schönheit

she's quite a girl/friend etc — sie ist ein tolles Mädchen/eine tolle Freundin etc

it's quite delightful — es ist entzückend, es ist einfach wunderbar

it was quite an experience —

he's quite the gentleman now — er ist jetzt ganz der feine Herr

he's quite a hero now —

he's quite a comedian, isn't he? — er ist ja sehr komisch

not quite five o'clock — noch nicht ganz 5 Uhr

I don't need any help; I'm quite all right, thank you — danke, es geht schon, ich komme allein zurecht

I quite agree/understand — ganz meine Meinung/ich verstehe schon

that is quite a different matter — das ist etwas ganz anderes

quite another story/case — eine ganz andere Geschichte/ein ganz anderer Fall

that is quite a shock/surprise — das ist ein ziemlicher Schock/eine ziemliche Überraschung

I'd quite like to talk to him — ich würde ganz gern mit ihm sprechen

quite a few — ziemlich viele

I can quite believe it — no me cabe la menor duda

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

it makes quite a difference — hace bastante diferencia

quite a few of them — muchos de ellos

the journey was quite an experience — el viaje fue toda una experiencia

it'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

quite 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

he's quite grown up now — ahora está hecho todo un hombre

it'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

it'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

that's quite a car! — ¡vaya coche!

there were quite a few people there — había bastante gente allí

quite suddenly, everything went black — de golpe, todo se volvió oscuro

I can quite believe it — no me cabe la menor duda

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

it makes quite a difference — hace bastante diferencia

quite a few of them — muchos de ellos

the journey was quite an experience — el viaje fue toda una experiencia

it'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

I don't quite understand you. — Я вас не совсем понимаю.

I don't quite understand — ich verstehe das nicht ganz

quite a few — ziemlich viele

quite so — richtig!

I don't quite understand — ich verstehe das nicht ganz

quite a few — ziemlich viele

quite so — richtig!

I can make myself understood — me puedo hacer entender

I don't want it to happen again; have I made myself understood? — no quiero que vuelva a suceder ¿está claro?

as I understand it,... — según tengo entendido,..., por lo que entiendo,..., según creo,...

what do you understand by the term `deprivation'? — ¿qué entiendes tú por `privaciones'?

the president is understood to favor the second option — se cree que el presidente prefiere la segunda opción

I understand you play tennis — tengo entendido que juega al tenis

am I to understand that you won't help? — ¿entonces quiere decir que no me van a ayudar?

I can't understand it! — ¡no lo entiendo!

I can't understand your writing — no entiendo tu letra

that is easily understood — eso se entiende fácilmente

doctors are still trying to understand the disease — los médicos siguen intentando comprender la enfermedad

it must be understood that... — debe entenderse que...

did I understand you correctly? — ¿te entendí bien?

he was trying to make himself understood — estaba intentando hacerse entender

do I make myself understood? — ¿queda claro?

I quite understand that you don't want to come — me hago cargo de que no quieres venir

he can't understand a word of Spanish — no entiende ni una palabra de español

I understand you have been absent — tengo entendido que usted ha estado ausente

am I to understand that...? — ¿debo entender que...?

we confirm our reservation and we understand (that) the rental will be 500 euros — confirmamos nuestra reserva y entendemos que el alquiler será de 500 euros

we were given to understand that... — se nos dio a entender que...

now I understand! — ¡ahora entiendo!, ¡ahora comprendo!

she was, I understand, a Catholic — según tengo entendido era católica

I can make myself understood — me puedo hacer entender

I don't want it to happen again; have I made myself understood? — no quiero que vuelva a suceder ¿está claro?

as I understand it,... — según tengo entendido,..., por lo que entiendo,..., según creo,...

what do you understand by the term `deprivation'? — ¿qué entiendes tú por `privaciones'?

the president is understood to favor the second option — se cree que el presidente prefiere la segunda opción

I understand you play tennis — tengo entendido que juega al tenis

am I to understand that you won't help? — ¿entonces quiere decir que no me van a ayudar?

understand mathematics — mathematisches Verständnis haben

is that understood? — ist das klar?

make oneself understood — sich verständlich machen

understand about something — etwas von etwas verstehen

I quite understand — ich verstehe schon

he is, I understand, no longer here — er ist, wie ich höre, nicht mehr hier

I don't understand Russian —

that's what I can't understand — das kann ich eben nicht verstehen or begreifen

I can't understand his agreeing to do it — ich kann nicht verstehen or es ist mir unbegreiflich, warum er sich dazu bereit erklärt hat

but understand this! — aber eins sollte klar sein

what do you understand by "pragmatism"? — was verstehen Sie unter "Pragmatismus"?

to understand one another — sich verstehen

(= believe) I understand that you are going to Australia — ich höre, Sie gehen nach Australien

I understand that you've already met her — Sie haben sich, soviel ich weiß, schon kennengelernt

am I/are we to understand that...? — soll das etwa heißen, dass...?

as I understand it,... — soweit ich weiß,...

did I understand him to say that...? — habe ich richtig verstanden, dass er sagte,...?

but I understood her to say that she agreed — aber soweit ich sie verstanden habe, hat sie zugestimmt

to give sb to understand that... — jdm zu verstehen geben, dass...

I understood from his speech that... — ich schloss aus seiner Rede, dass...

you don't understand! — du verstehst mich nicht!

but you don't understand, I must have the money now — aber verstehen Sie doch, ich brauche das Geld jetzt!

I quite understand — ich verstehe schon

(= believe) so I understand — es scheint so

understand mathematics — mathematisches Verständnis haben

is that understood? — ist das klar?

make oneself understood — sich verständlich machen

I understand him to be a distant relation — ich glaube, er ist ein entfernter Verwandter

understand something from somebody's words — etwas aus jemandes Worten entnehmen

it was understood that... — es wurde allgemein angenommen, dass...

understand about something — etwas von etwas verstehen

I quite understand — ich verstehe schon

if I understand correctly — wenn ich mich nicht irre

he is, I understand, no longer here — er ist, wie ich höre, nicht mehr hier

I quite agree — sono totalmente d'accordo

you're quite right — hai completamente ragione

it's quite out of the question — è assolutamente fuori discussione

I can quite believe it — lo credo bene

are you quite sure? — ne sei proprio sicuro?

quite frankly — molto francamente

it's quite clear — è chiarissimo

and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!

that's quite enough! — è più che abbastanza!

not quite — non esattamente, non proprio

it's not quite what I wanted — non è esattamente ciò che volevo

not quite so much — non (proprio) così tanto

he didn't quite understand — non ha proprio capito

I don't quite know — non sono sicuro

nobody knew quite what he meant — nessuno sapeva esattamente cosa volesse dire

that's not quite all — e non è tutto

it was quite the best answer — era proprio la risposta migliore

he's quite the stupidest man! — è proprio (il più) stupido!

quite simply the best — semplicemente il migliore

it's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo

it's quite warm today — fa abbastanza caldo oggi

it's quite likely that — è abbastanza probabile che

I quite like Chinese food — la cucina cinese mi piace abbastanza

quite a few people — non poche persone

quite a lot of money — un bel po' di soldi

quite a lot of opposition — un'opposizione piuttosto forte

I've thought about it quite a bit — ci ho pensato un bel po'

quite a difference — una bella differenza

that will be quite a change for you — sarà un bel cambiamento per te

"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"

I quite agree — sono totalmente d'accordo

you're quite right — hai completamente ragione

it's quite out of the question — è assolutamente fuori discussione

I can quite believe it — lo credo bene

are you quite sure? — ne sei proprio sicuro?

quite frankly — molto francamente

it's quite clear — è chiarissimo

and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!

that's quite enough! — è più che abbastanza!

not quite — non esattamente, non proprio

it's not quite what I wanted — non è esattamente ciò che volevo

not quite so much — non (proprio) così tanto

he didn't quite understand — non ha proprio capito

I don't quite know — non sono sicuro

nobody knew quite what he meant — nessuno sapeva esattamente cosa volesse dire

that's not quite all — e non è tutto

it was quite the best answer — era proprio la risposta migliore

he's quite the stupidest man! — è proprio (il più) stupido!

quite simply the best — semplicemente il migliore

it's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo

it's quite warm today — fa abbastanza caldo oggi

it's quite likely that — è abbastanza probabile che

I quite like Chinese food — la cucina cinese mi piace abbastanza

quite a few people — non poche persone

quite a lot of money — un bel po' di soldi

quite a lot of opposition — un'opposizione piuttosto forte

I've thought about it quite a bit — ci ho pensato un bel po'

quite a difference — una bella differenza

that will be quite a change for you — sarà un bel cambiamento per te

"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"

is that understood? — è chiaro?

to understand that, how — capire che, come

I can't understand why — non riesco a capire perché

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

I don't understand you — non ti capisco

to understand sb. doing — capire che qcn. faccia

as I understand it — se ho capito bene

I understood him to say o as saying that... — ho capito che avesse detto che

it was understood that — era sottinteso che

he was given to understand that — gli hanno dato a intendere che

you won I understand — mi sembra di aver capito che hai vinto

to be understood — essere inteso

I thought that was understood — pensavo che fosse chiaro

I quite understand — capisco perfettamente

is that understood? — è chiaro?

to understand that, how — capire che, come

I can't understand why — non riesco a capire perché

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

I don't understand you — non ti capisco

to understand sb. doing — capire che qcn. faccia

as I understand it — se ho capito bene

I understood him to say o as saying that... — ho capito che avesse detto che

it was understood that — era sottinteso che

he was given to understand that — gli hanno dato a intendere che

you won I understand — mi sembra di aver capito che hai vinto

to be understood — essere inteso

I thought that was understood — pensavo che fosse chiaro

I quite understand — capisco perfettamente

to make o.s. understood — farsi capire

do you understand? — capisci?

I can't understand a word of it — non ci capisco un'acca

I don't understand the question — non ho capito la domanda

I don't understand why... — non capisco perché...

she understands children — capisce i bambini

we understand one another — ci capiamo (tra di noi)

he doesn't understand how I feel — non mi capisce quello che provo

I can understand his wanting to go — posso ben capire il suo desiderio di andarsene

is that understood? — è chiaro?

I wish it to be understood that... — vorrei che fosse chiaro che...

we understood we were to be paid — a quanto avevamo capito dovevamo essere pagati

I understand you have been absent — mi risulta che lei è stato assente

I understand you've heard about David — credo che tu abbia saputo di David

it's understood that... — resta inteso che...

he let it be understood that he was leaving — ha dato a intendere che stava per partire

she is understood to be ill — pare che stia poco bene

I quite understand — capisco benissimo, s'immagini

she was, I understand, a Catholic — era, se non sbaglio, cattolica

It is quite cold. — Очень холодно. /Совсем холодно.

I quite agree with you. — Я совершенно с вами согласен.

it's not quite big enough — jest odrobinę za mały

I quite like it — całkiem mi się podoba

I quite understand — całkowicie rozumiem

I don't quite remember — niezupełnie pamiętam

not quite as many as the last time — trochę mniej niż ostatnio

that dinner was quite something! — co to był za obiad!

it was quite a sight — był to niezły widok

quite a few — sporo

quite (so)! — (no) właśnie!