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1 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. -
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!)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. -
3 penny
['peni]plurals - pence; noun1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penny2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) centavo3) (the value of such a coin.) centavo•* * *pen.ny[p'eni] n (pl pennies, pence) 1 pêni: moeda divisionária inglesa (1/100 da libra). 2 Amer coll centavo. 3 fig ninharia. 4 fig dinheiro. • adj que vale ou custa um pêni. a penny plain and twopence coloured aparentar mais que o valor real. a penny saved is a penny got de tostão em tostão se faz um milhão. a pretty penny coll uma boa bolada, uma nota preta. in for a penny, in for a pound quem começa tem de ir até o fim. the penny dropped! por fim ele(a) entendeu!, Braz a ficha caiu! to spend a penny coll fazer xixi. to turn an honest penny ganhar um dinheirinho honestamente.
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