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1 I am sitting pretty
I am sitting prettyAmer estou em circunstâncias agradáveis, estou numa boa. -
2 to be sitting pretty
to be sitting prettycoll estar em situação superior e muito agradável. -
3 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. -
4 sitting
noun (a period of continuous action, meeting etc: I read the whole book at one sitting; The committee were prepared for a lengthy sitting.) sessão* * *sit.ting[s'itiŋ] n 1 ato de sentar. 2 sessão, reunião. 3 assento, lugar (na igreja). 4 tempo de ficar sentado. 5 ninhada de ovos para chocar. 6 turnos. • adj Bot séssil. to be sitting pretty coll estar em situação superior e muito agradável.
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Sitting Pretty — may refer to:* Sitting Pretty (1948 film), starring Robert Young, Maureen O Hara and Clifton Webb * Sitting Pretty (1933 film), featuring Jack Oakie, Jack Haley and Ginger Rogers * Sitting Pretty (1929 film) * Sitting Pretty (1924 musical), a… … Wikipedia
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sitting pretty — {adj.}, {slang} To be in a lucky position. * /The new library is sitting pretty because a wealthy woman gave it $10,000 worth of reference books./ * /Mr. Jones was sitting pretty until his $25,000 a year job was dropped by the company./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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Sitting Pretty (1933 film) — Infobox Film name = Sitting Pretty image size = caption = director = Harry Joe Brown producer = Charles R. Rogers writer = Lou Breslow Jack McGowan S.J. Perelman Nina Wilcox Putnam (story) Harry Stoddard (story, uncredited) narrator = starring =… … Wikipedia
Sitting Pretty (1948 film) — Infobox Film name = Sitting Pretty imdb id = 0040795 director = Walter Lang producer = Samuel G. Engel writer = Gwen Davenport (novel) F. Hugh Herbert starring = Robert Young Maureen O Hara Clifton Webb distributor = Twentieth Century Fox… … Wikipedia
Sitting Pretty — Bonne à tout faire Bonne à tout faire (Sitting Pretty) est un film américain réalisé par Walter Lang, sorti en 1948. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Lien ext … Wikipédia en Français
sitting pretty — adjective a) Having a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources. Lauren Hutton, 28, was sitting pretty. The omnipresent model had just signed a two year, $200,000 contract. b) In a favorable situation, especially a situation in which… … Wiktionary
sitting\ pretty — adj slang To be in a lucky position. The new library is sitting pretty because a wealthy woman gave it $10,000 worth of reference books. Mr. Jones was sitting pretty until his $25,000 a year job was dropped by the company … Словарь американских идиом
sitting pretty — Someone who is sitting pretty is in a good or fortunate situation, especially compared to others who are not so lucky. He sold his shares at a good time so he s now sitting pretty and enjoying life … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
sitting pretty — in a good situation. She s sitting pretty as one of the music world s fastest rising stars. These investments can provide cash to keep you sitting pretty once you retire … New idioms dictionary