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1 prettily
adverbhübsch; sehr schön [singen, tanzen]* * *adverb hübsch* * *pret·ti·ly[ˈprɪtɪli, AM -t̬-]to sing \prettily schön singen* * *['prItIlɪ]advnett; dress also hübsch; (= charmingly) reizend, hübsch* * *adverbhübsch; sehr schön [singen, tanzen]* * *adv.hübsch adv.nett adv. -
2 pretty
1. adjective1) (attractive) hübsch; nett [Art]; niedlich [Geschichte, Liedchen]she's not just a pretty face! — sie ist nicht nur hübsch[, sie kann auch was]!
not a pretty sight — (iron.) kein schöner Anblick
2) (iron.) hübsch, schön (ugs. iron.)2. adverbI am pretty well — es geht mir ganz gut
we have pretty nearly finished — wir sind so gut wie fertig
be pretty well over/exhausted — so gut wie vorbei/erschöpft sein
be sitting pretty — (coll.) sein Schäfchen im trockenen haben (ugs.)
* * *['priti] 1. adjective2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) schön2. adverb(rather: That's pretty good; He's pretty old now.) ziemlich- academic.ru/90438/prettily">prettily- prettiness
- pretty much the same
- alike
- pretty well* * *pret·ty[ˈprɪti, AM -t̬i]I. adjnot a \pretty sight kein schöner Anblickthat's a \pretty mess das ist ja ein schönes Durcheinander iron3.1. (fairly) ziemlich\pretty difficult reichlich [o ziemlich] schwierig; (very) ganz\pretty good ( fam) ganz gut2. (almost)\pretty well everything beinah alles\pretty well all the... so ziemlich alle...\pretty nearly finished so gut wie fertig3.▶ \pretty please! bitte bitte!III. vt▪ to \pretty up ⇆ sth [with sth] (enhance) etw [mit etw dat] verschönern; (enliven) etw [mit etw dat] aufpeppen sl [o fam aufmotzen]* * *['prItɪ]1. adj (+er)1) hübsch, nett; manners, compliment, speech artigto be pretty ( also pej : man ) —
I'm not just a pretty face! (inf) — ich bin gar nicht so dumm (wie ich aussehe) (inf)
pretty Polly! (to parrot) — Lora, Lora!
it wasn't pretty — das war alles andere als schön
a pretty mess we're in! — da sitzen wir ganz schön in der Tinte! (inf)
say pretty please — sag mal schön bitte
2. adv(= rather) ziemlich; good also ganz; (= very also) ganz schön (inf), ganz hübsch (inf)pretty damn or damned good/quick — verdammt gut/schnell (inf), ganz schön gut/schnell
pretty nearly or well finished — so gut wie or so ziemlich fertig (inf)
how's your job/the patient? – pretty much the same — was macht die Arbeit/der Patient? – so ziemlich wie immer/immer noch so ziemlich gleich
3. n4. vt (inf)to pretty up — schön machen, verschönern
* * *pretty [ˈprıtı]A adj (adv prettily)1. hübsch, nett, niedlich:(as) pretty as a picture sehr hübsch2. anmutig3. bezaubernd, charmant4. auch iron schön, fein, sauber:a pretty mess! eine schöne Geschichte!5. umg (ganz) schön, hübsch, beträchtlich:6. geziert, affektiert7. geschickt8. treffendB adva) ganz, ziemlichb) einigermaßen, leidlich:pretty cold ganz schön kalt;pretty good recht gut, nicht schlecht;pretty near nahe daran, ziemlich nahe;pretty close to perfection nahezu vollkommen;be sitting pretty umg ausgesorgt habenC s hübsches Mädchen1. hübsche Sache2. pl besonders US schöne Sachen pl oder Kleider pl, besonders Schmuck(sachen) m(pl)pretty o.s. sich hübsch machen* * *1. adjective1) (attractive) hübsch; nett [Art]; niedlich [Geschichte, Liedchen]she's not just a pretty face! — sie ist nicht nur hübsch[, sie kann auch was]!
not a pretty sight — (iron.) kein schöner Anblick
2) (iron.) hübsch, schön (ugs. iron.)2. adverbbe pretty well over/exhausted — so gut wie vorbei/erschöpft sein
be sitting pretty — (coll.) sein Schäfchen im trockenen haben (ugs.)
* * *adj.beträchtlich adj.fein adj.herrlich adj.hübsch adj.ziemlich adj.
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