pretty

pretty
1. adjective
1) (attractive) hübsch; nett [Art]; niedlich [Geschichte, Liedchen]

she's not just a pretty face! — sie ist nicht nur hübsch[, sie kann auch was]!

as pretty as a picture — bildhübsch

not a pretty sight — (iron.) kein schöner Anblick

2) (iron.) hübsch, schön (ugs. iron.)
2. adverb
ziemlich

I 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

pretty much the same — ziemlich unverändert

be sitting pretty — (coll.) sein Schäfchen im trockenen haben (ugs.)

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['priti] 1. adjective
1) ((not usually of boys and men) pleasing or attractive: a pretty girl/tune/picture/dress.) hübsch
2) (used jokingly: This is a pretty mess!) schön
2. 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
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pret·ty
[ˈprɪti, AM -t̬i]
I. adj
1. (attractive) person hübsch; thing nett
to be not just a \pretty face (hum iron) nicht nur gut aussehen, sondern auch was im Kopf haben sl
not a \pretty sight kein schöner Anblick
2. (dated or iron: not good) schön iron, prima iron fam
that's a \pretty mess das ist ja ein schönes Durcheinander iron
a \pretty state of affairs eine schöne Geschichte iron
3.
to cost/pay a \pretty penny eine schöne [o hübsche] Stange Geld kosten/[be]zahlen fam
to reach [or come to] [or be at] a \pretty pass schon weit gekommen sein fig
II. adv inv (fam)
1. (fairly) ziemlich
to be \pretty certain [or sure] [sich dat] ziemlich sicher sein
\pretty difficult reichlich [o ziemlich] schwierig; (very) ganz
\pretty good (fam) ganz gut
\pretty damn good/quick (fam) verdammt gut/schnell fam
2. (almost)
\pretty well everything beinah alles
\pretty well all the ... so ziemlich alle ...
\pretty much [or nearly] [or well] fast, nahezu
\pretty nearly finished so gut wie fertig
3.
\pretty please! bitte bitte!
to be sitting \pretty gut dastehen, seine Schäfchen im Trockenen haben oft pej fam
III. vt
to \pretty up ⇆ oneself sich akk zurechtmachen [o schön machen] [o SÜDD, ÖSTERR herrichten] fam
to \pretty upsth [with sth] (enhance) etw [mit etw dat] verschönern; (enliven) etw [mit etw dat] aufpeppen sl [o fam aufmotzen]
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['prItɪ]
1. adj (+er)
1) hübsch, nett; manners, compliment, speech artig

to be pretty ( also pej : man )

a pretty man (pej) — ein Schönling m

to make oneself pretty — sich hübsch machen

I'm not just a pretty face! (inf) — ich bin gar nicht so dumm (wie ich aussehe) (inf)

she's not just a pretty face! (inf)

pretty Polly! (to parrot) — Lora, Lora!

it wasn't pretty — das war alles andere als schön

it wasn't a pretty sight — das war kein schöner Anblick

pretty-pretty (inf) — niedlich

2) (inf) hübsch, schön (inf); price, sum hübsch, stolz

it'll cost a pretty penny — das wird eine schöne Stange Geld kosten

a pretty state of affairs — eine schöne Geschichte

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. n

my pretty — mein Sternchen

4. vt (inf)

to pretty up — schön machen, verschönern

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pretty [ˈprıtı]
A adj (adv prettily)
1. hübsch, nett, niedlich:
(as) pretty as a picture sehr hübsch
2. anmutig
3. bezaubernd, charmant
4. auch iron schön, fein, sauber:
a pretty mess! eine schöne Geschichte!
5. umg (ganz) schön, hübsch, beträchtlich:
a pretty way off ein ganz schönes Stück weg von hier; penny 1
6. geziert, affektiert
7. geschickt
8. treffend
B adv
a) ganz, ziemlich
b) 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;
this is pretty much (oder well) the same das ist (so) ziemlich oder fast dasselbe;
be sitting pretty umg ausgesorgt haben
C s hübsches Mädchen
1. hübsche Sache
2. pl besonders US schöne Sachen pl oder Kleider pl, besonders Schmuck(sachen) m(pl)
D v/t meist pretty up etwas verschönern:
pretty o.s. sich hübsch machen
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1. adjective
1) (attractive) hübsch; nett [Art]; niedlich [Geschichte, Liedchen]

she's not just a pretty face! — sie ist nicht nur hübsch[, sie kann auch was]!

as pretty as a picture — bildhübsch

not a pretty sight — (iron.) kein schöner Anblick

2) (iron.) hübsch, schön (ugs. iron.)
2. adverb
ziemlich

I 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

pretty much the same — ziemlich unverändert

be sitting pretty — (coll.) sein Schäfchen im trockenen haben (ugs.)

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adj.
beträchtlich adj.
fein adj.
herrlich adj.
hübsch adj.
ziemlich adj.

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