pretty

carino, grazioso

Bello da vedere, spesso in modo delicato o grazioso.

In inglese semplice: Pleasant to look at, often in a gentle or delicate way.

• That is a pretty dress.
• The village looked pretty in the snow.
• She chose the prettiest flowers for the table.

Sinonimi: attractive, lovely, beautiful

Contrari: ugly

Espressioni comuni: pretty face, pretty dress, pretty flowers, pretty woman

abbastanza, piuttosto

Indica un grado piuttosto alto, anche se forse non completo.

In inglese semplice: To quite a large degree, though perhaps not completely.

• The test was pretty easy.
• I am pretty sure we have met before.
• She speaks English pretty well.

Come si usa: pretty + adjective/adverb (The instructions are pretty clear.)

Sinonimi: quite, fairly, rather

Espressioni comuni: pretty good, pretty sure, pretty well

molto, davvero

Indica che una qualità o una situazione raggiunge un grado molto alto.

In inglese semplice: To a very great degree.

• That noise was pretty awful.
• He was pretty furious when he saw the damage.
• You have done something pretty extraordinary.

Come si usa: pretty + adjective/adverb (That was pretty amazing.)

Sinonimi: very, really, extremely

Espressioni comuni: pretty amazing, pretty awful, pretty impressive

gingillo, ninnolo

Oggetto bello, spesso piccolo, che piace a qualcuno o viene collezionato.

In inglese semplice: An attractive object, especially a small one that someone likes or collects.

• She picked up a shiny pretty.
• He keeps his pretties in a glass box.
• Which little pretty caught your eye?

Sinonimi: trinket, ornament

Espressioni comuni: a pretty, little pretty