pretty in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.pretty <prettier prettiest> [Am ˈprɪdi, Brit ˈprɪti] ADJ

1. pretty (charming):

pretty girl/baby
bonito
pretty girl/baby
guapo
pretty girl/baby
mono inf
pretty girl/baby
lindo LatAm
pretty eyes/smile/name
bonito
pretty eyes/smile/name
lindo LatAm
pretty blouse/dress
bonito
pretty blouse/dress
mono inf
pretty blouse/dress
lindo LatAm
doesn't she look pretty in that dress!
¡qué bonita or guapa or preciosa está con ese vestido!
doesn't she look pretty in that dress!
¡qué linda está con ese vestido! LatAm
she has the prettiest little nose
tiene una naricilla preciosa
it wasn't a pretty sight
no era nada agradable de ver
it wasn't a pretty sight
no era nada lindo de ver LatAm
say pretty please! used to children
¡pídelo por favor!

II.pretty [Am ˈprɪdi, Brit ˈprɪti] ADV

pretty (rather, quite)
bastante
pretty (emphatic)
bien
pretty (emphatic)
muy
pretty good results
resultados bastante buenos
that seems pretty unlikely
eso me parece muy poco probable
I pretty soon realized that …
tardé bien or muy poco en darme cuenta de que …
you have to be pretty stupid to believe that!
¡hay que ser bien or muy tonto para creerse eso!
pretty much
más o menos
it's pretty much what we'd expected
es más o menos lo que esperábamos
they're facing pretty much the same problem
se ven enfrentados a más o menos or prácticamente el mismo problema
they lost pretty well every game
perdieron casi or prácticamente todos los partidos
you pretty nearly poked my eye out with that umbrella!
¡casi me sacas el ojo con ese paraguas!

pretty-pretty [ˈprɪtiˌprɪti] ADJ inf

pretty up <pretties prettying prettied> VB [Am ˈprɪdi -, Brit ˈprɪti -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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the weekend was pretty action-packed
el fin de semana fue bastante movido or agitado
it's delightfully pretty
es una preciosidad
it's delightfully pretty
es una monada inf

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pretty in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pretty in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

I.pretty [ˈprɪti, Am ˈprɪt̬-] -ier, -iest ADJ

II.pretty [ˈprɪti, Am ˈprɪt̬-] -ier, -iest ADV

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pretty Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

as pretty as a picture
como de postal
to be in a (pretty) pickle inf
estar en un (buen) berenjenal
to earn/cost a pretty penny
ganar/costar un dineral
to come to a pretty pass
llegar a una situación crítica
things have come to a pretty pass
las cosas se han puesto feas
to get into a pretty kettle of fish
meterse en un buen berenjenal inf
to be pretty much the same
ser prácticamente lo mismo
how pretty she looked!
¡qué guapa estaba!
the village we'll go to is very pretty
el pueblo adonde iremos es muy bonito
besides being pretty, she's pleasant as well
allende de ser guapa, es agradable
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English
Although she's pretty and admired by many boys, she often shows her conceited side.
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As temperatures drop, or if your region is already pretty chilly, you can add a greenhouse around your cold frame.
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Conceding that the tower was not ugly, she wrote that the building is in its overpowering, hubristic way, kind of pretty.
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It tells you pretty powerfully what is going to happen in the next few months; future purchasing manager intentions.
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A pretty big clue that this place is on the fry-up money is the line of construction workers waiting for their breakfast.
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The hot seat rumors are pretty much local media driven in search of more advertizing dollars.
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She was funny and smart, petite and pretty -- a glamour girl of her time.
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The producers told me to create her as a spiteful attendant, and it was pretty easy.
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Luckily, being in the studio, we were able to whack the idea down on tape pretty much straight away.
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Pretty soon these properties are going to be a hot potato.
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