prettier in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for prettier in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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!

2. pretty (considerable) inf:

pretty sum

bonito inf

pretty profit

pingüe

a pretty mess you've got yourself into! iron

¡en menudo lío te has metido! iron

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-pretty

cursi

pretty-pretty

siútico Chil

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

this will help pretty up the room

con esto el cuarto quedará más bonito

I'll go and pretty myself up hum

me voy a acicalar or emperifollar hum

the town square had been prettied up for the visit

habían adornado or engalanado la plaza del pueblo para la visita

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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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guapetón (guapetona) chica

pretty

tiene mucha gramática parda

he's pretty smart o worldly-wise

el mío es más bonito, ñaca

mine's prettier, so there! inf

cuco (cuca)

pretty

majo (maja) mujer

pretty

prettier in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for prettier in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pretty <-ier, -iest> [ˈprɪt̬·i] ADJ

1. pretty (beautiful):

pretty thing

bonito, -a

pretty thing

lindo, -a LatAm

pretty child, woman

guapo, -a

pretty child, woman

lindo, -a LatAm

not a pretty sight

nada agradable de ver

2. pretty inf (considerable):

pretty

menudo, -a

pretty mess

menudo lío m

II.pretty [ˈprɪt̬·i] ADV

1. pretty (quite):

pretty

bastante

Phrases:

pretty much

más o menos

to be pretty much the same

ser prácticamente lo mismo

I'm pretty nearly finished

ya casi he terminado

pretty well everything

casi todo

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bonito (-a)

pretty

cuco (-a)

pretty

coqueto (-a)

pretty

es muy corto de entendederas

he's pretty dumb

mono (-a) (chica)

pretty

hermoso (-a) (niño)

pretty

guapo (-a) (mujer)

pretty

el pueblo adonde iremos es muy bonito

the village we'll go to is very pretty

lindo (-a)

pretty

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I might have given it a prettier name, but not one more fit, of more in keeping with the mood that brought me thither.

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