Pretty in spanish
pronunciation: boʊnitɑ part of speech: adverb, adjective
pretty1 = bonito, precioso.
Example: The article is entitled 'Virtual reality: tomorrow's information system, or just another pretty interface?'.more:
» a pretty kettle of fish = lío, berenjenal, galimatías, follón, marimorena, papeleta, trapatiesta.
Example: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.» as pretty as a flower = más bonito que una flor, tan bonito como una flor.
Example: She was as pretty as a flower and as sweet-tempered as well.» be not just a(nother) pretty face = no ser sólo una cara bonita, no tener (ni) un pelo de tonto, no + creerse + que + chuparse + el dedo.
Example: She's not just a pretty face but she's also full of talent with a bossy streak.» sitting pretty = en un estado sin problemas y sin tener nada urgente que hacer.
Example: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.pretty + Adjetivo2 = bastante + Adjetivo.
Example: The AACR title catalog is also incomplete, for there are a dozen exceptions, some of them pretty large exceptions, to entry under title or added title in AACR.more:
» be (pretty) browned off = estar hasta la coronilla de, estar hasta las narices de.
Example: She was pretty browned off about this but decided not to say anything until later.» cost + a pretty penny = costar un ojo de la cara, valer un ojo de la cara, costar el oro y el moro, valer el oro y el moro, costar un dineral, valer un dineral.
Example: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.» go + pretty well = ir bastante bien, salir bastante bien.
Example: I had an audition; it went pretty well but I don't think it's going to happen.» in a (pretty) pickle = en un lío, en un embrollo, en un follón, en un berenjenal, en un brete.
Example: We were in a pickle too and no mistake.» pay + a pretty penny = pagar un montón, costar un montón, costar un ojo de la cara, pagar un ojo de la cara, costar el oro y el moro, pagar el oro y el moro.
Example: No matter where you're driving over the limit, you could pay a pretty penny in fines, but it really depends on the city.» pretty much = bastante.
Example: Of course, suspicion always arises that both are weak; for where the library is a vital force, the public is usually pretty much alive to its worth.» pretty soon = muy pronto.
Example: If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon.» pretty well = casi, prácticamente.
Example: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.» spend + a pretty penny = gastarse un montón, gastarse el oro y el moro, gastarse una fortuna.
Example: I love to look nice and I spend a pretty penny doing so.