pretty
gb/pɹˈɪti/ us/pɹˈɪti/
A2
Αγγλικά
~ 2900
szép, elég, szépség
A2
1
szép
A1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone/something] is pretty
She wore a pretty blue dress to the party.
Egy szép kék ruhát viselt a partin.
The garden looks especially pretty in spring.
Tavasszal különösen szép a kert.
He gave her a pretty necklace for her birthday.
The town has many pretty old houses.
That's a pretty little café by the river.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The flower is pretty.
A virág szép.
She has a pretty smile.
Szép a mosolya.
This is a pretty picture.
Your house is very pretty.
It is a pretty park.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pretty' meaning 'attractive' with 'pretty' as an adverb meaning 'quite' (e.g., 'pretty good'). Context determines the meaning.
Σημασία
attractive in a pleasant way
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
pretty girl
|pretty face
|pretty dress
|pretty garden
|pretty picture
Συνώνυμα
beautiful (Stronger and more formal; can imply greater admiration.)
|
lovely (Warm and friendly; often used for both people and objects.)
Αντώνυμα
ugly (Describes something unpleasant to look at.)
Θέματα
appearance
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Nice to look at because it is pleasant and delicate.
Physically attractive in a delicate, pleasing, or charming way, often used for people or things.
B1
INFORMAL
2
elég
A2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
pretty [adjective/adverb]
I'm pretty sure we locked the door.
Elég biztos vagyok benne, hogy bezártuk az ajtót.
That movie was pretty funny.
Az a film elég vicces volt.
She's pretty good at tennis.
The test was pretty easy for me.
It's pretty cold outside today.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I am pretty tired.
Elég fáradt vagyok.
This food is pretty good.
Ez az étel elég finom.
It is pretty late now.
The game was pretty fun.
He is pretty tall.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes think 'pretty' here means 'beautiful', but it modifies adjectives/adverbs to mean 'fairly'.
Σημασία
to some extent; fairly
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
pretty good
|pretty sure
|pretty fast
|pretty easy
|pretty big
Συνώνυμα
fairly (Slightly more formal; similar meaning.)
|
quite (Can mean the same, but in British English sometimes means 'completely' depending on context.)
Αντώνυμα
barely (Indicates only just or hardly at all.)
Θέματα
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Fairly; more than a little but not very.
To a moderately high degree; fairly or quite.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
C1
3
szépség
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a pretty / the pretties
She was the prettiest of the village pretties.
A falu szépségei közül ő volt a legszebb.
He's always surrounded by the pretties at school.
Az iskolában mindig szépségek veszik körül.
The film cast was full of young pretties.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The pretties are at the party.
A szépségek ott vannak a buliban.
She is a pretty in the show.
Ő az egyik szépség a műsorban.
He likes the pretties in class.
Συχνό λάθος:
This noun form is less common and can sound old-fashioned; learners may overuse it thinking it's neutral like the adjective form.
Σημασία
attractive woman or girl
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
the local pretties
|she's a real pretty
Συνώνυμα
beauty (More formal and often implies striking attractiveness.)
Αντώνυμα
plain woman (Describes someone without notable beauty.)
Θέματα
appearance
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
A girl or woman who looks nice.
An attractive person, especially a woman or girl, often used in the plural form or as a nickname.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
pretty
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪti/
US/pɹˈɪti/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
pretty (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (pretty)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: pretty
- Comparative: prettier
- Superlative: prettiest
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
prettier
adjective
prettiest
adjective
Related words
prettily
adverb
prettiness
noun
Negative and opposite forms
ugly
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
prettify
verb
Εκφράσεις
look pretty
1/lˈʊk pɹˈɪti/
fixed phrase
appear attractive visually
To seem nice to look at.
Παραδείγματα
- You look pretty in that dress.
- The mountains look pretty in winter.
pretty much
1/pɹˈɪti mˈʌt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
informal
almost completely; nearly so
Almost completely; nearly all of something.
Παραδείγματα
- We've pretty much finished the project.
- She pretty much told me she was leaving.
pretty please
1/pɹˈɪti plˈiz/
fixed phrase
informal
polite request with emphasis
Used to ask for something in a very polite or sweet way, often to convince someone.
Παραδείγματα
- Can I borrow your car, pretty please?
- Pretty please, can we go to the park?
sit pretty
1/sˈɪt pɹˈɪti/
idiom
informal
be in a good position
To be in a good, safe, or lucky situation.
Παραδείγματα
- With that promotion, he's sitting pretty now.
- After the win, the team was sitting pretty at the top of the league.