pretty
gb/pɹˈɪti/ us/pɹˈɪti/
A2
Angielski
~ 2900
szép, elég, szépség
A2
1
szép
A1
Schemat użycia:
[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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pretty' meaning 'attractive' with 'pretty' as an adverb meaning 'quite' (e.g., 'pretty good'). Context determines the meaning.
Znaczenie
attractive in a pleasant way
Kolokacje
pretty girl
|pretty face
|pretty dress
|pretty garden
|pretty picture
Synonimy
beautiful (Stronger and more formal; can imply greater admiration.)
|
lovely (Warm and friendly; often used for both people and objects.)
Antonimy
ugly (Describes something unpleasant to look at.)
Tematy
appearance
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
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
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes think 'pretty' here means 'beautiful', but it modifies adjectives/adverbs to mean 'fairly'.
Znaczenie
to some extent; fairly
Kolokacje
pretty good
|pretty sure
|pretty fast
|pretty easy
|pretty big
Synonimy
fairly (Slightly more formal; similar meaning.)
|
quite (Can mean the same, but in British English sometimes means 'completely' depending on context.)
Antonimy
barely (Indicates only just or hardly at all.)
Tematy
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
Fairly; more than a little but not very.
To a moderately high degree; fairly or quite.
RZECZOWNIK
C1
3
szépség
B1
Schemat użycia:
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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
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.
Częsty błąd:
This noun form is less common and can sound old-fashioned; learners may overuse it thinking it's neutral like the adjective form.
Znaczenie
attractive woman or girl
Kolokacje
the local pretties
|she's a real pretty
Synonimy
beauty (More formal and often implies striking attractiveness.)
Antonimy
plain woman (Describes someone without notable beauty.)
Tematy
appearance
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
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.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
pretty
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪti/
US/pɹˈɪti/
Sylaby i akcent
pretty (1 sylaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (pretty)
Formy wyrazu
Adjective
- Base: pretty
- Comparative: prettier
- Superlative: prettiest
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
prettier
adjective
prettiest
adjective
Related words
prettily
adverb
prettiness
noun
Negative and opposite forms
ugly
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
prettify
verb
Wyrażenia
look pretty
1/lˈʊk pɹˈɪti/
fixed phrase
appear attractive visually
To seem nice to look at.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady
- With that promotion, he's sitting pretty now.
- After the win, the team was sitting pretty at the top of the league.