pretty
gb/pɹˈɪti/ us/pɹˈɪti/
A2
Англійська
~ 2900
szép, elég, szépség
A2
1
szép
A1
Модель уживання:
[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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'pretty' meaning 'attractive' with 'pretty' as an adverb meaning 'quite' (e.g., 'pretty good'). Context determines the meaning.
Значення
attractive in a pleasant way
Словосполучення
pretty girl
|pretty face
|pretty dress
|pretty garden
|pretty picture
Синоніми
beautiful (Stronger and more formal; can imply greater admiration.)
|
lovely (Warm and friendly; often used for both people and objects.)
Антоніми
ugly (Describes something unpleasant to look at.)
Теми
appearance
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
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
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes think 'pretty' here means 'beautiful', but it modifies adjectives/adverbs to mean 'fairly'.
Значення
to some extent; fairly
Словосполучення
pretty good
|pretty sure
|pretty fast
|pretty easy
|pretty big
Синоніми
fairly (Slightly more formal; similar meaning.)
|
quite (Can mean the same, but in British English sometimes means 'completely' depending on context.)
Антоніми
barely (Indicates only just or hardly at all.)
Теми
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
Fairly; more than a little but not very.
To a moderately high degree; fairly or quite.
ІМЕННИК
C1
3
szépség
B1
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
This noun form is less common and can sound old-fashioned; learners may overuse it thinking it's neutral like the adjective form.
Значення
attractive woman or girl
Словосполучення
the local pretties
|she's a real pretty
Синоніми
beauty (More formal and often implies striking attractiveness.)
Антоніми
plain woman (Describes someone without notable beauty.)
Теми
appearance
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
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.
Граматика
Словникова форма
pretty
IPA
GB/pɹˈɪti/
US/pɹˈɪti/
Склади й наголос
pretty (1 склад)
Stress on 1st syllable (pretty)
Форми слова
Adjective
- Base: pretty
- Comparative: prettier
- Superlative: prettiest
Споріднені слова
Forms
prettier
adjective
prettiest
adjective
Related words
prettily
adverb
prettiness
noun
Negative and opposite forms
ugly
adjective A2
Advanced or less common
prettify
verb
Вирази
look pretty
1/lˈʊk pɹˈɪti/
fixed phrase
appear attractive visually
To seem nice to look at.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- 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.
Приклади
- With that promotion, he's sitting pretty now.
- After the win, the team was sitting pretty at the top of the league.