pretty

pretty

englanti

1. sievä, nätti, kaunis

2. arkikieli|k=en aikamoinen

Liittyvät sanat: good-looking

Synonyymisanakirja: pretty

pretty

1. ihana, kaunis, loistava, nätti, soma, viehättävä, sievä, hankala, huono, paha, vakava, kiva, melkoinen, ironia.

Katso synonyymisanakirja

Sitaatit: pretty

• "Hyväksymme vain nättejä tyttöjä Albaniasta"

Riimisanakirja: pretty

pretty rimmaa näiden kanssa:

1. tietty, mielitietty, kielletty, läpisävelletty, ilmetty, kovaksikeitetty, edellä esitetty, yhdistetty, alppiyhdistetty, suojaeristetty...

Katso riimisanakirja

Käännökset: pretty

pretty suomeksi

kaunis, sievä, viehättävä, ihan, kiva

• nätti

• sievä, viehättävä

• sievä

• melkoinen

• kiva

• melkoinen, aikamoinen

• aika, melko, ihan, varsin, sangen

pretty englanniksi

• cunning Cunning; clever, skilful. (defdate)

• 1877, George Hesekiel and Bayard Taylor, Bismarck his Authentic Biography, page 380:

In the end, however, it was a very pretty shot, right across the chasm; killed first fire, and the brute fell headlong into the brook ....

• pleasant Pleasant in sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children. (defdate)

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• 2010, Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 4 Feb 2010:

To escape a violent beating from sailors to whom he has sold a non-functioning car, Jerry takes his stepfamily for a holiday in a trailer park miles away, where, miraculously, young Nick meets a very pretty young woman called Sheeni, played by Portia Doubleday.

• Of objects or things: nice-looking, appealing. (defdate)

• 2010, Lia Leendertz, The Guardian, 13 Feb 2010:

'Petit Posy' brassicas ... are a cross between kale and brussels sprouts, and are really very pretty with a mild, sweet taste.

• puhekieltä Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see petty. (defdate)

• 1962, "New Life for the Liberals", Time, 28 Sep 1962:

Damned by the Socialists as "traitors to the working class," its leaders were decried by Tories as "faceless peddlers of politics with a pretty little trinket for every taste."

• puhekieltä Moderately large; considerable. (defdate)

• (RQ:RBrtn AntmyMlncl), I.2.4.vii:

they flung all the goods in the house out at the windows into the street, or into the sea, as they supposed; thus they continued mad a pretty season ….

• 2004, "Because They're Worth it", Time, 26 Jan 04:

"What did you do to your hair?" The answer could be worth a pretty penny for L'Oreal.

• puhekieltä excellent Excellent, commendable, pleasing; fitting or proper (of actions, thoughts etc.). (defdate)

• 1815, (w), Emma, Boston 1867, page 75:

Some people are surprised, I believe, that that the eldest was not named after his father, but Isabella would have him named Henry, which I thought very pretty of her.

• 1919, (w), ‘The Oversight’, The Toys of Peace:

‘This new fashion of introducing the candidate's children into an election contest is a pretty one,’ said Mrs. Panstreppon; ‘it takes away something from the acerbity of party warfare, and it makes an interesting experience for the children to look back on in after years.’

• 1926, (w), (w), page 251:

"Oh, Jake." Brett said, "we could have had such a damned good time together." Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised his baton. The car slowed suddenly pressing Brett against me. "Yes", I said. "Isn't it pretty to think so?"

• puhekieltä awkward Awkward, unpleasant. (defdate)

• 1931, "Done to a Turn", Time, 26 Jan 1931:

His sadistic self-torturings finally landed him in a pretty mess: still completely married, practically sure he was in love with Tillie, he made dishonorable proposals of marriage to two other women.

• somewhat Somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.

• 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisbury, V:

By the Sheets you have sent me to peruse, the Account you have given of her Birth and Parentage is pretty exact ....

• 1859, (w), The Origin of Species, I:

It seems pretty clear that organic beings must be exposed during several generations to the new conditions of life to cause any appreciable amount of variation ....

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• 2002, (w), The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 539:

The Revolutionary decade was a pretty challenging time for business.

• puhekieltä prettily Prettily, in a pretty manner.

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• Something or someone that is pretty.

"Well stop at the knife store a look at the sharp pretties.''

• 1939, Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf, ''w:The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz

I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!

• To make pretty; to beautify

• {{quote-book|2007|Eric Knight|Lassie Come-Home|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HLdcT0QJVWkC|isbn=0312371314|page=29

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