pretty
suomi-englanti sanakirjapretty englannista suomeksi
kaunis, sievä, viehättävä, nätti, soma
ihan, melko
kiva, melkoinen
Substantiivi
Verbi
pretty englanniksi
Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children, but less strikingly than something beautiful. (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.
Fine-looking; only superficially attractive; initially appealing but having little substance; see (m). (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."
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Moderately large; considerable. (defdate)
(RQ:Burton Melancholy)
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.
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 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?"
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.
1877 "Black Beauty", Anna Sewell
- A ''pretty'' thing it would be if a man of business had to examine every cab-horse before he hired it
(quote-book) you can still see where the kid's face is swollen up from this talk: couple of black eyes, lip all busted up, nose over sideways," Driscoll shook his head again, "just a real pretty picture."
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.
Prettily, in a pretty manner.
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A pretty person; a term of address to a pretty person.
1939, Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, and Edgar Allan Woolf, ''Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz''
- I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!
Something that is pretty.
''We'll stop at the knife store and look at the sharp pretties.''
To make pretty; to beautify
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