Nice

Nice  (ns)

A city of southeast France on the Mediterranean Sea northeast of Cannes. Controlled by various royal houses after the 13th century, the city was finally ceded to France in 1860. It is the leading resort city of the French Riviera. Population: 348,000.

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nice  (ns)

adj. nic·er, nic·est

1. Pleasing and agreeable in nature: had a nice time.

2. Having a pleasant or attractive appearance: a nice dress; a nice face.

3. Exhibiting courtesy and politeness: a nice gesture.

4. Of good character and reputation; respectable.

5. Overdelicate or fastidious; fussy.

6. Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle: a nice distinction; a nice sense of style.

7. Done with delicacy and skill: a nice bit of craft.

8. Used as an intensive with and: nice and warm.

9. Obsolete

a. Wanton; profligate: "For when mine hours/Were nice and lucky, men did ransom lives/Of me for jests" (Shakespeare).

b. Affectedly modest; coy: "Ere . . . /The nice Morn on th' Indian steep,/From her cabin'd loop-hole peep" (John Milton).

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[Middle English, foolish, from Old French, from Latin nescius, ignorant, from nescre, to be ignorant; see nescience.]

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nicely adv.

niceness n.

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nice [naɪs]

adj

1. pleasant or commendable a nice day

2. kind or friendly a nice gesture of help

3. good or satisfactory they made a nice job of it

4. subtle, delicate, or discriminating a nice point in the argument

5. precise; skilful a nice fit

6. Now rare fastidious; respectable he was not too nice about his methods

7. Obsolete

a.  foolish or ignorant

b.  delicate

c.  shy; modest

d.  wanton

nice and pleasingly it's nice and cool

[C13 (originally: foolish): from Old French nice simple, silly, from Latin nescius ignorant, from nescīre to be ignorant; see nescience]

nicely  adv

niceness  n

nicish  adj

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Nice (French) [nis]

n

(Placename) a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: a leading resort of the French Riviera; founded by Phocaeans from Marseille in about the 3rd century bc Pop.: 342 738 (1999)

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NICE [naɪs]

n (in Britain)

acronym for

(Medicine) National Institute for Clinical Excellence: a body established in 1999 to provide authoritative guidance on current best practice in medicine and to promote high-quality cost-effective medical treatment in the NHS

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Nice - a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
Adj.	1.	nice - pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today" pleasant - affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations" nasty, awful - offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
	2.	nice - socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" decent respectable - characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman"
	3.	nice - done with delicacy and skill; "a nice bit of craft"; "a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer"; "a nice shot" skillful precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
	4.	nice - excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" overnice, squeamish, prissy, dainty fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
	5.	nice - exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" courteous, gracious polite - showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

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nice

adjective

1. pleasant, delightful, agreeable, good, attractive, charming, pleasurable, enjoyable We had a nice meal with a bottle of champagne.
pleasant awful, dreadful, miserable, unpleasant, disagreeable

2. kind, helpful, obliging, considerate It was nice of you to go to so much trouble.
kind mean, unpleasant, unkind, unfriendly, disagreeable

3. likable or likeable, friendly, engaging, charming, pleasant, agreeable, amiable, prepossessing I've met your father and I think he's really nice.

4. polite, cultured, refined, courteous, genteel, well-bred, well-mannered The kids are very well brought up and have nice manners.
polite crude, coarse, vulgar, ill-bred

5. fine, clear, fair, dry, bright, pleasant, sunny, clement, balmy If the weather stays nice, we'll go for a picnic.

6. precise, fine, careful, strict, accurate, exact, exacting, subtle, delicate, discriminating, rigorous, meticulous, scrupulous, fastidious As a politician, he drew a nice distinction between his own opinions and the wishes of the majority.
precise rough, vague, careless, sloppy (informal)

Translations

Nice [niːs] N → Niza f

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nice [naɪs] ADJ (nicer (compar) (nicest (superl)))

1. (= pleasant) [book, holiday, evening] → bueno, agradable, lindo(LAm); [weather] → bueno; [food, aroma] → rico
it's very nice here → se está muy bien aquí
it would be nice to speak a foreign language → estaría bien poder hablar otro idioma
it was nice to see you → me ha alegrado mucho verte, fue un placer verte(frm)
it's not a very nice day, is it? (weather-wise) → no hace un día muy bueno, ¿verdad?
did you have a nice day? (at work) → ¿qué tal te fue el día?; (on trip) → ¿lo pasaste bien?
it's a nice idea, but → es buena idea, pero ...
it would be nice if you came too → me gustaría que tú también vinieses
nice one! → ¡estupendo!, ¡genial!
it smells nice → huele bien
it doesn't taste at all nice → no sabe nada bien
did you have a nice time at the party? → ¿te lo pasaste bien en la fiesta?

2. (= likeable) → simpático, majo, buena gente
he's a really nice guy → es muy simpático, es muy majo(Sp) , es muy buena gente(LAm)

3. (= kind) → amable
he was very nice about it → se mostró or (LAm) se portó muy amable al respecto
it was nice of you to help us → fuiste muy amable ayudándonos
to say nice things about sb → hablar bien de algn
to be nice to sb → ser amable con algn, tratar bien a algn

4. (= attractive) [person] → guapo, lindo(LAm); [thing, place, house] → bonito, lindo(LAm)
nice car! → ¡vaya coche!, ¡qué auto más lindo!(LAm)
you look nice! → ¡qué guapa estás!, ¡qué bien te ves!(LAm)
she has a nice smile → tiene una sonrisa muy bonita

5. (= polite) → fino, educado
that's not nice → eso no está bien, eso no se hace
nice girls don't smoke → las chicas finas or bien educadas no fuman
he has nice manners → es muy educado
what a nice young man → que joven más agradable y educado

6. (emphatic) → bien
a nice cold drink → una bebida bien fría
a nice little house → una casita muy mona
it's nice and convenient → resulta muy conveniente
nice and early → bien temprano
just take it nice and easy → tú tómatelo con calma
it's nice and warm here → aquí hace un calorcito muy agradable

7. (iro) (= not nice) that's a nice thing to say! → ¡hombre, muy amable!
nice friends you've got, they've just walked off with my radio → vaya amigos que tienes or menudos amigos tienes, acaban de llevarse mi radio
here's a nice state of affairs! → ¡dónde hemos ido a parar!

8. (= subtle) [distinction, point] → sutil; [judgment] → acertado

9. (o.f., liter) (= fastidious) → remilgado

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nice [ˈnaɪs] adj

[holiday, trip, taste] → agréable

(= good) [food, meal] → bon(ne)
It's very nice → C'est très bon.
a nice cup of coffee → une bonne tasse de café
to have a nice time → passer un bon moment
have a nice time! → amuse-toi bien!
it's nice to see you → cela fait plaisir de te voir
it's nice that ... → c'est bien que ...
It's nice that you'll be able to visit us more often now → C'est bien que tu puisses tu nous rendre visite plus souvent à l'avenir.

(= pretty) [flat, picture, clothes] → joli(e) before n
That's a nice dress! → C'est une jolie robe!
Aix is a nice town → Aix est une jolie ville.
to look nice [woman, girl, place] → être joli(e)
You've got the room looking very nice → Vous avez rendu la pièce très jolie.

(= kind) [person] → gentil(le)
Your parents are very nice → Tes parents sont très gentils.
He's very nice once you get to know him → Il est très gentil une fois qu'on le connaît.
She could be quite nice sometimes → Elle pouvait se montrer très gentille parfois.
to say nice things about sth → dire des choses gentilles sur qch
it was nice of you to ... → c'était gentil de votre part de ...
It was nice of you to remember my birthday → C'était gentil de votre part de vous souvenir de mon anniversaire.
to be nice to sb → être gentil avec qn
Promise me you'll be nice to her → Promets-moi que tu seras gentil avec elle.

[weather, day]
It's a nice day → Il fait beau.
It's not a very nice day, is it? → Il ne fait pas très beau n'est-ce pas?
nice weather → le beau temps

(+ adjective/adverb) → bien
I like nice bright colours → J'aime les couleurs bien vives.
He painted the fence a nice bright green → Il a peint la clôture d'un vert bien vif.

nice and ...
It's nice and warm in here → Il fait bien chaud ici.
Stir the sauce until it's nice and creamy → Remuez la sauce jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit bien crémeuse.

[distinction, point] → subtil(e)
nice-looking [ˌnaɪsˈlʊkɪŋ] adj → beau*(belle)

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nice

adj (+er)

→ nett; person, ways, voice → nett, sympathisch; (= nice-looking) girl, dress, looks etc → nett, hübsch; weather → schön, gut; taste, smell, meal, whisky → gut; warmth, feeling, car → schön; food → gut, lecker; (= skilful) workmanship, work → gut, schön, fein; be nice to him → sei nett zu ihm; that’s not nice! → das ist aber nicht nett; be a nice girl and … → sei lieb und …; he always tries to be Mr Nice Guy → er will sich immer bei allen beliebt machen; no more Mr Nice Guy → jetzt werden andere Saiten aufgezogen; to have a nice time → sich gut amüsieren; have a nice day! (esp US) → schönen Tag noch!; that was the nice thing about Venice → das war das Schöne an Venedig; it’s (so) nice to meet you at last/to see you again → es freut mich (sehr), Sie endlich (persönlich) kennenzulernen/Sie wieder zu treffen; it’s been nice meeting you → ich habe mich gefreut, Sie kennenzulernen; I had a nice rest → ich habe mich gut or schön ausgeruht; it’s nice to be needed → es ist schön, gebraucht zu werden; how nice of you to … → wie nett or lieb von Ihnen, zu …; nice one! → toll! (inf), → sauber! (inf); he has a nice taste in ties → er hat einen guten Geschmack, was Krawatten angeht

(intensifier) → schön; a nice long bath → ein schönes, langes Bad; nice and warm/near/quickly → schön warm/nahe/schnell; nice and easy → ganz leicht; take it nice and easy → überanstrengen Sie sich nicht; nice and easy does it → immer schön sachte

(= respectable) → nett; district → fein; words → schön; (= refined) manners → gut, fein; not a nice word/district/book → gar kein schönes Wort/Viertel/Buch

(iro) → nett, schön, sauber (all iro); here’s a nice state of affairs! → das sind ja schöne or nette Zustände!; you’re in a nice mess → du sitzt schön im Schlamassel (inf); that’s a nice way to talk to your mother → das ist ja eine schöne Art, mit deiner Mutter zu sprechen, wie sprichst du denn mit deiner Mutter?

(= subtle) distinction, shade of meaning → fein, genau; overly nice distinctions → überfeine or subtile Unterscheidungen; that was a nice point → das war eine gute Bemerkung; one or two nice points → ein paar brauchbare or gute Gedanken

(= hard to please) person → anspruchsvoll; to be nice about one’s food → in Bezug aufs Essen wählerisch sein

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Nice [niːs] n → Nizza

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nice [naɪs] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl)))

a. (gen, pleasant) → bello/a, piacevole, gentile; (person) → simpatico/a, piacevole; (taste, smell, meal) → buono/a; (attractive, pretty) → carino/a, bello/a
he's a nice man → è una brava persona, è un uomo simpatico
he was very nice about it → è stato molto gentile
be nice to him → sii gentile con lui
how nice you look! → come stai bene!
did you have a nice time? → ti sei divertito?
it's nice here → si sta bene qui

b. (iro) → bello/a
that's a nice thing to say! → sono cose da dirsi, queste?
you've got us into a nice mess! → ci hai messo in un bel pasticcio

c. (refined, polite) → gentile, garbato/a
he has nice manners → ha modi gentili or garbati
nice girls don't go out at night on their own → le ragazze perbene non escono da sole la sera
that's not nice → non sta bene

d. (intensifier) (fam) → bello/a + adj
he gets nice long holidays → le sue vacanze sono belle lunghe
it's nice and warm here → è bello caldo qui, c'è un bel calduccio qui
nice and early → di buon'ora

e. (frm) (subtle, distinction) → sottile, fine

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Nice [niːs] n → Nizza

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nice [naɪs] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl)))

a. (gen, pleasant) → bello/a, piacevole, gentile; (person) → simpatico/a, piacevole; (taste, smell, meal) → buono/a; (attractive, pretty) → carino/a, bello/a
he's a nice man → è una brava persona, è un uomo simpatico
he was very nice about it → è stato molto gentile
be nice to him → sii gentile con lui
how nice you look! → come stai bene!
did you have a nice time? → ti sei divertito?
it's nice here → si sta bene qui

b. (iro) → bello/a
that's a nice thing to say! → sono cose da dirsi, queste?
you've got us into a nice mess! → ci hai messo in un bel pasticcio

c. (refined, polite) → gentile, garbato/a
he has nice manners → ha modi gentili or garbati
nice girls don't go out at night on their own → le ragazze perbene non escono da sole la sera
that's not nice → non sta bene

d. (intensifier) (fam) → bello/a + adj
he gets nice long holidays → le sue vacanze sono belle lunghe
it's nice and warm here → è bello caldo qui, c'è un bel calduccio qui
nice and early → di buon'ora

e. (frm) (subtle, distinction) → sottile, fine

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nice

adj nice [nais]

1 pleasant; agreeable nice weather; a nice person. aangenaam لَطيف приятен hezký; příjemný, milý dejlig; pæn freundlich ευχάριστος, συμπαθητικός, ευγενικός amable, simpático kena زیبا mukava beau, gentil נֶחמַד अच्छा dobar,ugodan kellemes, szép menyenangkan notalegur bello; gentile 快い 유쾌한, 즐거운 malonus, puikus, gražus patīkams, jauks baik mooi/aardig fin, hyggelig, sympatisk miły, przyjemny simpático frumos, plăcut приятный, милый príjemný prijeten fin vacker, trevlig ดี hoş, güzel, iyi 美好的 гарний; приємний عمدہ tốt 美好的

2 used jokingly We're in a nice mess now. regte ظَريف шег. хубав pěkný lækker schön ωραίος (ειρωνικά) bonito paras دلپذير mukava beau, joli “נֶחמַד” सुहाना, सुहावना, आकर्षक, मनोरंजक, बढ़िया, सुंदर slatko,dražesno „szép” hebat þokkalegur bello ひどい 난처한 geras, puikus pamatīgs menarik mooi nydelig, fin niezły lindo de toată frumuseţea хорошенький pekný krasen fin snygg, fin, skön สุภาพ (şakayla) kötü, berbat (反語)糟透的 славний خوب hay ho （反语）糟透的

3 exact; precise a nice sense of timing. goeie دَقيق، مَضْبوط точен přesný nøjagtig genau ακριβής preciso täpne صحیح tarkka précis טוֹב अत्यंत, नपा-तुला, ठीक-ठीक točan,istančan pontos tepat nákvæmur buono, preciso ちょうどよい 정확한 subtilus, tikslus precīzs; smalks tepat goed nøyaktig, presis subtelny, precyzyjny preciso fin точный; острый; тонкий presný točen dobar känslig, exakt แน่นอน kesin, tam 敏銳的，精確的 точний, пунктуальний اچھا، صحيح chính xác 敏锐的，精确的

adv nicely

mooi, netjies بِلَطافَه добре pěkně dejligt; pænt; lækkert; nøjagtigt fein ωραία, πολύ καλά agradablemente kenasti نکته باريک mukavasti bien, gentiment יָפֶה, הֵיטֵב अच्छे से lijepo,ugodno pontosan, jól, szépen dengan baik vingjarnlega; laglega; ágætlega bene, piacevolmente うまく 좋게, 잘 gražiai, maloniai, puikiai, subtiliai labi, jauki dengan cantik, menarik aardig fint, nøyaktig przyjemnie agradavelmente bine; amabil мило; хорошо pekne dobro fino trevligt อย่างดี pek iyi, çok iyi, pekâla 恰好,精細地 добре, гарно عمدگي سے một cách vui vẻ 恰好,精细地

n nicety [ˈnaisəti]

a precise or delicate detail. noukeurigheid بالتَّفْصيل прецизност přesnost, jemnost finesse die Feinheit λεπτομέρεια sutileza nüanss ظرافت vivahde raffinement דִיוּק व्योरा preciznost,točnost finom részlet ketepatan smáatriði, nákvæmnisatriði accuratezza, precisione 正確 정확성 subtilybė, vingrybė būtiska detaļa perbezaan yang kecil detail finesse, fin detalj, nøyaktighet finezja delicadeza detaliu тонкость; мелкие подробности presnosť, jemnosť natančnost, podrobnost finesa precision, noggrannhet ความแม่นยำ ince nokta, püf noktası 精確 чіткість; пунктуальність مختصر اور نازک تفصيل những chi tiết nhỏ 精确

to a nicety

exactly He judged the distance to a nicety. presies, noukeurig بالضَّبْط، بِدِقَّه съвършено (na chlup) přesně nøjagtigt aufs Genauste με ακρίβεια con suma precisión, a la perfección täpselt احتياط؛ دقت tarkasti exactement בְּדִיוּק ठीक-ठीक preciznost,potankost pontosan dengan tepat nákvæmlega esattamente, alla perfezione 精密に 정확하게 tiksliai precīzi dengan tepat precies nøyaktig dokładnie com exactidão cu precizie точно presne natančno precizno på pricken, precis แม่นยำ bütün ayrıntılarıyla, inceden inceye 準確 точно بروقت، ٹھيک طور پر sự chính xác 准确

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Nice → لطيف příjemný rar nett συμπαθητικός amable mukava agréable ugodan gradevole すてきな 좋은 aardig hyggelig miły agradável, legal приятный trevlig ดี hoş dễ chịu 美好的