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quite  (kwt)

adv.

1. To the greatest extent; completely: quite alone; not quite finished. See Usage Note at perfect.

2. Actually; really: I'm quite positive about it.

3. To a degree; rather: quite soon; quite tasty.

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[Middle English, from quite, clear, free, from Old French, from Latin quitus, freed; see quiet.]

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quite [kwaɪt]

adv

1. to the greatest extent; completely or absolutely you're quite right quite the opposite

2. (not used with a negative) to a noticeable or partial extent; somewhat she's quite pretty

3. in actuality; truly he thought the bag was heavy, but it was quite light it's quite the thing to do

quite a or an (not used with a negative) of an exceptional, considerable, or noticeable kind quite a girl quite a long walk

quite something a remarkable or noteworthy thing or person

sentence substitute

Also quite so an expression used to indicate agreement or assent

[adverbial use of quite (adj) quit]

Usage: See at very

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	quite - to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" rather
	2.	quite - to the greatest extent; completely; "you're quite right"; "she was quite alone"; "was quite mistaken"; "quite the opposite"; "not quite finished"; "did not quite make it"
	3.	quite - of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative); "her victory was quite something"; "she's quite a girl"; "quite a film"; "quite a walk"; "we've had quite an afternoon" quite a, quite an
	4.	quite - actually or truly or to an extreme; "was quite a sudden change"; "it's quite the thing to do"; "quite the rage"; "Quite so!"

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quite

adverb

1. somewhat, rather, fairly, reasonably, kind of (informal), pretty (informal), relatively, moderately, to some extent, comparatively, to some degree, to a certain extent I was doing quite well, but I wasn't earning a lot of money.

2. absolutely, perfectly, completely, totally, fully, entirely, precisely, considerably, wholly, in all respects, without reservation It is quite clear that we were firing in self defence.

Translations

quite [kwaɪt] ADV

1. (= completely) → totalmente, completamente
quite new → completamente nuevo
I'm not quite sure → no estoy del todo seguro
I quite agree with you → estoy totalmente de acuerdo contigo
it's quite clear that this plan won't work → está clarísimo que este plan no va a funcionar
that's quite enough for me → eso me basta a mí
that'll be quite enough of that! → ¡ya está bien!
I can quite believe that → no me cuesta creer que ...
I quite understand → comprendo perfectamente
I don't quite understand it → no acabo de entenderlo
they are quite simply the best → son simple y llanamente los mejores
quite frankly, I can't stand him → para ser totalmente sincero, no lo aguanto
you could quite easily have killed yourself → podrías haberte matado con toda facilidad
that's not quite right → eso no es totalmente cierto
he has not quite recovered yet → no se ha repuesto todavía del todo
it was quite three months since she had called (o.f.) → habían pasado por lo menos tres meses desde que llamó
he's quite grown up now → ahora está hecho todo un hombre

2. (= exactly) → exactamente
it's not quite what we wanted → no es exactamente lo que queríamos
we don't quite know → no sabemos exactamente
it's not quite the same → no es exactamente lo mismo
quite (so)! → ¡así es!, ¡exacto!
not quite as many as last time → no tantos como la última vez

3. (= rather) → bastante
it's quite good/important → es bastante bueno/importante
"how was the film?" - "quite good" → -¿qué tal la película? -bastante bien
it was quite a surprise → me sorprendió bastante
it was quite a shock → fue bastante chocante
quite a lot → bastante
I've been there quite a lot → he ido allí bastante
quite a lot of money → bastante dinero
it costs quite a lot to go abroad → es bastante caro salir al extranjero

4. (emphatic use) that's quite a car! → ¡vaya coche!
quite a hero → todo un héroe(also iro)
there were quite a few people there → había bastante gente allí
quite suddenly, everything went black → de golpe, todo se volvió oscuro

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quite [ˈkwaɪt] adv

(= fairly) → assez, plutôt
She's quite pretty → Elle est assez jolie., Elle est plutôt jolie.
It's quite warm today → Il fait assez bon aujourd'hui.
It's quite a long way → C'est assez loin.
I quite liked the film, but → J'ai bien aimé le film, mais ...
quite good → pas mal
quite a lot
I see them quite a lot → Je les vois assez souvent
I've been there quite a lot → J'y suis allé pas mal de fois.
It costs quite a lot to go abroad → Ça coûte assez cher d'aller à l'étranger.
quite a lot of sth → pas mal de qch
They have quite a lot of money → Ils ont pas mal d'argent.
quite a few (= a lot) → pas mal
I like them, so I bought quite a few → Ils m'ont plu, alors j'en ai acheté pas mal. (= a lot of) → pas mal de
I sold quite a few paintings → J'ai vendu pas mal de tableaux.
There were quite a few people there → Il y avait pas mal de gens.
quite a few of them → un assez grand nombre d'entre eux

(= absolutely) → tout à fait
It's quite new → Il est tout à fait neuf.
It's quite clear that this won't work → Il est tout à fait clair que cela ne marchera pas.
I quite understand
BUT Je comprends très bien. → Je comprends tout à fait.
I'm not quite sure → Je n'en suis pas tout à fait sûr.
It's not quite the same → Ce n'est pas tout à fait la même chose.
That's not quite right → Ce n'est pas tout à fait juste.
It's not quite enough → Ce n'est pas tout à fait suffisant.
It's not quite finished → Ce n'est pas tout à fait terminé.
I can't quite remember
BUT Je ne me souviens pas très bien.
to stand quite still → rester complètement immobile
quite clearly → très clairement
I saw the driver quite clearly → J'ai vu le conducteur très clairement.
not quite right
Something here is not quite right
BUT Il y a quelque chose qui cloche.
not quite as many
I didn't buy quite as many as last time
BUT Je n'en ai pas acheté autant que la dernière fois.
not quite enough
There aren't quite enough glasses → Il n'y a pas assez de verres.

(= exactly) → exactement
quite! → exactement!
quite so! → exactement!

(as intensifier)
It was quite a sight → Ça valait le coup d'œil.
He's quite a character → C'est tout un personnage.
That meal was quite something! → Ce repas, c'était vraiment quelque chose!
It was quite a shock → Ça a été un sacré choc.

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quite

adv

(= entirely) → ganz; (emph) → völlig; I am quite happy where I am → ich fühle mich hier ganz wohl; it’s quite impossible to do that → das ist völlig or gänzlich unmöglich; you’re being quite impossible → du bist einfach unmöglich; are you quite finished? → bist du jetzt fertig?; when you’re quite ready … (iro) → wenn du dann fertig bist …; he’s quite grown up now → er ist jetzt schon richtig erwachsen; I quite agree with you → ich stimme völlig mit Ihnen überein; he quite understands that he must go → er sieht es durchaus or völlig ein, dass er gehen muss; he has quite recovered → er ist völlig or ganz wiederhergestellt; that’s quite another matter → das ist doch etwas ganz anderes; he said it in quite another tone → er sagte es in einem ganz anderen Ton; that’s quite enough for me → das reicht wirklich; that’s quite enough of that → das reicht jetzt aber; it was quite some time ago → es war vor einiger Zeit; not quite → nicht ganz; you weren’t quite early/tall enough → Sie waren ein bisschen zu spät dran/zu klein; I don’t quite see what he means → ich verstehe nicht ganz, was er meint; you don’t quite understand → Sie verstehen mich anscheinend nicht richtig; that’s not quite your colour → das ist nicht ganz die richtige Farbe für Sie; he’s not quite the James Bond type → er ist nicht gerade der James-Bond-Typ; it was not quite midnight → es war noch nicht ganz Mitternacht; sorry! — that’s quite all right → entschuldige! — das macht nichts; I’m quite all right, thanks → danke, mir gehts gut; thank you — that’s quite all right → danke — bitte schön; it’s quite all right, thank you, I can manage alone → das geht schon, danke, ich komme alleine zurecht; quite (so)! → genau!, sehr richtig!, ganz recht!; quite the thing (inf) → ganz große Mode

(= to some degree) → ziemlich; quite likely/unlikely → sehr wahrscheinlich/unwahrscheinlich; he’s had quite a lot to drink → er hat ziemlich viel or ganz schön viel (inf) → getrunken; quite a few people → ziemlich viele Leute; he is quite a good singer → er ist ein ziemlich guter Sänger; I quite like this painting → dieses Bild gefällt mir ganz gut; yes, I’d quite like to → ja, eigentlich ganz gern

(= really, truly) → wirklich; she was a quite beautiful girl → sie war wirklich eine Schönheit; she’s quite a girl/friend etc → sie ist ein tolles Mädchen/eine tolle Freundin etc; it’s quite delightful → es ist entzückend, es ist einfach wunderbar; it was quite a shock → es war ein ziemlicher or ganz schöner (inf) → Schock; it was quite a disappointment/change → es war eine ziemliche or ganz schöne (inf) → Enttäuschung/Veränderung; that’s quite some bruise/car (inf) → das ist vielleicht ein blauer Fleck/ein Auto (inf); it was quite a party → das war vielleicht eine Party! (inf); it was quite an experience → das war schon ein Erlebnis; he’s quite the gentleman now → er ist jetzt ganz der feine Herr; he’s quite a hero now → jetzt ist er ein richtiger Held; quite the little party-goer, aren’t we? (inf) → du bist wohl so eine richtige kleine Partynudel, wie? (inf); he’s quite a comedian, isn’t he? → er ist ja sehr komisch

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quite [kwaɪt] adv

a. (rather) → abbastanza, piuttosto
I quite like that idea → è un'idea che non mi dispiace
quite a few of them → non pochi di loro
quite a few people → un bel po' di gente
she's quite pretty → è piuttosto carina
he's quite a good writer → è uno scrittore abbastanza bravo

b. (completely) → proprio, perfettamente; (entirely) → completamente, del tutto
quite new → proprio nuovo/a
quite (so)! → appunto!, proprio (così)!, precisamente!
that's quite enough → è più che abbastanza, basta così
that's not quite right → non è proprio esatto
I can quite believe that ... → non faccio fatica a credere che...
not quite as many as last time → non proprio così tanti come l'ultima volta
I quite understand → capisco perfettamente

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quite

adv quite [kwait]

1 completely; entirely This is quite impossible. heeltemal تَماما، كُلِيَّا съвсем naprosto; úplně helt ganz εντελώς totalmente täiesti کاملاً aivan tout à fait לְגַמרֵי काफी हद तक, सचमुच ही, ठीक है gotovo, posve egész(en) sepenuhnya algerlega completamente, del tutto 全く 완전히 visiškai pilnīgi; galīgi benar-benar volkomen helt, fullstendig, absolutt całkowicie completamente cu totul совершенно úplne popolnoma sasvim alldeles, fullkomligt ค่อนข้างจะ tamamen 完全，十分 цілком, зовсім کاملا hoàn toàn 完全，十分，彻底

2 fairly; rather; to a certain extent It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea. nogal إلى حَدٍّ ما доста dosti, docela ret; nogenlunde ganz μάλλον, αρκετά, σε κάποιο βαθμό bastante üsna تا اندازه ای؛ نسبتاً زیاد melko assez, plutôt דֵי- पूरी तौर से prilično, dosta meglehetősen cukup þó nokkuð, ansi; verulega abbastanza, piuttosto かなり 꽤, 상당히 gana, ganėtinai visai; diezgan agak nogal ganske, temmelig, nokså całkiem bastante destul de довольно, вполне dosť, celkom precej prilično ganska, riktigt ทั้งหมด bir hayli, epeyce 相當 досить; більш або менш کسی حد تک khá 相当

interj

exactly; indeed; I agree I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'. presies بالضَّبْط، فِعْلا! напълно opravdu det er klart durchaus μάλλον, ναι (επιφ.) pues sí, así es just! واقعاً؛ بی گمان totta d'accord, en effet דֵי- काफी dosta, prilično meglehetősen setuju einmitt! sammála! certo, proprio その通り (tikrai) taip tieši tā; kā tad! memang betul precies akkurat!; (helt) riktig! Właśnie! exactamente într-ade­văr, de acord (вот) именно; согласен naozaj točno slažem se alldeles riktigt, just det อย่างแท้จริง Kesinlikle; Gerçekten öyle 的確 дійсно, справді بالکل ؛ میں بالکل متفق ہوں chính xác 的确

see also quiet .

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quite → فعلا docela temmelig ziemlich απολύτως absolutamente aivan plutôt prilično abbastanza かなり 상당히 helemaal ganske całkiem completamente вполне ganska ค่อนข้างจะ oldukça khá 相当