Definition of pretty

prettyadjective

khá, vừa phải, xinh xắn, đẹp

/ˈprɪti/

Definition of undefined

Old English prættig; related to Middle Dutch pertich ‘brisk, clever’, obsolete Dutch prettig ‘humorous, sporty’, from a West Germanic base meaning ‘trick’. The sense development ‘deceitful, cunning, clever, skilful, admirable, pleasing, nice’ has parallels in adjectives such as canny, fine, nice, etc.

namespace

to some extent; fairly

đến một mức độ nào; công bằng

Example:
  • The game was pretty good.

    Trò chơi khá hay.

  • I'm pretty sure I'll be going.

    Tôi khá chắc chắn là tôi sẽ đi.

  • It's pretty hard to explain.

    Thật khó để giải thích.

  • I'm going to have to find a new apartment pretty soon.

    Tôi sẽ phải tìm một căn hộ mới sớm thôi.

very

rất

Example:
  • That performance was pretty impressive.

    Màn trình diễn đó khá ấn tượng.

  • Things are looking pretty good!

    Mọi thứ đang có vẻ khá tốt!

  • The idea sounds pretty cool.

    Ý tưởng này nghe có vẻ khá hay.

  • We were pretty disappointed with the quality of the food.

    Chúng tôi khá thất vọng với chất lượng thức ăn.

Extra examples:
  • It came at the end of a pretty miserable week.

    Nó đến vào cuối một tuần khá khốn khổ.

  • Flying those planes was pretty hard work.

    Lái những chiếc máy bay đó là công việc khá vất vả.

Idioms

be sitting pretty
(informal)to be in a good situation, especially when others are not
  • With profits at record levels, the company’s certainly sitting pretty this year.
  • pretty much/well
    (informal)almost; almost completely
  • One dog looks pretty much like another to me.
  • He goes out pretty well every night.
  • The first stage is pretty near finished.