quite

=

bastante

adverb

quite
[kwaɪt]
adverbio
1. completamente, totalmente (entirely)
  • that's not quite true -> no es del todo cierto
  • I'm not quite ready -> no estoy del todo listo
  • it's not quite what I wanted -> no es exactamente lo que yo quería
  • I can't quite see what you mean -> no alcanzo a ver qué quieres decir
  • quite enough -> más que suficiente
  • that's quite enough of that! -> ¡ya es más que suficiente!
  • quite apart from the fact that… -> sin mencionar el hecho de que…
  • quite! -> ¡efectivamente!
  • that's quite all right -> no importa; (it doesn't matter) no hay de qué (you're welcome)
  • you know quite well what I mean! -> ¡sabes muy bien lo que quiero decir!
  • I quite understand -> lo entiendo perfectamente
2. bastante (fairly)
  • I quite like him -> me gusta bastante
  • quite a lot of problems -> bastantes problemas
3. (for emphasis)
  • it was quite a surprise -> fue toda una sorpresa
  • it's been quite a day! -> ¡menudo día!
  • that film is quite something -> ¡menuda película!

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quite [kuait]
adverbio
1. Completamente (completely), perfectamente, totalmente, enteramente, absolutamente.
  • I quite agree with you -> estoy completamente de acuerdo contigo
  • She’s not quite ten -> todavía no ha cumplido los diez
2. En grado considerable, bastante, muy.
  • It’s quite warm today -> hoy hace bastante calor
  • Quite a lot of money -> bastante dinero

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