Spanish to English

bonito

pretty

bonito(

boh

nee

toh

)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (beautiful)

a. pretty

Así que Imelda te parece bonita. ¿Quieres que se lo diga?So, you think Imelda's pretty. Do you want me to tell her?

b. cute

¡Qué bonita bufanda hiciste!What a cute scarf you made!

c. nice

¿Qué será esa bonita canción que escucho?What is that nice song I can hear?

d. beautiful

Lourdes pintó otro cuadro muy bonito.Lourdes painted another beautiful picture.

2. (considerable)

a. tidy

Jacobo ganó una bonita suma con su nuevo negocio.Jacobo earned a tidy sum with his new business.

A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

3. (fish)

a. bonito

Comimos un platillo de fusión japonés-mexicano de sushi bonito con chipotle.We ate a Japanese-Mexican fusion dish of bonito sushi with chipotle.

b. tuna

Hay empanadas de bonito con tomate para cenar.There are tuna-and-tomato turnovers for dinner.

This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).

masculine or feminine noun

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(term of endearment)

a. darling

¿Qué te pasa, bonito? ¿Te has perdido? - No, mi papá y mi mamá están allí.What's the matter, darling? Are you lost? - No, my mom and dad are over there.

b. love

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(United Kingdom)

¡Hola, bonita! - ¡Hola, Ana! ¡Cuánto tiempo!Hi, love! - Hi, Ana! It's been a long time!

c. honey

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

Oye, bonita. Devuélveme mi bolígrafo.Hey, honey. Give me my pen back.

d. beautiful

¿Qué tal, bonita? - Muy contenta de verte, abuela.How are you, beautiful? - Very happy to see you, Grandma.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

5. (beautifully)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

a. nicely

Si quieres que te ayude, tienes que hablarle bonito.If you want him to help you, you'll have to ask him nicely.

b. well

La hermana de Josué canta muy bonito.Josue's sister sings really well.

bonito

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (lindo)

a. pretty

2. (agradable)

a. nice

es la canción más bonita del discoit's the most beautiful song on the record

3. (grande)

recibió una bonita sumashe got a tidy sum of money

4. (irónico)

¡muy bonito!great!, wonderful!

¿te parece bonito lo que has hecho?are you proud of what you've done, then?

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

5. (bien)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

a. well

6. (mucho)

a. a lot

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

7. (pez)

a. bonito

bonito

adjective

1 (bello) pretty

bébé, niño, mujer, objeto, sonrisa

una canción muy bonita le decía cosas bonitas al oído

María es un bonito nombre María is a pretty name; Amelia tiene una cara bonita Amelia has a pretty face; el pueblo más bonito de Andalucía the prettiest village in Andalusia; es un bebé muy bonito he's a very pretty baby; he's a lovely baby; un hombre bonito (S. Cone) a handsome man

tiene un gato muy bonito tienen unos muebles muy bonitos ¡qué poema tan bonito!

¡qué bonito! ¡contestarle así a tu padre! that's nice, answering your father back like that!; ¡bonito follón se armó! there was certainly a bit of a row!

lo bonito

lo bonito sería que no hubiera guerras it would be nice if there were no wars

quedar bonito

ese cuadro queda ahí muy bonito that picture looks very nice there; el vendedor me lo pintó todo muy bonito the salesman painted me a very pretty picture of it

¿te parece bonito gastarte todo el dinero?

bonito como un sol as pretty as a picture

2 (considerable)

una bonita cantidad o suma a tidy little sum (familiar); a pretty penny (familiar)

adverb

(Latinoamérica) nicely

ella canta bonito she sings nicely; se te ve bonito it looks good on you

bonito

(pez) tuna; bonito

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

Examples

Phrases

bonito día	beautiful day it's a beautiful day
es bonito	it's pretty
es muy bonito	it's very pretty
qué bonito	how pretty
bonito nombre	nice name
me porto bonito	I behave well
Javier quiere pasear por el parque más bonito de la ciudad	Javier wants to go for a walk in the most beautiful park in the city
está bien bonito	he looks really cute she looks really cute
amor bonito	beautiful love
mi amor bonito	my beautiful love
bésame bonito	kiss me nicely
eres muy bonito	you're very pretty
es un día bonito	it's nice out
tan bonito	so beautiful
El Museo Sorolla es bonito.	The Sorolla Museum is nice.
qué bonito es lo bonito	how beautiful is what is beautiful
qué bonito es ver la lluvia y no mojarse	it's so nice to see the rain and not get wet
el caballo es muy bonito pero me da miedo montarlo	the horse is very pretty, but I'm afraid of riding it
muy bonito	really pretty
cuál es el carro más bonito	what's the nicest car