quite

quite
1. adverb
1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) helt, fullstendig, absolutt
2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) ganske, temmelig, nokså
2. interjection
(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) akkurat!; (helt) riktig!
ganske
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helt
adv. \/kwaɪt\/
1) helt (og holdent), absolutt
• that's quite impossible
det er helt umulig
• I quite agree
jeg er helt enig
2) nøyaktig, eksakt, akkurat
• I quite understand how you feel
jeg forstår nøyaktig hvordan du har det
• I don't know quite when I'll be leaving
jeg vet ikke akkurat når jeg kommer til å dra
3) svært, temmelig, ikke så lite
• she is quite young
hun er svært ung
• he was quite angry
han var temmelig sint
• she quite likes him
hun liker ham svært godt
4) ganske, nokså
• the situation is quite critical
situasjonen er nokså kritisk
5) faktisk, egentlig
• that I can quite believe
det tror jeg faktisk
• I don't quite know
jeg vet egentlig ikke
not quite ikke helt, knapt
quite a litt av en
• it was quite a party
det var litt av en fest
• he is quite a man
han er litt av en mann
quite a bit \/ a lot \/ a few ganske mye, en (god) del
• he arrived quite a bit later
han ankom en god stund senere
quite a little ikke så lite, en hel del
quite another thing eller quite a different thing en helt annen sak
quite as much (nøyaktig) like mye
quite enough se ➢ enough
quite (so)! akkurat det, ja! , helt riktig!
quite so, but... ja visst, men...
quite some time ganske lenge
• we haven't seen him for quite some time
vi har ikke sett ham på ganske lenge \/ på en god stund
quite something! virkelig noe
• that's quite something!
det var ikke verst! \/ det var bra!
quite the absolutt, virkelig
• he is quite the gentleman
han er virkelig en gentleman
• quite the best
det aller beste
quite the contrary\/reverse nøyaktig det motsatte, helt motsatt, tvert imot
quite the thing (gammeldags) i god form
• she hasn't been feeling quite the thing lately
hun har ikke følt seg så bra i det siste
god takt og tone, god oppførsel, høflig
• it wouldn't be quite the thing to turn up without a warning
det ville ikke være helt god oppførsel å dukke opp uten å si fra på forhånd
when quite a child allerede som barn

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