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a catch,
quite a catch,
a real catch n | informal, figurative ([sb] worth marrying) (potoczny, przenośny) | dobra partia, niezła partia przym. + ż |
| | I hear her new man is quite a catch! |
just the ticket,
quite the ticket expr | figurative (exactly what is wanted) | właśnie to, czego potrzeba wyr. |
| | (potoczny) | znakomita rzecz przym. + ż |
| | A cup of tea is just the ticket right now. |
| not quite adv | (almost) | prawie przys. |
| | The meat is not quite cooked enough. |
| not quite right adj | (slightly wrong) | coś nie tak wyr. |
| | It is a good translation, but that word choice is not quite right. |
quite a,
quite an adj | (intensifier before noun) | całkiem przys. |
| | | dość przys. |
| | The 4th of July fireworks this year were quite a sight. |
| quite a bit n | (a considerable amount) | całkiem sporo przys. + przys. |
| | "How much rice do you think I should cook?" "You'll need quite a bit for six people." |
| quite a bit adv | (a considerable length of time) | całkiem długo przys. + przys. |
| | | dość długo przys. + przys. |
| | I've been jogging quite a bit recently. |
| quite a few adj | (a considerable number of) | całkiem dużo, całkiem sporo przys. + przys. |
| | I didn't expect many participants, but quite a few people actually came. |
| quite a few adv | (a considerable number) | całkiem dużo, całkiem sporo przys. + przys. |
| quite a little adj | US, informal (striking, outstanding) | sporo przys. |
| | Jackie was quite a little dancer when she was young. |
| quite a lot (of [sth]) pron | (much, many) | całkiem dużo czegoś przys. + przys. |
| | There is quite a lot of rice left in the pot, and you are welcome to have more. |
| quite a sight n | ([sth] impressive to see) | wspaniały widok przym. + m |
| | The bride was quite a sight, all in white fur and sequins. |
| quite a while adv | (a considerable time) | dość długo przys. + przys. |
| | It has been quite a while since I last saw him. |
| for quite a while adv | (for a considerable time) | przez dość długi czas wyr. |
| | I haven't seen him for quite a while. |
| quite simply adv | (modestly, in a basic way) | całkiem prosto przys. + przys. |
| | I live quite simply by American standards: no cell phone, no cable TV, and only one car. |
| quite simply adv | (expressed in a straightforward way) | całkiem prosto przys. + przys. |
| | She is quite simply the best figure skater in the world. |
| quite so adv | (indeed, precisely) | no właśnie |
| | Ah yes, quite so - I see exactly what you mean now. |
| quite so adj | (just as, this much) | no właśnie |
| | Do you have to be quite so nasty? |
| quite some adj | informal ([sth] impressive) | niecodzienny przym. |
| | That's quite some bruise you have there. |
| quite some adj | (a lot of: time, doing) | niecodzienny przym. |
| | He's 85, so he must have retired quite some time ago. |
| quite the contrary adv | (not at all, the very opposite) | wbrew przys. |
| | It is believed that I am pro-union. Quite the contrary, I am actually pro-business. |
| quite well adv | (to a fairly high standard) | całkiem nieźle przys. + przys. |
| | James did quite well in his exam. |
| quite well adv | (fairly successfully) | całkiem nieźle przys. + przys. |
| | The business performed quite well in its first year of trading. |