104. Quite, pretty, rather and fairly

Question 1

Hace bastante frío.

Answer 1

lt’s quite cold.

Question 2

Hace bastante frío.

Answer 2

lt’s pretty cold.

Question 3

Hace bastante frío.

Answer 3

lt’s rather cold.

Question 4

Hace bastante frío.

Answer 4

lt’s fairly cold.

Question 5

Me sorprende que no haya oído hablar de ella. Ella es bastante famosa

Answer 5

I’m surprised you haven’t heard of her. She’s quite famous / pretty famous.

Question 6

Anna vive bastante cerca de mí, así que nos vemos con bastante frecuencia.

Answer 6

Anna lives quite near me, so we see each other pretty often.

Question 7

Vivimos en una casa bastante vieja.

Answer 7

We live in quite an old house.

Question 8

Sarah tiene un buen trabajo.

Answer 8

Sarah has quite a good job.

Question 9

Sarah tiene un muy buen trabajo.

Answer 9

Sarah has a pretty good job.

Question 10

No esperaba verlos. Fue toda una sorpresa.

Answer 10

I didn’t expect to see them. lt was quite a surprise.

Question 11

Hubo un buen montón de gente en la reunión.

Answer 11

There were quite a lot of people at the meeting.

Question 12

Me gusta bastante el tenis, pero no es mi deporte favorito.

Answer 12

I quite like tennis, but it’s not my favourite sport.

Question 13

El clima no es tan bueno. Está bastante nublado.

Answer 13

The weather isn’t so good. lt’s rather cloudy.

Question 14

Paul es más bien tímido. No habla mucho.

Answer 14

Paul is rather shy. He doesn’t talk very much.

Question 15

Estas naranjas son bastante buenas. ¿Dónde los conseguiste?

Answer 15

These oranges are rather good. Where did you get them?

Question 16

Mi habitación es bastante grande, pero yo preferiría una más grande.

Answer 16

My room is fairly big, but I’d prefer a bigger one.

Question 17

Nos vemos bastante a menudo, pero no tan a menudo como antes.

Answer 17

We see each other fairly often, but not as often as we used to.

Question 18

¿Estás seguro?’ “Sí, completamente seguro. ‘

Answer 18

‘Are you sure?’ ‘Yes, quite sure.’

Question 19

Ella era muy diferente de lo que esperaba

Answer 19

She was quite different from what I expected. (= completely different)

Question 20

Todo lo que decían era cierto.

Answer 20

Everything they said was quite true. (= completely true)

Question 21

Estoy de acuerdo con usted.

Answer 21

I quite agree with you. (= I completely agree).

Question 22

No han terminado de comer bastante todavía

Answer 22

They haven’t quite finished eating yet.

Question 23

Yo no entiendo muy bien a qué se refiere.

Answer 23

I don’t quite understand what you mean.

Question 24

‘¿Ya estás listo?’ ‘No completamente.’

Answer 24

‘Are you ready yet?’ ‘Not quite.’