quite

quite
quite [{{t}}kwaɪt]
assez1(a) tout à fait1(b), 1(c), 2 exactement1(c)
1 adverb
(a) (moderately) assez;
the movie is quite good le film est assez bon;
it's quite cold today il fait assez froid aujourd'hui;
quite frequently/recently assez fréquemment/récemment;
I'd quite like to go ça me plairait assez d'y aller;
quite a difficult job un travail assez difficile;
quite a good job un assez bon emploi;
quite a lot of people seem to believe it un bon nombre de gens semblent le croire;
there were quite a few good paintings il y avait un assez grand nombre de bons tableaux;
there was quite a crowd il y avait pas mal de monde;
I've been here for quite some time je suis ici depuis un bon moment ou depuis assez longtemps;
he was in France for quite some time il a passé pas mal de temps en France
(b) (completely, absolutely) tout à fait;
she's quite right elle a tout à fait ou parfaitement raison;
the story isn't quite true l'histoire n'est pas tout à fait ou entièrement vraie;
I quite understand je comprends tout à fait ou parfaitement;
she's quite brilliant elle est vraiment très brillante;
we've always been quite happy together nous avons toujours été parfaitement heureux ensemble;
he's quite happy to let others do the work ça ne le dérange absolument pas de laisser les autres faire le travail;
he was quite obviously drunk il était manifestement ivre;
if you've quite finished si vous avez terminé;
that's quite another matter! ça, c'est autre chose!;
quite the opposite bien au contraire;
in quite another tone sur un tout autre ton;
not quite a month ago il y a un peu moins d'un mois;
not quite 300 pas tout à fait 300;
it's not quite 2 o'clock il n'est pas tout à fait 2 heures;
you've had quite enough vous en avez eu largement assez;
that's quite enough (of that)! ça suffit comme ça!;
I'm afraid I'll be a bit late - that's quite all right je crains d'être un peu en retard - ce n'est pas grave;
quite apart from the fact that… en dehors du fait que…;
quite the best story of its kind sans aucun doute la meilleure histoire de ce genre;
he's quite the young gentleman c'est le parfait jeune homme
(c) (exactly) exactement, tout à fait;
that wasn't quite what I had in mind ce n'est pas exactement ce que j'avais en tête;
I don't quite know what he will do je ne sais pas trop ce qu'il fera;
I'm not quite sure what you mean je ne vois pas très bien ce que vous voulez dire;
I can't quite remember when it happened je ne me souviens pas bien ou tout à fait quand ça s'est passé
(d) (expressing approval, appreciation)
that was quite a party! ça a été une sacrée soirée!;
it's been quite a day quelle journée!;
she's quite a girl elle est formidable;
that movie was quite something ce film, c'était vraiment quelque chose;
his speech was quite something son discours était tout à fait remarquable
2 exclamation
quite (so)! tout à fait!, parfaitement!

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