Significado de quite en español

• 0 a little or a lot but not completely

  • I’m quite tired, but I’m happy to walk a little further.

• 1 a large amount or number

  • There are quite a few letters for you here.

• 2 completely

  • The two situations are quite different.

• 3 almost but not completely

  • The colours almost match but not quite.

• 4 used to to say that something is a particularly impressive example of something

  • It was quite a remarkable speech.

  • Winning this contest was quite an accomplishment.

• 5 to a fairly large degree

  • quite large/small/angry/ugly bastante grande/pequeño/enfadado/feo

  • The wait was quite long. La espera fue bastante larga.

  • He’s had quite a few girlfriends. Él ha tenido bastantes novias.

  • It costs quite a lot of money. Cuesta bastante dinero.

  • I hate most seafood, but I quite like prawns. Odio la mayoría del marisco, pero me gustan mucho las gambas.

• 6 used in negatives to mean “completely”

  • Can you wait? I’m not quite ready. ¿Puedes esperar? No estoy listo del todo.

• 7 emphasizes an adjective or adverb

  • What she did was quite extraordinary. Lo que ella hizo fue bastante extraordinario.

• 8 emphasizes a noun

  • We got quite a surprise when he showed up. Nos sorprendió totalmente cuando apareció.