neatly
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neat 1
(nēt)adj. neat·er, neat·est
1.
a. Orderly and clean; tidy: a neat office; a neat desk.
b. Habitually tidy or well-organized: was lucky to have a neat roommate.
2. Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit: a neat turn of phrase.
3. Not diluted or mixed with other substances: neat whiskey.
4. Left after all deductions; net: neat profit.
5. Slang Wonderful; terrific: That was a neat party.
[Anglo-Norman neit, clear, pure, variant of Old French net, from Latin nitidus, elegant, gleaming, from nitēre, to shine.]
neat′ly adv.
neat′ness n.
neat 2
(nēt)n. pl. neat Archaic
A cow or other domestic bovine animal.
[Middle English net, from Old English nēat.]
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neatly
adverb
1. tidily, nicely, smartly, systematically, methodically, fastidiously He took off his trousers and folded them neatly.
2. smartly, elegantly, stylishly, tidily, nattily She was neatly dressed, her hair was tidy and she carried a shoulder-bag.
3. gracefully, expertly, efficiently, adeptly, deftly, skilfully, nimbly, adroitly, dexterously, agilely He sent the ball over the bar with a neatly executed header.
4. cleverly, precisely, accurately, efficiently, aptly, elegantly She neatly summed up a common attitude among many teachers and parents.
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Translations
بأناقَه، بِتَرْتيب، بِمَهارَهبِتَنْظِيمِ
úhledněpečlivě
nydeligtordentligt
siististi
uredno
snyrtilega; snoturlega
きちんと
깔끔하게
úhľadne
skrbno
ordentligt
อย่างเรียบร้อย
derli topludüzgün şekilde
một cách gọn gàng
neatly
[ˈniːtlɪ] ADV1. (= carefully, tidily) [arrange, put, fold] → con cuidado, cuidadosamente, con esmero; [write, type] → claramente
she is always very neatly dressed → siempre va muy arreglada
a neatly kept garden → un jardín bien cuidado
she is always very neatly dressed → siempre va muy arreglada
a neatly kept garden → un jardín bien cuidado
2. (= cleverly) [summarize, explain] → con claridad, bien; [avoid] → ingeniosamente, con habilidad
as you so neatly put it → como tú muy bien dijiste
it was very neatly put → estaba muy bien expresado
as you so neatly put it → como tú muy bien dijiste
it was very neatly put → estaba muy bien expresado
3. (= conveniently) [fit] → perfectamente; [divide] → claramente, fácilmente
they do not fit neatly into categories → no se los puede encasillar tan fácilmente
everything worked out very neatly → todo se resolvió muy bien
they do not fit neatly into categories → no se los puede encasillar tan fácilmente
everything worked out very neatly → todo se resolvió muy bien
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
neatly
[ˈniːtli] adv [labelled, arranged, stacked, clipped, pressed, typed] → soigneusement; [fold, put away, hang up] → soigneusement
a neatly trimmed beard → une barbe soigneusement taillée
neatly folded → soigneusement plié(e)
neatly wrapped
It comes neatly wrapped in a little cellophane bag → C'est vendu dans un petit sachet de cellophane très pratique.
a neatly trimmed beard → une barbe soigneusement taillée
neatly folded → soigneusement plié(e)
neatly wrapped
It comes neatly wrapped in a little cellophane bag → C'est vendu dans un petit sachet de cellophane très pratique.
[fit] → facilement
neatly dressed → à la mise soignée
to fit neatly into sth [object] → rentrer facilement dans qch; [person] → rentrer facilement dans qch
Real people do not fit neatly into categories → Des gens authentiques ne rentrent pas facilement dans une catégorie.
neatly dressed → à la mise soignée
to fit neatly into sth [object] → rentrer facilement dans qch; [person] → rentrer facilement dans qch
Real people do not fit neatly into categories → Des gens authentiques ne rentrent pas facilement dans une catégorie.
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neatly
adv
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
neatly
[ˈniːtlɪ] adva. (tidily, fold, wrap, dress) → accuratamente, con cura; (write) → bene, in bella calligrafia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
neat
(niːt) adjective1. tidy; well-ordered, with everything in the right place. a neat house; She is very neat and tidy.
2. skilfully done. He has made a neat job of the repair.
3. (of drink, especially alcoholic) without added water. neat whisky.
ˈneatness nounˈneatly adverb
tidily or skilfully. Please write neatly.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
neatly
→ بِتَنْظِيمِ úhledně nydeligt ordentlich προσεγμένα pulcramente siististi soigneusement uredno ordinatamente きちんと 깔끔하게 netjes ordentlig schludnie caprichosamente, esmeradamente опрятно ordentligt อย่างเรียบร้อย derli toplu một cách gọn gàng 整洁地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009