Definition von neat
Wortformen:comparative neater
, superlative neatest
1. Adjektiv [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
So they left her in the neat little house, alone with her memories.
She undressed and put her wet clothes in a neat pile in the corner.
...a girl in a neat grey flannel suit.
Everything was neat and tidy and gleamingly clean.
neatly
Adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective/-ed]
He folded his paper neatly and sipped his coffee.
At the door was a neatly dressed, dignified man.
2. Adjektiv
'That's not like Alf,' he said, 'leaving papers muddled like that. He's always so
neat.'
neatly
Adverb [ADVERB with verb]
I followed her into that room which her mother had maintained so neatly.
Josephine's few possessions are neatly arranged.
3. Adjektiv [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
...a faded woman with neat features.
...neat handwriting.
4. Adjektiv [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A neat move between Black and Keane left Nigel Clough in the clear, but his shot
skimmed wide of the far post.
5. Adjektiv
It had been such a neat, clever plan.
Neat solutions are not easily found to these issues.
'Make the punishment fit the crime.' How neat and tidy it sounded.
neatly
Adverb [ADVERB with verb]
Real people do not fit neatly into these categories.
The theory that personality is determined by our biology neatly lets everyone off
the hook.
6. Adjektiv
7. Adjektiv [ADJECTIVE noun]
[mainly British]
He poured himself a brandy and swallowed it neat.
He took a mouthful of neat whisky, and coughed.
regional note: in AM, use straight
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Adjektiv
5.
cleverly or smartly phrased or done
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Adverb
neatness (ˈneatness)
Substantiv
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Adjektiv
2.
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Adverb
neatness (ˈneatness)
Substantiv
Wortherkunft von neat
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The common areas are full of good vibes and neat touches. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Now that's a neat hat trick. The Sun (2016)Little settled it in injury time with a neat finish. The Sun (2009) Always involved in neat exchanges and highly dangerous. The Sun (2013)You could always spot him as he was so neat and tidy. The Sun (2015)This is an impressively neat piece of writing. Times, Sunday Times (2010)The house managed the neat trick of being grand without being in the least formal. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Some neat touches in another impressive display. The Sun (2011)What you need up top is something neat and close to the body. Times, Sunday Times (2016)We make this area neat and clean. Times, Sunday Times (2012)The small and neat would be at home. Times, Sunday Times (2013)With a really neat haircut and stubble. The Sun (2014)It is just a case of being neat and tidy. The Sun (2014)The resulting miniature masterpiece could be packed into small boxes that then fitted into neat cases ready for export. Times, Sunday Times (2015)No one had read the "neat little signs" around the ship telling people how to put them on. Christianity Today (2000)Neat finish capped a super display. The Sun (2013)With a budget of 1 million you can find yourself a neat little modern apartment. Times, Sunday Times (2010)Real jobs don't fit into neat compartments. Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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Übersetzungen für neat
Britisches Englisch: neat
/niːt/ ADJECTIVE
A neat place, thing, or person is tidy, smart, and orderly.
She put her clothes in a neat pile.
- Amerikanisches Englisch: neat
- Arabisch: مُرَتَبٌ
- Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: arrumado
- Chinesisch: 整洁的
- Kroatisch: uredan
- Tschechisch: úpravný pořádkumilovný
- Dänisch: nydelig
- Niederländisch: netjes
- Europäisches Spanisch: pulcro
- Finnisch: siisti huoliteltu
- Französisch: soigneux
- Deutsch: ordentlich
- Griechisch: συγυρισμένος
- Italienisch: ordinato
- Japanisch: きちんとした
- Koreanisch: 깔끔한
- Norwegisch: velstelt
- Polnisch: schludny
- Europäisches Portugiesisch: arrumado
- Rumänisch: îngrijit
- Russisch: опрятный
- Spanisch: pulcro
- Schwedisch: ordentlig
- Thai: เรียบร้อย
- Türkisch: temiz ve tertipli
- Ukrainisch: охайний
- Vietnamesisch: gọn gàng
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