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nice

(nīs)
adj. nic·er, nic·est
1. Pleasing and agreeable in nature: had a nice time; a nice person.
2. Having a pleasant or attractive appearance: a nice dress; a nice face.
3. Exhibiting courtesy and politeness: a nice gesture.
4. Of good character and reputation; respectable.
5. Overdelicate or fastidious; fussy.
6. Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle: a nice distinction; a nice sense of style.
7. Done with delicacy and skill: a nice bit of craft.
8. Used as an intensive with and: nice and warm.
9. Obsolete
a. Wanton; profligate: "For when mine hours / Were nice and lucky, men did ransom lives / Of me for jests" (Shakespeare).
b. Affectedly modest; coy: "Ere ... / The nice Morn on th' Indian steep, / From her cabin'd loop-hole peep" (John Milton).

[Middle English, foolish, from Old French, from Latin nescius, ignorant, from nescīre, to be ignorant; see nescience.]

nice′ly adv.
nice′ness n.

Nice

(nēs)
A city of southeast France on the Mediterranean Sea northeast of Cannes. Controlled by various royal houses after the 1200s, the city was finally ceded to France in 1860. It is the leading resort city of the French Riviera.
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Adv. 1. nicely - in a nice way; "a nicely painted house"
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nicely

adverb
1. pleasantly, well, delightfully, attractively, charmingly, agreeably, pleasingly, acceptably, pleasurably He's just written a book, nicely illustrated and not too technical.
pleasantly unpleasantly, unattractively
2. kindly, politely, thoughtfully, amiably, courteously He treated you very nicely and acted like a decent guy.
3. precisely, exactly, accurately, exactingly, finely, carefully, strictly, subtly, delicately, meticulously, rigorously, scrupulously I think this sums up the problem very nicely.
precisely carelessly, sloppily (informal)
4. satisfactorily, well, adequately, acceptably, passably She has a private income, so they manage very nicely.
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Translations
بِلَطافَه
pěkně
dejligtlækkert
vingjarnlega; laglega; ágætlega
lepoprijazno
çok iyipek iyipekâla

nicely

[ˈnaɪslɪ] ADV
1. (= well) → bien
nicely brownedbien dorado
she is coming along nicely at schoolen el colegio le va bien
that will do nicelyasí está perfecto or bien
your driver's licence will do nicelysu carnet de conducir sirve or vale
he's doing very nicely (for himself)le van muy bien las cosas
to be nicely placed (to do sth)estar en buena posición (para hacer algo)
2. (= attractively) [arranged, decorated, furnished] → bien, con gusto
she dresses nicelyviste con muy buen gusto
3. (= politely) [ask, say] → bien, con educación
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nicely

[ˈnaɪsli] adv
(= well) [work, run, manage] → bien
He thought he could manage quite nicely without them → Il pensait qu'il pouvait très bien s'en sortir sans eux.
[dress] → bien; [illustrate, arrange] → joliment
I think Beth dresses very nicely → Je trouve que Beth s'habille très bien.
The flowers were arranged nicely in simple glass vases → Les fleurs étaient joliment arrangées dans de simples vases en verre.
(= politely) [ask, behave] → gentiment
You can have a biscuit if you ask nicely → Tu peux avoir un biscuit si tu le demandes gentiment.
(= kindly) [treat, say] → gentiment
to do nicely [shopkeeper, business] → bien réussir
another hotel owner who is doing very nicely → un autre propriétaire d'hôtel qui réussit très bien
to do nicely (= get better) [patient] → bien se remettre
She's doing very nicely → Elle se remet très bien.
to do nicely (= be suitable, be fine)
That will do nicely → Cela fera l'affaire.
A shirt and ordinary pair of trousers will do nicely → Une chemise et un pantalon ordinaire feront l'affaire.
A quick nod of approval would have done nicely → Un bref signe d'approbation aurait fait l'affaire.
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nicely

adv
(= pleasantly)nett ; (= well) go, speak, behave, placedgut ; to go nicelywie geschmiert laufen (inf); to be coming along nicelysich gut machen or entwickeln ; she thanked me nicelysie hat sich nett bei mir bedankt ; to ask nicelyhöflich fragen ; eat up/say thank you nicely!iss mal schön auf/sag mal schön danke!; that will do nicelydas reicht vollauf ; how’s it going? — nicely, thank youwie geht es so? — danke, ganz gut ; he’s doing very nicely for himselfer ist sehr gut gestellt ; (= making money)er scheffelt Geld (inf); a nicely situated homeein hübsch gelegenes Haus ; to be nicely spokensich gepflegt ausdrücken ; he’s such a nicely spoken young manes ist eine Freude, diesem jungen Mann zuzuhören ; nicely donegut gemacht, prima (inf); when the engine’s nicely warmed upwenn der Motor schön warm gelaufen ist
(= carefully) distinguishgenau, fein
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nicely

[ˈnaɪslɪ] advbene ; (kindly) → gentilmente
that will do nicely → andrà benissimo
he's getting on nicely in his new job → se la cava bene nel nuovo lavoro
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nice

(nais) adjective
1. pleasant; agreeable. nice weather; a nice person. aangenaam لَطيف приятен agradável hezký; příjemný, milý freundlich dejlig; pæn ευχάριστος, συμπαθητικός, ευγενικός amable, simpático kena زیبا mukava beau, gentil נחמד अच्छा dobar,ugodan kellemes, szép menyenangkan notalegur bello; gentile 快い 유쾌한, 즐거운 malonus, puikus, gražus patīkams, jauks baik mooi/aardig fin, hyggelig, sympatisk miły, przyjemny ښكلى simpático frumos, plăcut приятный, милый príjemný prijeten fin vacker, trevlig ดี hoş, güzel, iyi 美好的,和善的 гарний; приємний عمدہ tốt 美好的,好心的
2. used jokingly. We're in a nice mess now. regte ظَريف шег. хубав lindo pěkný schön lækker ωραίος bonito paras دلپذير mukava beau, joli "נֶחמַד" सुहाना, सुहावना, आकर्षक, मनोरंजक, बढ़िया, सुंदर slatko,dražesno „szép" hebat þokkalegur bello ひどい 난처한 geras, puikus pamatīgs menarik mooi nydelig, fin niezły زړه ښكونكى lindo de toată frumuseţea хорошенький pekný krasen fin snygg, fin, skön สุภาพ kötü, berbat (反語) 不好的 славний خوب hay ho (反语)糟透的
3. exact; precise. a nice sense of timing. goeie دَقيق، مَضْبوط точен preciso přesný genau nøjagtig ακριβής preciso täpne صحیح tarkka précis טוב अत्यंत, नपा-तुला, ठीक-ठीक točan, istančan pontos tepat nákvæmur buono, preciso ちょうどよい 정확한 subtilus, tikslus precīzs; smalks tepat goed nøyaktig, presis subtelny, precyzyjny سم،صحيح preciso fin точный; острый; тонкий presný točen dobar känslig, exakt แน่นอน kesin, tam 細微的,精細的 точний, пунктуальний اچھا، صحيح chính xác 细致的,精确的
ˈnicely adverb
mooi, netjies بِلَطافَه добре agradavelmente pěkně fein dejligt; pænt; lækkert; nøjagtigt ωραία, πολύ καλά agradablemente kenasti نکته باريک mukavasti bien, gentiment יפה, היטב अच्छे से lijepo, ugodno pontosan, jól, szépen dengan baik vingjarnlega; laglega; ágætlega bene, piacevolmente うまく 좋게, 잘 gražiai, maloniai, puikiai, subtiliai labi, jauki dengan cantik, menarik aardig fint, nøyaktig przyjemnie مهم ټكى agradavelmente bine; amabil мило; хорошо pekne dobro fino trevligt อย่างดี pek iyi, çok iyi, pekâla 很好地,合宜地,精細地 добре, гарно عمدگي سے một cách vui vẻ 恰好,合宜地,精细地
nicety (ˈnaisəti) plural ˈniceties noun
a precise or delicate detail. noukeurigheid بالتَّفْصيل прецизност delicadeza přesnost, jemnost die Feinheit finesse λεπτομέρεια sutileza nüanss ظرافت vivahde raffinement דיוק व्योरा preciznost, točnost finom részlet ketepatan smáatriði, nákvæmnisatriði accuratezza, precisione 正確 정확성 subtilybė, vingrybė būtiska detaļa perbezaan yang kecil detail finesse, fin detalj, nøyaktighet finezja ښكلا delicadeza detaliu тонкость; мелкие подробности presnosť, jemnosť natančnost, podrobnost finesa precision, noggrannhet ความแม่นยํา ince nokta, püf noktası 細微處 чіткість; пунктуальність مختصر اور نازک تفصيل những chi tiết nhỏ 精确,精细,细微的区别
to a nicety
exactly. He judged the distance to a nicety. presies, noukeurig بالضَّبْط، بِدِقَّه съвършено com exatidão (na chlup) přesně aufs Genauste nøjagtigt με ακρίβεια con suma precisión, a la perfección täpselt احتياط؛ دقت tarkasti exactement בדיוק ठीक-ठीक preciznost, potankost pontosan dengan tepat nákvæmlega esattamente, alla perfezione 精密に 정확하게 tiksliai precīzi dengan tepat precies nøyaktig dokładnie دقت،غور com exactidão cu precizie точно presne natančno precizno på pricken, precis แม่นยํา bütün ayrıntılarıyla, inceden inceye 精確地,恰到好處地 точно بروقت، ٹھيک طور پر sự chính xác 准确地,恰到好处地
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He was neatly made, all of tin, nicely soldered at the joints, and his various limbs were cleverly hinged to his body so that he could use them nearly as well as if they had been common flesh.
And how nicely can doggish lust beg for a piece of spirit, when a piece of flesh is denied it!
"How nicely Turovtsin laughs!" said Levin, admiring his moist eyes and shaking chest.
Only don't stain it, and do behave nicely. Don't put your hands behind you, or stare, or say `Christopher Columbus!' will you?"
He was bold and nicely behaved; he had not come to woo the Princess, but only to hear her wisdom.
The wife of a whaling captain had provided the chapel with a handsome pair of red worsted man-ropes for this ladder, which, being itself nicely headed, and stained with a mahogany color, the whole contrivance, considering what manner of chapel it was, seemed by no means in bad taste.
Poligny and Debienne, we had been so nicely steeped"--Moncharmin's style is not always irreproachable-- "had no doubt ended by blinding my imaginative and also my visual faculties.
The shape is the same with that of a beautiful horse, exact and nicely proportioned, of a bay colour, with a black tail, which in some provinces is long, in others very short: some have long manes hanging to the ground.
He was very particular in letting out and taking in the straps, to fit my head comfortably; then he brought a saddle, but it was not broad enough for my back; he saw it in a minute and went for another, which fitted nicely. He rode me first slowly, then a trot, then a canter, and when we were on the common he gave me a light touch with his whip, and we had a splendid gallop.
He asked after her nephew Tom, and she said he was on his way home and that she was expecting him to arrive a little before night, and added that she and the judge were gratified to gather from his letters that he was conducting himself very nicely and creditably--at which Wilson winked to himself privately.
"Well, sir," I said in an apologetic tone, "she was going eleven knots very nicely, and I thought she would do for another half-hour or so."
Set out before it gets hot, and when you are going, walk nicely and quietly and do not run off the path, or you may fall and break the bottle, and then your grandmother will get nothing; and when you go into her room, don't forget to say, "Good morning", and don't peep into every corner before you do it.'

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