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war ziemlich

was quite

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phrase Uncommon #17,837
was quite Used before an adjective to mean “was quite” or “was fairly.”
GE: Der Film war ziemlich spannend.
EN: The movie was quite exciting.

Tom war ziemlich beeindruckt.

Tom was quite impressed.

Tom war ziemlich mutig.

Tom was pretty brave.

Tom war ziemlich glücklich.

Tom was quite happy.

Tom war ziemlich unausstehlich.

Tom was pretty unbearable.

Nichts für ungut, aber ich finde, das war ziemlich dumm von Ihnen.

No offense, but I think that was pretty stupid of you.

— Kevin - Allein in New York (1992)

Tom war ziemlich motiviert.

Tom was quite motivated.

Tom war ziemlich zäh.

Tom was pretty tough.

Tom war ziemlich freundlich zu mir.

Tom was quite friendly to me.

Das Buch, dass du mir ausgeliehen hast, war ziemlich interessant.

The book you lent me was quite interesting.

Tom war ziemlich sauer.

Tom was pretty angry.

Der Betrag war ziemlich beeindruckend.

The amount was pretty impressive.

Die Aufgabe war ziemlich einfach.

The task was quite simple.

Toms Witz war ziemlich geschmacklos.

Tom's joke was pretty tasteless.

Die Beschwerde war ziemlich kurz.

The complaint was pretty brief.

War ziemlich übel.

It was pretty awful.

— City of Men (2007)

Tom war ziemlich klug.

Tom was pretty smart.

Tom war ziemlich verärgert.

Tom was quite annoyed.