pretty good

Portuguese translation: bem bom; relativamente bom

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English term or phrase:pretty good
Portuguese translation:bem bom; relativamente bom
Entered by: Oliver Simões

18:49 Jun 8, 2018
English to Portuguese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / adult romance novel
English term or phrase: pretty good
"When I spoke with Jana this morning, she said that her kids taught Jack to fetch balls and sticks. According to her, he’s pretty good at it.”

Jack é o nome do cachorro. Minha dúvida é sobre qual seria a melhor tradução de "pretty" em "pretty good."

Evidentemente, "pretty" e "very" indicam graus diferentes de intensidade. Já vi "pretty" traduzido como "muito", mas entendo que isso é um erro de tradução (até comum, por sinal).

pretty: to a moderately high degree; fairly; somewhat

O que os colegas sugerem? (Descarto "muito bom" pelas razões já citadas.)

Pensei em "um tanto bom", "relativamente bom" ou simplesmente "bom". Alguma outra sugestão? A tradução é para PT-Br. Obrigado.
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 10:45
bem bom
Explanation:
"De acordo com ela, ele é bem bom nisso."
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Ligia Costa
Brazil
Local time: 14:45
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Obrigado, Lígia. Escolhi "bem bom" para a minha tradução.
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4bastante bom
Leonor Machado
4bem bom
Ligia Costa
3ele é/está um craque
Ana Vozone


  

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ele é/está um craque


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Sugestão.

Ana Vozone
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bastante bom


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Leonor Machado
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bem bom


Explanation:
"De acordo com ela, ele é bem bom nisso."

Ligia Costa
Brazil
Local time: 14:45
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Obrigado, Lígia. Escolhi "bem bom" para a minha tradução.
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