Rather, fairly, quite a bit - Bastante (The 308th Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for Rather, fairly, quite a bit in Spanish is Bastante. It can be used as adjective. It is the 308th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. This word often comes up when talking about measures. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common Spanish words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: rather, fairly, quite a bit

Spanish: bastante

Examples


It was rather funny.	Era bastante gracioso.
She's a rather pretty woman.	Es una mujer bastante bonita.
He was fairly caught in the trap.	Estaba bastante atrapado en la trampa.
They're rather important.	Ellos son bastante importantes.
He's rather good.	Él es bastante bueno.
He is rather optimistic.	Él es bastante optimista.
The surface of the object is fairly rough.	La superficie del objeto es bastante áspera.
These items are rather hard to obtain.	Estos artículos son bastante difíciles de conseguir.

It's rather cold for April.	Hace bastante frío para ser abril.
I felt rather puzzled.	Me sentí bastante desconcertado.
She's rather clueless.	Ella es bastante despistada.
He's a rather rare individual.	Es un individuo bastante raro.
Tom is rather weak.	Tom es bastante débil.
It's rather ironic.	Es bastante irónico.
I'm rather busy.	Estoy bastante ocupado.
I'm fairly hungry.	Tengo bastante hambre.
Your ideas are rather old-fashioned.	Tus ideas son bastante anticuadas.
Deer are fairly intelligent.	Los ciervos son bastante inteligentes.
This mango tree provides quite a bit of shade.	Este mango provee bastante sombra.
It is rather warm today.	Hace bastante calor hoy.
It's fairly warm today.	Hoy hace bastante calor.