Significado
fairly; discreetly
- fairly, reasonably, moderately well
- discreetly, tactfully, unobtrusively
En una frase
Nonostante le difficoltà iniziali, l'esame è andato discretamente bene.
Despite initial difficulties, the exam went fairly well.
Parla lo spagnolo discretamente, pur non avendolo mai studiato a scuola.
He speaks Spanish reasonably well, despite never studying it at school.
Ha posto la domanda discretamente per non mettere nessuno in imbarazzo.
She asked the question discreetly so as not to embarrass anyone.
Notas de uso
- Most commonly used as a degree adverb meaning 'fairly' or 'pretty well'.
- Can also mean 'in a discreet manner', though that sense is less frequent.