actually

ac·tu·al·ly  (kch--l)

adv.

1. In fact; in reality: That tree is actually a fir, not a pine.

2. Used to express wonder, surprise, or incredulity: I actually won the lottery!

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actually [ˈæktʃʊəlɪ]

adv

1.

a.  as an actual fact; really

b.  (as sentence modifier) actually, I haven't seen him

2. at present

3. Informal a parenthetic filler used to add slight emphasis I don't know, actually

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	actually - in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" really
	2.	actually - used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous" in reality
	3.	actually - at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the picture that is actually on the air"
	4.	actually - as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn't proved to be too satisfactory, actually"

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actually

adverb

1. really, in fact, indeed, essentially, truly, literally, genuinely, in reality, in truth, in actuality, in point of fact, veritably, as a matter of fact He had actually felt pain several times, but he had ignored it.

2. surprisingly, believe it or not, though it may seem strange It may sound crazy, but it actually works.

Translations

actually [ˈæktjʊəlɪ] ADV

1. (= really) → en realidad, realmente
she didn't actually see the accident → en realidad no vio el accidente, no vio el accidente realmente
no one actually died → en realidad no murió nadie
can computers actually create language? → ¿pueden realmente crear un idioma los ordenadores?
inflation has actually fallen → la inflación de hecho ha bajado
I never thought you'd actually do it! → ¡jamás pensé que lo harías de verdad!

2. (correcting, clarifying) that's not true, actually → bueno, eso no es cierto
actually, I don't know him at all → pues la verdad, no lo conozco de nada
actually, you were quite right → pues mira, de hecho tenías razón
"he earns £30,000 a year" - "£30,500, actually" → -gana 30.000 libras al año -30.500 libras para ser exactos
actually, I didn't come here just to help you → en realidad, no he venido sólo para ayudarte

3. (= exactly) → exactamente
what did he actually say? → ¿qué es lo que dijo exactamente?

4. (for emphasis) we actually caught a fish! → ¡incluso or hasta pescamos un pez!
I was so bored I actually fell asleep! → ¡me aburría tanto que de hecho me quedé dormido!
you only pay for the electricity you actually use → sólo pagas la electricidad que consumes

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actually [ˈæktʃuəli] adv

(indicating or emphasising truth) → réellement, vraiment
Did it actually happen? → Est-ce que c'est vraiment arrivé?

(= in fact) → en fait
Actually, I don't know him at all → En fait, je ne le connais pas du tout.

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actually

adv

(used as a filler) usually not translated; actually I haven’t started yet → ich habe noch (gar) nicht damit angefangen; actually we were just talking about you → wir haben eben von Ihnen geredet; actually his name is Smith → er heißt (übrigens) Smith; I’m going too actually → ich gehe (übrigens) auch; actually what we could do is to … → (wissen Sie,) wir könnten doch …

(= to tell the truth, in actual fact) → eigentlich; (= by the way) → übrigens; as you said before, and actually you were quite right → wie Sie schon sagten, und eigentlich hatten Sie völlig recht; actually you were quite right, it was a bad idea → Sie hatten übrigens völlig recht, es war eine schlechte Idee; I don’t actually feel like going there → ich habe eigentlich keine Lust, da hinzugehen; do you want that/know him? — actually I do/don’t → möchten Sie das/kennen Sie ihn? — ja, durchaus or schon/nein, eigentlich nicht; you don’t want that/know him, do you? — actually I do → Sie möchten das/kennen ihn (doch) nicht, oder? — doch, eigentlich schon; do you know her? — actually I’m her husband → kennen Sie sie? — ja, ich bin nämlich ihr Mann; I thought I could give you a lift but I won’t actually be going → ich dachte, ich könnte Sie mitnehmen, aber ich gehe nun doch nicht; I bet you haven’t done that! — actually I have → Sie haben das bestimmt nicht gemacht! — doch; I’m going soon, tomorrow actually → ich gehe bald, nämlich morgen; it won’t be easy, it’ll actually be very difficult → es wird nicht leicht, ja es wird sogar sehr schwierig sein

(= truly, in reality: showing surprise) → tatsächlich; if you actually own an apartment → wenn Sie tatsächlich eine Wohnung besitzen; don’t tell me you’re actually going now! → sag bloß, du gehst jetzt tatsächlich or wirklich!; oh, you’re actually in/dressed/ready! → oh, du bist sogar da/angezogen/fertig!; … but actually I could do it → … aber ich konnte es doch; I haven’t actually started/done it/met him yet → ich habe noch nicht angefangen/es noch nicht gemacht/ihn noch nicht kennengelernt; not actually …, but … → zwar nicht …, aber …; I wasn’t actually there, but … → ich war zwar selbst nicht dabei, aber …; did he actually say that? → hat er das tatsächlich or wirklich gesagt?; what did he actually say? → was genau hat er gesagt?, was hat er tatsächlich gesagt?; what do you actually want? → was möchten Sie eigentlich?; does that actually exist? → gibt es das denn überhaupt or tatsächlich?; as for actually working … → was die Arbeit selbst betrifft …; as for actually doing it → wenn es dann darangeht, es auch zu tun; it’s the first time that I’ve actually seen him/that I’ve actually been home in time for the news → das ist das erste Mal, dass ich ihn mal gesehen habe/dass ich mal rechtzeitig zu den Nachrichten zu Hause bin

it’s actually taking place this very moment → das findet genau in diesem Augenblick statt; it was actually taking place when he … → es fand genau zu der Zeit statt, als er …

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actually [ˈæktjʊəlɪ] adv (really) → veramente, davvero; (even) → addirittura, perfino
he actually expected us to put him up for the whole holiday → si aspettava sul serio che lo ospitassimo per tutta la vacanza!
that's not true, actually → questo non è affatto vero
I wasn't actually there → a or per dire la verità io non c'ero

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