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exactly

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ex·act·ly  (g-zktl)
adv.
1. In an exact manner; accurately.
2. In all respects; just: Do exactly as you please.
3. As you say. Used to indicate agreement.

exactly [ɪgˈzæktlɪ]
adv
1. in an exact manner; accurately or precisely
2. in every respect; just it is exactly what he wants
sentence substitute
1. just so! precisely!
not exactly Ironic not at all; by no means
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.exactly - indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt"
2.exactly - just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
3.exactly - in a precise manner; "she always expressed herself precisely"
imprecisely, inexactly - in an imprecise manner; "he expressed himself imprecisely"

exactly
adverb
2. precisely, just, expressly, prompt (informal), specifically, bang on (informal), to the letter, on the button (informal) He arrived at exactly five o'clock.
interjection
precisely, yes, quite, of course, certainly, indeed, truly, that's right, absolutely, spot-on (Brit. informal), just so, quite so, ya (S. African), as you say, you got it (informal), assuredly, yebo (S. African informal) `We don't know the answer to that.' - 'Exactly. So shut up and stop speculating.'
not exactly (Ironical) not at all, hardly, not really, not quite, certainly not, by no means, in no way, not by any means, in no manner Sailing is not exactly a cheap hobby.
Translations
exactly [ɪgˈzæktlɪ] ADV [know, resemble] → exactamente; [calculate, measure, describe] → exactamente, con precisión
at exactly five o'clocka las cinco en punto
what did you tell him exactly?; what exactly did you tell him?¿qué le dijiste exactamente?
that's exactly what I was thinkingeso es exactamente lo que yo estaba pensando
he's exactly like his fatheres exactamente igual que su padre, es clavado a su padre
nobody knows who exactly will be in chargenadie sabe con exactitud quién será el encargado
I wanted to get everything exactly rightquería hacerlo todo a la perfección
"do you mean that we are stuck here?" - "exactly!"-¿quieres decir que no nos podemos mover de aquí? -¡exacto! or -¡efectivamente!
he wasn't exactly pleased (iro) → no estaba precisamente contentono estaba muy contento, que digamos
it's not exactly interesting (iro) → no es lo que se dice interesante
"is she sick?" - "not exactly"-¿está enferma? -no exactamente

exactly [ɪgˈzæktli] advexactement
exactly the same → exactement le même
not exactly → pas exactement
It's exactly 10 o'clock → Il est dix heures précises.
at 5 o'clock exactly → à cinq heures précises
exactly! → parfaitement!, précisément!
not exactly → pas vraiment
He's not exactly rich
BUT Il est loin d'être riche.

exactly
advgenau; I wanted to know exactly where my mother was buriedich wollte genau wissen, wo meine Mutter begraben war; that’s exactly what I was thinkinggenau das habe ich auch gedacht; at exactly five o’clockum Punkt fünf Uhr; at exactly 9.43 a.m./the right timegenau um 9.43 Uhr/zur richtigen Zeit; I want to get things exactly rightich will es ganz richtig machen; who exactly will be in charge?wer wird eigentlich die Verantwortung haben?; that’s not exactly what I meandas ist nicht genau das, was ich meine; exactly the samegenau der/die/das Gleiche; you mean we are stuck? — exactlywir sitzen also fest? — stimmt genau; is she sick? — not exactlyist sie krank? — eigentlich nicht; not exactly (iro: = hardly) → nicht gerade; his father was not exactly poor/pleasedsein Vater war nicht gerade arm/erfreut; it’s not exactly a comedyes ist nicht gerade eine Komödie

exactly [ɪgˈzæktlɪ] adv (describe, know, resemble) → esattamente; (of time) → in punto
exactly! → esatto!
that's exactly what I thought → è proprio quello che pensavo
it's exactly 5 o'clock → sono le 5 in punto
exactly [ɪgˈzæktlɪ] adv (describe, know, resemble) → esattamente; (of time) → in punto
exactly! → esatto!
that's exactly what I thought → è proprio quello che pensavo
it's exactly 5 o'clock → sono le 5 in punto

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