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rightly [ˈraɪtlɪ] adv
1. in accordance with the facts; correctly 2. in accordance with principles of justice or morality 3. with good reason; justifiably he was rightly annoyed with her 4. properly or suitably; appropriately rightly dressed for a wedding 5. (used with a negative) Informal with certainty; positively or precisely (usually in the phrases I don't rightly know, I can't rightly say) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations rightly [ˈraɪtlɪ] ADV 1. (= correctly) [fear, suspect] → con razón; [assume] → sin equivocarse; [act, behave] → correctamente, bien they rightly feared that she had caught tuberculosis → se temían, y con razón, que había cogido tuberculosis the credit for this achievement rightly belongs to her → el mérito por este logro le pertenece a ella con todas las de la ley or en justicia le pertenece a ella as she rightly points out, more research is needed → como muy bien ella señala, hace falta una mayor investigación he rightly points out that these problems are connected → señala con acierto or con razón que estos problemas están relacionados quite rightly → con toda la razón if I remember rightly → si mal no recuerdo, si no me falla la memoria as he (so) rightly said → como bien dijo él ... 2. (= justifiably) → con(toda la)razón they are rightly regarded as the best in the world → se les considera, con(toda la)razón, los mejores del mundo and rightly so → y con(toda la)razón her colleagues were rightly upset by her dismissal → sus colegas estaban disgustados por su dimisión y con razón → sus colegas estaban, con toda justificación, disgustados por su dimisión rightly or wrongly → con razón o sin ella, justa o injustamente 3. (= really) I don't rightly know → no sé exactamente I can't rightly say → no lo puedo decir con seguridad rightly [ˈraɪtli] adv (= with reason) → à juste titre She rightly decided not to go → Elle a décidé, à juste titre, de ne pas y aller. (= accurately) → bien, correctement if I remember rightly → si je me souviens bien right-minded [ˌraɪtˈmaɪndɪd] adj → sensé(e) rightly adv (= correctly) → richtig; he said, rightly, that … → er sagte sehr richtig, dass …; quite rightly → ganz recht; they are rightly regarded as … → sie werden zu Recht als … angesehen; if I remember rightly → wenn ich mich recht erinnere (= justifiably) → mit or zu Recht; rightly or wrongly → ob das nun richtig ist oder nicht; and rightly so → und zwar mit Recht (form, = properly) → richtig; willpower can achieve great things when rightly applied → richtig eingesetzt, kann Willenskraft große Dinge erreichen rightly [ˈraɪtlɪ] adv (correctly) → correttamente; (with reason) → a ragione, giustamente I don't rightly know → non so di preciso if I remember rightly → se mi ricordo bene rightly or wrongly → a torto o a ragione Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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