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severely adverb 1. seriously, badly, extremely, gravely, hard, sorely, dangerously, critically, acutely the severely depressed construction industry 2. strictly, harshly, sternly, rigorously, sharply, like a ton of bricks (informal), with an iron hand, with a rod of iron They should punish these drivers more severely. Translations severely [sɪˈvɪəlɪ] ADV 1. (= seriously) 1.1. (with verb) [damage, disrupt, hamper] → seriamente; [limit, restrict] → severamente; [injure, affect] → gravemente the competitors were severely tested by the conditions → las condiciones meteorológicas habían supuesto una dura prueba para los participantes 1.2. (with adj) [ill, disabled] → gravemente; [depressed, disturbed] → profundamente 3. (= austerely) [dress] → austeramente severely [sɪˈvɪərli] adv [injured, ill] → sévèrement; [damage] → sévèrement A fire had severely damaged part of the school → Un incendie avait sévèrement endommagé une partie de l'école. Two people have been severely injured in a bomb blast in central London → Deux personnes ont été sévèrement blessées par l'explosion d'une bombe dans le centre de Londres. severely adv (= gravely, badly) defeat, affect, damage, injure, disabled → schwer; disrupt, limit → stark; strain → schwer, äußerst; a severely ill child → ein schwer krankes Kind (= strictly) punish → hart; criticize, reprimand → scharf; to be severely critical of something → sich äußerst kritisch über etw (acc) → äußern (= grimly, seriously) → streng (= austerely) dress → streng severely [sɪˈvɪəlɪ] adv (damage, affect, injure) → gravemente; (criticise, speak, strain) → duramente; (punish, reprimand) → severamente; (test) → rigorosamente; (curtail, restrict, reduce) → seriamente to leave severely alone (object) → non toccare mai (person) → ignorare completamente (politics) → non interessarsi assolutamente a severely [sɪˈvɪəlɪ] adv (damage, affect, injure) → gravemente; (criticise, speak, strain) → duramente; (punish, reprimand) → severamente; (test) → rigorosamente; (curtail, restrict, reduce) → seriamente to leave severely alone (object) → non toccare mai (person) → ignorare completamente (politics) → non interessarsi assolutamente a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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While trying to crush him, the Lion tore himself with his claws, until he punished himself severely. AN Inoffensive Person walking in a public place was assaulted by a Stranger with a Club, and severely beaten. The country thereabout had suffered severely from the ravages of war, having been occupied alternately |
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