solidly

sol·id  (sld)

adj. sol·id·er, sol·id·est

1.

a. Of definite shape and volume; not liquid or gaseous.

b. Firm or compact in substance.

2. Not hollowed out: a solid block of wood.

3. Being the same substance or color throughout: solid gold.

4. Mathematics Of or relating to three-dimensional geometric figures or bodies.

5. Having no gaps or breaks; continuous: a solid line of people.

6. Of good quality and substance: a solid foundation.

7. Substantial; hearty: a solid meal.

8. Sound; reliable: solid facts.

9. Financially sound.

10. Upstanding and dependable: a solid citizen.

11. Written without a hyphen or space. For example, the word software is a solid compound.

12. Printing Having no leads between the lines.

13. Acting together; unanimous: a solid voting bloc.

14. Slang Excellent; first-rate.

n.

1. A substance having a definite shape and volume; one that is neither liquid nor gaseous.

2. Mathematics A geometric figure having three dimensions.

adv.

1. As a whole; unanimously: The committee voted solid for the challenger.

2. Without a break or opening; completely or continuously: The theater was booked solid for a month.

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[Middle English solide, from Old French, from Latin solidus; see sol- in Indo-European roots.]

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solid·ly adv.

solid·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	solidly - as an undiversified whole; "the unions voted solidly for Roosevelt"
	2.	solidly - with strength and soundness; "a solidly built house"

Translations

solidly [ˈsɒlɪdlɪ] ADV

1. (= firmly) → con firmeza
he placed his hands solidly on the desk → colocó sus manos con firmeza sobre la mesa
it was solidly under Communist rule → estaba firmemente sometida a la ley comunista
a solidly based theory → una teoría bien fundamentada, una teoría de una base sólida

2. (= sturdily) solidly made → sólidamente construido, de construcción sólida
solidly built or constructed → de construcción sólida
a solidly-built man → un hombre fornido or de constitución robusta

3. (= without pause) → ininterrumpidamente, sin parar
we drove/it rained solidly for two days → condujimos/llovió ininterrumpidamente durante dos días, condujimos/llovió dos días sin parar
to work solidly → trabajar sin descanso or sin parar

4. (= unanimously) → unánimemente
to vote solidly for sb → votar unánimemente por algn
to be solidly behind sth/sb → apoyar algo/a algn unánimemente

5. (= thoroughly) a solidly reasoned argument → un argumento sólidamente razonado
a solidly middle-class neighbourhood → un barrio totalmente de clase media

solidly [ˈsɒlɪdli] adv

(= firmly) [built, constructed, based] → solidement

(= continuously) [work, rain] → sans discontinuer
to sleep solidly for twelve hours → dormir pendant douze heures d'affilée

(= unanimously) → massivement
to be solidly behind sb/sth → faire bloc derrière qn/qch
They are solidly behind the proposal → Ils font bloc derrière la proposition.
to stand solidly against sth/sb → faire bloc contre qch/qn

(= dependably) to be solidly consistent → faire preuve d'une belle constance
solidly respectable → à la solide réputation

(= consistently) [play, perform] → avec constance
solid-state [ˌsɒlɪdˈsteɪt] adj → à semi-conducteurs
solid-state electronics → l'électronique à semi-conducteurs

solidly

adv

(= firmly) stuck, secured → fest; (= hard) → hart; solidly built (house) → fest or solide gebaut; person → kräftig or massiv gebaut; to be solidly based on something → fest auf etw (dat) → beruhen

reasoned, argued → stichhaltig

(= uninterruptedly) work → ununterbrochen

(= unanimously) vote → einstimmig; support → geschlossen; to be solidly behind somebody/something → geschlossen hinter jdm/etw stehen

(= thoroughly) Republican, Conservative → durch und durch; a solidly middle-class neighbourhood → eine durch und durch bürgerliche Nachbarschaft

solidly [ˈsɒlɪdlɪ] adv (gen) → solidamente
a solidly-built house → una casa costruita solidamente
to work solidly → lavorare sodo
to vote solidly for sb → votare all'unanimità per qn
they are solidly behind him → lo appoggiano all'unanimità