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e·mo·tion·al
(ĭ-mō′shə-nəl)adj.
1. Of or relating to emotion: an emotional illness; emotional crises.
2. Readily affected with or stirred by emotion: an emotional person who often weeps.
3. Arousing or intended to arouse the emotions: an emotional appeal.
4. Marked by or exhibiting emotion: an emotional farewell.
e·mo′tion·al′i·ty (-shə-năl′ĭ-tē) n.
e·mo′tion·al·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | emotionally - in an emotional manner; "at the funeral he spoke emotionally" unemotionally - in an unemotional manner; "the defendant stared unemotionally at the victim's family" |
2. | emotionally - with regard to emotions; "emotionally secure" |
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Translations
عاطِفِيّا
følelsesmæssigtfølsomt
émotionnellement
emocionálisan
á tilfinningaríkan hátt
emocionálne
duygusal bakımdan
emotionally
[ɪˈməʊʃnəlɪ] ADV1. (= mentally) [mature, unstable] → emocionalmente
emotionally I was a wreck → emocionalmente or desde el punto de vista emocional estaba destrozado
to remain emotionally detached → no involucrarse emocionalmente
to be emotionally drained → estar agotado emocionalmente
see also deprived
emotionally I was a wreck → emocionalmente or desde el punto de vista emocional estaba destrozado
to remain emotionally detached → no involucrarse emocionalmente
to be emotionally drained → estar agotado emocionalmente
see also deprived
2. (= with emotion) [speak, appeal] → emotivamente, de forma conmovedora; [respond] → emotivamente
an emotionally charged atmosphere → una atmósfera cargada de emotividad
an emotionally worded article → un artículo redactado con mucha emotividad
an emotionally charged atmosphere → una atmósfera cargada de emotividad
an emotionally worded article → un artículo redactado con mucha emotividad
3. (= sentimentally) they became emotionally involved → entablaron una relación sentimental
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
emotionally
[ɪˈməʊʃənəli] advCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
emotionally
adv
(= psychologically) → seelisch; (= from an emotional point of view) involved → gefühlsmäßig; I don’t want to get emotionally involved (with her) → ich will mich (bei ihr) nicht ernsthaft engagieren; emotionally disturbed → seelisch gestört; an emotionally deprived child → ein Kind ohne Nestwärme; emotionally I was a wreck → ich war ein seelisches Wrack; physically and emotionally → körperlich und seelisch
(= emotively, in an emotional manner) → emotional; emotionally charged (atmosphere, debate) → spannungsgeladen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
emotionally
[ɪˈməʊʃn/əlɪ] adv (behave, be involved) → sentimentalmente; (speak) → con emozioneto be emotionally deprived → soffrire di carenze affettive
to be emotionally disturbed → avere turbe emotive
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
emotion
(iˈməuʃən) noun1. a (strong) feeling of any kind. Fear, joy, anger, love, jealousy are all emotions.
2. the moving or upsetting of the mind or feelings. He was overcome by/with emotion.
eˈmotional adjective1. of the emotions. Emotional problems are affecting her work.
2. (negative unemotional) causing or showing emotion. an emotional farewell.
3. (negative unemotional) (of a person) easily affected by joy, anger, grief etc. She is a very emotional person; She is very emotional.
eˈmotionally adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.