definitely

definitely
adverb (clearly or certainly: She definitely said I wasn't to wait; Her dress is definitely not red.) definitivamente
definitely adv indudablemente / seguro / sin duda
definitely
tr['defɪnətlɪ]
adverb
1 (without doubt) sin duda, indudablemente, seguramente
■ she definitely said that she'd be here at 4.00pm seguro que dijo que estaría aquí a las cuatro
■ it was definitely him sin duda era él
■ I'm definitely going! ¡yo voy, seguro!
2 (definitively) definitivamente
interjection
1 ¡desde luego!, ¡claro que sí!, ¡por supuesto!
■ definitely not! ¡claro que no!, ¡de ninguna manera!
definitely ['dɛfənɪtli] adv
1) doubtlessly: indudablemente, sin duda
2) definitively: definitivamente, seguramente
definitely
adv.
• definitivamente adv.
'defənətli, 'defnətli, 'defɪnɪtli
adverb
a) (without doubt)

it's definitely true/an improvement — es indudablemente cierto/una mejora

he definitely said we should meet here — seguro que dijo que nos encontráramos aquí

b) (definitively) <arrange/agree> definitivamente
c) (firmly) <speak/say> terminantemente, categóricamente; <act> con firmeza
['defɪnɪtlɪ]
ADV
1) (=definitively) [agree, arrange, decide] definitivamente

I haven't definitely decided on law school — todavía no he decidido hacer derecho definitivamente

the date has not yet been definitely decided — aún no se ha decidido una fecha definitiva

they have not said definitely whether they will attend — no han dicho de forma definitiva que vayan a asistir

2) (=certainly)

something should definitely be done about that — decididamente, deberían hacer algo al respecto

yes, we definitely do need a car — sí, está clarísimo que necesitamos un coche, sí, decididamente necesitamos un coche

he is definitely leaving — es seguro que se va, definitivamente se va

they are definitely not for sale — definitivamente no están a la venta

I'll definitely go — seguro que iré

she definitely said two o'clock — estoy seguro de que dijo a las dos en punto

she said definitely two o'clock — dijo que seguro que a los dos en punto

I will definitely get it finished by tomorrow — definitivamente lo termino para mañana, seguro que lo termino para mañana

it's definitely better — es sin duda mejor

"are you going to Greece this summer?" - "yes, definitely" — -¿te vas a Grecia este verano? -sí, seguro

"do you think she'll pass?" - "definitely" — -¿crees que aprobará? -seguro or sin duda

"will you accept his offer?" - "definitely not!" — -¿vas a aceptar su oferta? -¡de ninguna manera!

"can I go on my own?" - "definitely not!" — -¿puedo ir solo? -¡ni hablar!

3) (=emphatically) [say, deny] terminantemente, categóricamente; [state] firmemente
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['defənətli, 'defnətli, 'defɪnɪtli]
adverb
a) (without doubt)

it's definitely true/an improvement — es indudablemente cierto/una mejora

he definitely said we should meet here — seguro que dijo que nos encontráramos aquí

b) (definitively) <arrange/agree> definitivamente
c) (firmly) <speak/say> terminantemente, categóricamente; <act> con firmeza

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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