exactly

exactly
adverb
1) (just; quite; absolutely: He's exactly the right man for the job.) exactamente
2) (in accurate detail; precisely: Work out the prices exactly; What exactly did you say?) exactamente
3) (used as a reply meaning `I quite agree'.) justo, exactamente
exactly adv exactamente
what exactly do you mean? ¿qué quieres decir exactamente?
exactly
tr[ɪg'zæktlɪ]
adverb
1 (in precise detail, correctly, accurately) exactamente, precisamente
■ you have exactly two hours from now tenéis exactamente dos horas a partir de ahora
■ where exactly in London do you live? ¿exactamente dónde vives en Londres?
■ she arrived at exactly 9.00am llegó a las 9.00 en punto
■ what exactly are you trying to do? ¿exactamente qué intentas hacer?
■ your baby's exactly like you tu bebé es igual que tú
2 (precisely) justo, exactamente
■ that's exactly what I wanted eso es justo lo que quería
■ that's exactly what she said eso es exactamente lo que dijo
interjection
1 ¡exacto!, ¡exactamente!
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
not exactly ironic precisamente
■ it wasn't exactly what I had in mind no era precisamente lo que tenía pensado
■ she wasn't exactly thrilled with the present no es que le gustara mucho el regalo
exactly
adv.
• a punto fijo expr.
• cabal adv.
• debidamente adv.
• en concreto adv.
• en punto adv.
• exactamente adv.
• precisamente adv.
v.
• precisar v.
ɪg'zæktli
adverb <measure/calculate> exactamente, con precisión

at six-thirty exactly o at exactly six-thirty — a las seis y media en punto

exactly how/where did you do it? — ¿cómo/dónde lo hizo exactamente?

they weren't exactly pleased to see us — (iro) no es que estuvieran precisamente encantados de vernos (iró)

[ɪɡ'zæktlɪ]
ADV [know, resemble] exactamente; [calculate, measure, describe] exactamente, con precisión

at exactly five o'clock — a las cinco en punto

what did you tell him exactly?, what exactly did you tell him? — ¿qué le dijiste exactamente?

that's exactly what I was thinking — eso es exactamente lo que yo estaba pensando

he's exactly like his father — es exactamente igual que su padre, es clavado a su padre *

nobody knows who exactly will be in charge — nadie sabe con exactitud quién será el encargado

I wanted to get everything exactly right — quería hacerlo todo a la perfección

"do you mean that we are stuck here?" - "exactly!" — -¿quieres decir que no nos podemos mover de aquí? -¡exacto! or -¡efectivamente!

he wasn't exactly pleased — iro no estaba precisamente contento, no estaba muy contento, que digamos

it's not exactly interesting — iro no es lo que se dice interesante

"is she sick?" - "not exactly" — -¿está enferma? -no exactamente

* * *
[ɪg'zæktli]
adverb <measure/calculate> exactamente, con precisión

at six-thirty exactly o at exactly six-thirty — a las seis y media en punto

exactly how/where did you do it? — ¿cómo/dónde lo hizo exactamente?

they weren't exactly pleased to see us — (iro) no es que estuvieran precisamente encantados de vernos (iró)


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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