immediately

immediately
adverb (at once: He answered immediately.) inmediatamente
immediately adv inmediatamente / enseguida
immediately
tr[ɪ'miːdɪətlɪ]
adverb
1 (instantly, at once) inmediatamente, de inmediato, en seguida, en el acto
I have to leave immediately me tengo que ir de inmediato
he responded immediately respondió en seguida
phone home immediately llama a casa inmediatamente
the connection may not be immediately obvious puede que la relación no sea obvia a primera vista
2 (nearest in time or space) directamente, inmediatamente; (directly, very closely) directamente, muy de cerca
this information immediately concerns us esta información nos afecta directamente
the years immediately following the war los años inmediatamente posteriores a la guerra
he sat down immediately behind me se sentó inmediatamente detrás de mi
conjunction
1 (as soon as) en cuanto, tan pronto como
I came immediately I knew vine en cuanto lo supe
immediately [ɪ'mi:diətli] adv
: inmediatamente, enseguida
immediately
adv.
en seguida adv.
inmediatamente adv.
ɪ'miːdiətli
adverb
1)
a) (at once) inmediatamente, de inmediato

it's not immediately obvious — no resulta obvio a primera vista

b) (as conj) (BrE) en cuanto

I'll send you a cheque immediately the goods arrive — le mandaré un cheque en cuanto llegue la mercancía

2)
a) <before/after> inmediatamente

my room is immediately above yours — mi habitación está justo encima de la tuya

b) (directly) (BrE) directamente
[ɪ'miːdɪǝtlɪ]
1. ADV
1) (=at once) [reply, come, agree] inmediatamente, de inmediato

do it immediately! — ¡hazlo inmediatamente!, ¡hazlo de inmediato!

the cause of the accident was not immediately apparent — la causa del accidente no se apreciaba a simple vista

there was no one immediately available — no había nadie disponible en ese momento

2) (=directly) [affect, concern] directamente

he is not immediately involved in the project — no está directamente involucrado en el proyecto

immediately above sth — justo or justamente encima de algo

immediately after/before sth — inmediatamente después de/antes de algo

immediately behind/below sth — justo or justamente detrás de/debajo de algo

he is immediately below the managing director — (in rank) trabaja a las órdenes directas del director general, el director general es su superior más inmediato

2.
CONJ

immediately he put the phone down, he remembered — nada más colgar el teléfono se acordó, en cuanto or (LAm) no más colgó el teléfono se acordó

let me know immediately he arrives — avíseme en cuanto llegue, avíseme en el momento en que llegue

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[ɪ'miːdiətli]
adverb
1)
a) (at once) inmediatamente, de inmediato

it's not immediately obvious — no resulta obvio a primera vista

b) (as conj) (BrE) en cuanto

I'll send you a cheque immediately the goods arrive — le mandaré un cheque en cuanto llegue la mercancía

2)
a) <before/after> inmediatamente

my room is immediately above yours — mi habitación está justo encima de la tuya

b) (directly) (BrE) directamente

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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