definitely

definitely
1.
['defɪnɪtlɪ]adverb bestimmt; eindeutig [festlegen, größer sein, verbessert, erklären]; endgültig [entscheiden, annehmen]; fest [vereinbaren]

she's definitely going to America — sie fährt auf jeden Fall nach Amerika

2. interjection
(coll.) na, klar (ugs.)
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adverb (clearly or certainly: She definitely said I wasn't to wait; Her dress is definitely not red.) zweifellos
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defi·nite·ly
[ˈdefɪnətli]
adv
1. (clearly) eindeutig, definitiv
we're \definitely going by car wir fahren auf jeden Fall mit dem Auto
to decide sth \definitely etw endgültig beschließen
2. (categorically) mit Bestimmtheit
he stated his opinion most \definitely er äußerte ganz klar seine Meinung
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['defInItlɪ]
adv
1) (= finally) decide, say endgültig

it's not definitely arranged/agreed yet — es steht noch nicht fest

2) (= clearly) eindeutig; (= certainly) bestimmt; (= whatever happens) auf jeden Fall

definitely not — auf keinen Fall

she has definitely put on weight — sie hat eindeutig zugenommen

he definitely wanted to come — er wollte bestimmt kommen

that is definitely wrong — das ist bestimmt nicht richtig

that's definitely an improvement/an advantage — das ist ganz sicherlich eine Verbesserung/ein Vorteil

3) (= emphatically) say nachdrücklich, bestimmt
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definitely adv
1. bestimmt (etc, academic.ru/19193/definite">definite)
2. zweifellos, absolut, entschieden, ausgesprochen:
definitely not! ganz bestimmt nicht!
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1.
['defɪnɪtlɪ]adverb bestimmt; eindeutig [festlegen, größer sein, verbessert, erklären]; endgültig [entscheiden, annehmen]; fest [vereinbaren]

she's definitely going to America — sie fährt auf jeden Fall nach Amerika

2. interjection
(coll.) na, klar (ugs.)
* * *
adv.
bestimmt adv.
endgültig adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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