absolutely

absolutely
adverb
1) absolut; strikt [ablehnen]; völlig [verrückt]; ausgesprochen [kriminell, ekelhaft, schlimm]

you're absolutely right! — du hast völlig recht

2) (positively) regelrecht

absolutely fabulous/gorgeous — echt toll (ugs.)

absolutely not! — auf keinen Fall!

3) (coll.): (yes indeed) hundertprozentig (ugs.)
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adverb (completely: It is absolutely impossible for me to go.) völlig
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ab·so·lute·ly
[ˌæbsəˈlu:tli]
adv inv
1. (completely) absolut, völlig
you're \absolutely right Sie haben vollkommen [o völlig] Recht
you have \absolutely no idea du hast [ja] überhaupt keine Ahnung
\absolutely forbidden strikt verboten
sth is \absolutely true etw stimmt hundertprozentig
to \absolutely agree with sb jdm vollkommen zustimmen
to \absolutely believe in sth etw bedingungslos glauben
to trust sb \absolutely jdm bedingungslos vertrauen
2. (emphatic) absolut
it's been \absolutely ages since we last met! wir haben uns ja Jahrhunderte nicht gesehen! fam
it was an excellent film — \absolutely! das war ein toller Film — absolut! sl
\absolutely not! nein, überhaupt nicht!
\absolutely delicious einfach köstlich
to be \absolutely determined to do sth fest [o fam wild] entschlossen sein, etw zu tun
\absolutely nothing überhaupt nichts
to mean \absolutely everything to sb jdm alles bedeuten; person, animal also jds Ein und Alles sein
3. LING absolut
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["bsə'luːtlI]
adv
absolut; agree, trust also, true vollkommen, völlig; amazing, fantastic wirklich; deny, refuse also strikt; forbidden also streng; ; stupid also völlig necessary also unbedingt; prove eindeutig

absolutely! — durchaus

do you agree? – absolutely — sind Sie einverstanden? – vollkommen

do you absolutely insist? —

he absolutely refused to do that — er wollte das absolut or durchaus nicht tun

it's absolutely amazing — es ist wirklich erstaunlich

you look absolutely stunning/awful — du siehst wirklich großartig/schrecklich aus

you're absolutely right — Sie haben völlig recht

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absolutely adv
1. absolut, gänzlich, völlig, vollkommen:
I’m absolutely convinced that … ich bin hundertprozentig oder fest davon überzeugt, dass …;
absolutely impossible völlig unmöglich;
this is absolutely no business of yours das geht dich überhaupt nichts an;
nothing, but absolutely nothing, … nichts, aber auch gar nichts, …
2. strikt:
refuse absolutely
3. [a. ˌæbsəˈluːtlı] umg (als Antwort) sicherlich!, aber sicher!, natürlich:
absolutely not! natürlich nicht!
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adverb
1) absolut; strikt [ablehnen]; völlig [verrückt]; ausgesprochen [kriminell, ekelhaft, schlimm]

you're absolutely right! — du hast völlig recht

2) (positively) regelrecht

absolutely fabulous/gorgeous — echt toll (ugs.)

absolutely not! — auf keinen Fall!

3) (coll.): (yes indeed) hundertprozentig (ugs.)
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adv.
durchaus adv.
vollständig adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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