easily

easily
adverb
1) leicht
2) (without doubt) zweifelsohne

it is easily a hundred metres deep — es ist gut und gerne 100 m tief

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adverb
1) (without difficulty: She won the race easily.) mühelos
2) (by far: This is easily the best book I've read this year.) bei weitem
3) (very probably: It may easily rain tomorrow.) glatt
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easi·ly
[ˈi:zɪli]
adv
1. (without difficulty) leicht; (effortlessly also) mühelos
she passed her exam \easily sie bestand ihr Examen mit Leichtigkeit
to be \easily impressed/shaken leicht zu beeindrucken/erschüttern sein
to win \easily spielend gewinnen
2. (quickly) schnell
to tan \easily schnell bräunen [o braun werden
3. (by far)
▪ to be \easily the ... + superl ganz klar [o bei Weitem] der/die/das ... sein
Venice is \easily the most beautiful city in Europe Venedig ist zweifellos die schönste Stadt Europas
4. (probably) [sehr] leicht
his guess could \easily be wrong seine Vermutung könnte genauso gut falsch sein
\easily possible gut möglich
5. (at least) gut und gern[e] fam, locker sl
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['iːzIlɪ]
adv
1) (= without difficulty) leicht

easily accessible (place) —

they now have easily available travel — sie können jetzt ohne Schwierigkeiten reisen

he learnt to swim easily — er lernte mühelos schwimmen

2) (= possibly) can, may leicht; could, might gut

dishwashers can easily ruin hand-painted china — Spülmaschinen können handbemaltes Porzellan leicht ruinieren

she might/could easily decide to cancel — es könnte gut sein, dass sie sich entscheidet abzusagen

it could just as easily happen here — es könnte genauso gut hier passieren

3) (= unquestionably with figures) gut und gerne; (+ superl) eindeutig, mit Abstand

it's easily 25 miles — es sind gut und gerne 25 Meilen

they are easily the best — sie sind eindeutig or mit Abstand die Besten

4) (= in a relaxed manner) talk, breathe ganz entspannt
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easily [ˈiːzılı] adv
1. leicht, mühelos, mit Leichtigkeit, bequem, glatt:
easily digestible leicht verdaulich
2. a) ohne Zweifel:
that may easily be the case das kann durchaus passieren
b) mit Abstand, bei Weitem
c) ohne Weiteres:
he could easily be her father er könnte leicht ihr Vater sein
* * *
adverb
1) leicht
2) (without doubt) zweifelsohne

it is easily a hundred metres deep — es ist gut und gerne 100 m tief

* * *
adv.
bei weitem adv.
leicht adv.
sicher adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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