emphatic

emphatic
adjective
nachdrücklich; (forcible) demonstrativ [Rückzug, Ablehnung]; eindringlich [Demonstration]

be quite emphatic that ... — durchaus darauf bestehen, dass ...

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[-'fæ-]
adjective ((negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite: an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.) nachdrücklich
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em·phat·ic
[ɪmˈfætɪk, emˈ-, AM emˈfæt̬-, ɪmˈ-]
adj
1. (strong) nachdrücklich, emphatisch geh
\emphatic denial [or rejection] entschiedene [o energische] Ablehnung
2. (insistent) eindringlich, nachdrücklich
she was \emphatic in her rejection of the accusation sie wies die Anschuldigung mit Entschiedenheit zurück
he's most \emphatic that he should talk to you er besteht darauf, dass er unbedingt mit dir reden muss
3. (decisive) ausdrücklich, bestimmt
\emphatic victory deutlicher [o klarer] Sieg
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[Im'ftɪk]
adj
1) (= forceful) entschieden; response nachdrücklich, entschieden; denial energisch; tone, stress, gesture nachdrücklich

his response was immediate and emphatic — er antwortete sofort und mit Nachdruck

the accused responded with an emphatic denial — in seiner Antwort leugnete der Angeklagte es energisch or entschieden

the answer is an emphatic no — die Antwort lautet ganz entschieden nein

their answer was an emphatic yes — sie bejahten es mit Nachdruck

to be emphatic (that ...) (person) — darauf bestehen(, dass ...)

to be emphatic about sth — auf etw (dat)

he was emphatic in his defence of it — er verteidigte es mit Nachdruck

they were emphatic in denying their involvement — sie leugneten entschieden or energisch, dass sie daran beteiligt waren

2) (= decisive) victory, win, winner klar, überzeugend; defeat schwer; result, approval eindeutig
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emphatic [ımˈfætık; em-] adj (adv emphatically)
1. nachdrücklich:
a) emphatisch, betont, ausdrücklich, deutlich
b) bestimmt, (ganz) entschieden:
it is my emphatic opinion that … ich bin der festen Meinung, dass …
2. emphatisch, eindringlich
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adjective
nachdrücklich; (forcible) demonstrativ [Rückzug, Ablehnung]; eindringlich [Demonstration]

be quite emphatic that ... — durchaus darauf bestehen, dass ...

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adj.
ausdrücklich adj.
nachdrücklich adj.

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