entirely

entirely
adverb
1) (wholly) völlig

not entirely suitable for the occasion — dem Anlass nicht ganz angemessen

2) (solely) ganz [für sich behalten]; allein, voll [verantwortlich sein]

it's up to you entirely — es liegt ganz bei dir

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adverb (completely: a house entirely hidden by trees; not entirely satisfactory; entirely different.) völlig
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en·tire·ly
[ɪnˈtaɪəʳli, AM enˈtaɪɚli]
adv inv ganz, total, völlig
this is \entirely his fault das ist ausschließlich sein Fehler
to do sth \entirely for sb's benefit etw nur jdm zuliebe tun
to devote oneself/one's time \entirely to sb/sth sich/seine Zeit ausschließlich jdm/etw widmen
to agree \entirely with sb mit jdm völlig übereinstimmen, jdm absolut zustimmen
to disagree \entirely eine völlig [o ganz] andere Meinung vertreten
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[In'taIəlɪ]
adv
1) (= exclusively) depend, devote ganz, ausschließlich

the accident was entirely the fault of the other driver — der andere Fahrer hatte die ganze Schuld an dem Unfall

to be made entirely of ... —

he lived entirely on bread and milk — er lebte ausschließlich or nur von Brot und Milch

that is entirely a matter for the police/the school authorities — dafür ist allein die Polizei/die Schulbehörde zuständig

2) (emph: totally) völlig

I agree entirely — ich stimme voll und ganz zu

I don't agree entirely — ich bin nicht ganz der (gleichen) Meinung

entirely free (of charge) — ganz umsonst

it has been entirely free of serious problems — damit hat es keinerlei ernste Probleme gegeben

entirely possible — durchaus möglich

to be entirely convinced by sb/sth — von jdm/etw völlig or ganz überzeugt sein

to be another matter entirely or an entirely different matter — etwas ganz or völlig anderes sein

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entirely adv
1. völlig, gänzlich, durchaus, ganz und gar:
I am entirely of your opinion;
it is entirely possible es ist durchaus oder ohne Weiteres möglich;
entirely satisfied restlos zufrieden
2. ausschließlich:
it is entirely his fault
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adverb
1) (wholly) völlig

not entirely suitable for the occasion — dem Anlass nicht ganz angemessen

2) (solely) ganz [für sich behalten]; allein, voll [verantwortlich sein]

it's up to you entirely — es liegt ganz bei dir

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adv.
gänzlich adv.
lediglich adv.
völlig adv.

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