especially

especially
adverb
besonders

what especially do you want to see? — was möchten Sie insbesondere sehen?

especially as — zumal

more especially — ganz besonders

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adverb (particularly: These insects are quite common, especially in hot countries.) besonders
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es·pe·cial·ly
[ɪˈspeʃəli, esˈ-]
adv
1. (particularly) besonders
I chose this \especially for your new house ich habe das extra für Ihr neues Haus ausgesucht
I'm \especially pleased to meet you ich freue mich ganz besonders, Sie kennenzulernen
2. (in particular) vor allem, hauptsächlich, SCHWEIZ a. vorab
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[I'speSəlI]
adv
1) (= particularly) besonders

I especially liked the beginning — der Anfang hat mir besonders gut gefallen

to try especially hard — sich besonders viel Mühe geben

not especially — nicht besonders

(more) especially as ... — besonders or vor allem, weil ...

especially in summer — vor allem im Sommer

you especially ought to know — gerade du solltest das wissen

why Jim especially? — warum ausgerechnet or gerade Jim?

2) (= specifically) speziell, eigens

I came especially to see you — ich bin eigens gekommen, um dich zu sehen

to do sth especially for sb/sth — etw speziell or extra für jdn/etw tun

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especially [-ʃəlı] adv besonders, hauptsächlich, vornehmlich:
more especially ganz besonders
esp. abk especially
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adverb
besonders

what especially do you want to see? — was möchten Sie insbesondere sehen?

especially as — zumal

more especially — ganz besonders

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adv.
besonders adv.
namentlich adv.
vornehmlich adv.

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