perfectly

perfectly
adverb
1) (completely) vollkommen; völlig

I understand that perfectly — ich verstehe das vollkommen

be perfectly entitled to do something — durchaus berechtigt sein, etwas zu tun

2) (faultlessly) perfekt; tadellos [sich verhalten]
3) (exactly) vollkommen; exakt, genau [vorhersagbar]
4) (coll.): (to an unmitigated extent) furchtbar (ugs.) [schrecklich, schlimm, ekelhaft]
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adverb
1) (without mistakes or flaws: She performed the dance perfectly.) fehlerlos
2) (very; completely: He was perfectly happy.) vollkommen
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per·fect·ly
[ˈpɜ:fɪk(t)li, AM ˈpɜ:r-]
adv inv vollkommen, perfekt
you know \perfectly well what I'm talking about du weißt ganz genau, wovon ich rede
\perfectly clear absolut klar fam
\perfectly happy vollkommen glücklich
to be \perfectly honest [or frank] ... ehrlich gesagt, ..., um ehrlich zu sein, ...
\perfectly horrible wirklich schrecklich
\perfectly possible gut möglich
to be \perfectly right vollkommen Recht haben
to be \perfectly still mucksmäuschenstill sein
to stand \perfectly still völlig regungslos dastehen
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['pɜːfIktlI]
adv
1) (= flawlessly, completely) perfekt

he timed his entry perfectly — er hat seinen Eintritt genau abgepasst

a perfectly finished piece of work — eine wirklich vollendete Arbeit

the climate suited us perfectly — das Klima war ideal für uns

I understand you perfectly — ich weiß genau, was Sie meinen

2) (= absolutely, utterly) absolut, vollkommen

we're perfectly happy about it —

a perfectly lovely day — ein wirklich herrlicher Tag

you know perfectly well that ... — du weißt ganz genau, dass ...

to be perfectly honest, ... — um ganz ehrlich zu sein, ...

a Lada is a perfectly good car — ein Lada ist durchaus ein gutes Auto

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perfectly adv
1. vollkommen, gänzlich, völlig:
perfectly normal völlig normal;
perfectly satisfied restlos zufrieden
2. umg ganz, absolut, geradezu:
perfectly wonderful einfach wunderbar
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adverb
1) (completely) vollkommen; völlig

I understand that perfectly — ich verstehe das vollkommen

be perfectly entitled to do something — durchaus berechtigt sein, etwas zu tun

2) (faultlessly) perfekt; tadellos [sich verhalten]
3) (exactly) vollkommen; exakt, genau [vorhersagbar]
4) (coll.): (to an unmitigated extent) furchtbar (ugs.) [schrecklich, schlimm, ekelhaft]
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adv.
perfekt adv.

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