precise

precise
adjective
genau; präzise; fein [Instrument]; groß [Genauigkeit]; förmlich [Art]

be [more] precise — sich präzise[r] ausdrücken

what are your precise intentions? — was genau hast du vor?

..., to be precise — ..., um genau zu sein; ..., genauer gesagt

at that precise moment — genau in dem Augenblick

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adjective
1) (exact: Give me his precise words; precise instructions; a precise translation.) genau
2) (careful to be accurate and exact in manner, speech etc: He is always very precise.) genau
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pre·cise
[prɪˈsaɪs]
adj
1. (exact) genau, präzise
\precise details genaue Einzelheiten
\precise instructions präzise [o exakte] Angaben
at the \precise moment genau in dem Moment
to be \precise um genau zu sein
2. (approv: careful) sorgfältig, genau; movement [ziel]sicher; pronunciation, spelling korrekt
▪ to be \precise about doing sth etw sehr genau nehmen
he has always been very \precise about recording expenditures er hat über seine Ausgaben immer peinlich genau Buch geführt
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[prI'saɪs]
adj
1) genau; answer, description also präzise

at that precise moment — genau in dem Augenblick

this was the precise amount I needed — das war genau or exakt der Betrag, den ich brauchte

please be more precise —

but was it this precise colour? — aber war es genau diese Farbe?

18, to be precise — 18, um genau zu sein

or, to be more precise, ... — oder, um es genauer zu sagen, ...

in that precise voice of hers —

these precise British accents — die akzentuierte Aussprache der Briten

2) (= meticulous) worker exakt, genau, präzise
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precise [prıˈsaıs] adj
1. präzis(e), genau (Antwort, Anweisungen etc):
precise instrument Präzisionsinstrument n;
to be precise (Redew) genauer gesagt, um genau zu sein
2. präzis(e), exakt, (peinlich) genau, korrekt
3. genau, richtig (Betrag, Zeitpunkt etc):
this is the precise hat I wanted das ist genau der Hut, den ich wollte
4. übergenau, pedantisch
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adjective
genau; präzise; fein [Instrument]; groß [Genauigkeit]; förmlich [Art]

be [more] precise — sich präzise[r] ausdrücken

what are your precise intentions? — was genau hast du vor?

..., to be precise — ..., um genau zu sein; ..., genauer gesagt

at that precise moment — genau in dem Augenblick

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adj.
akkurat adj.
exakt adj.
genau adj.
gewissenhaft adj.
präzis adj.

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