severely

severely
adverb
hart; hart, streng [bestrafen]; schwer [verletzt, behindert]

be severely critical of something — etwas scharf kritisieren

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adverb streng
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se·vere·ly
[səˈvɪəli, AM -ˈvɪr-]
adv
1. (seriously) schwer
\severely disabled/injured schwerbehindert/schwer verletzt
2. (harshly) hart; (extremely) heftig, stark; (strictly) streng
to be \severely restricted enorm eingeschränkt [o beschränkt] sein
to be \severely punished hart bestraft werden
3. (in a plain manner) schlicht
she had her hair \severely pulled back from her face sie hatte das Haar streng aus dem Gesicht zurückgekämmt
to dress \severely sich akk schlicht kleiden
to frown \severely streng die Stirn runzeln
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[sI'vIəlɪ]
adv
1) (= gravely, badly) defeat, affect, damage, injure, disabled schwer; disrupt, limit stark; strain schwer, äußerst

a severely ill child — ein schwer krankes Kind

2) (= strictly) punish hart; criticize, reprimand scharf

to be severely critical of sth — sich äußerst kritisch über etw (acc) äußern

3) (= grimly, seriously) streng
4) (= austerely) dress streng
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severely adv
1. streng, strikt:
leave (oder let) severely alone absolut nichts zu tun haben wollen mit
2. schwer, ernstlich:
severely ill;
severely handicapped schwerbehindert;
the house was severely damaged das Haus wurde schwer beschädigt
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adverb
hart; hart, streng [bestrafen]; schwer [verletzt, behindert]

be severely critical of something — etwas scharf kritisieren

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adv.
streng adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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