firmly

firmly
adverb
1) fest

a firmly-built structure — eine stabile Konstruktion

2) (resolutely) beharrlich [unterstützen, sich widersetzen]; bestimmt, energisch [reden]
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adverb fest
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firm·ly
[ˈfɜ:mli, AM ˈfɜ:rm-]
adv
1. (securely) fest, sicher
sometimes it takes more courage to admit you are wrong than to stand \firmly manchmal braucht man mehr Mut, einen Fehler einzugestehen, als auf etwas zu beharren
to be attached/held \firmly fest angebracht [o gut befestigt] sein
2. (strongly) fest
to grip/hold sth \firmly etw fest halten
to shake sb's hand \firmly jdm kräftig die Hand schütteln; (with decision)
to insist sth \firmly auf etw dat fest beharren
to say sth \firmly etw mit Entschiedenheit sagen
3. (strictly) entschieden, bestimmt
to deal \firmly with sb/sth jdm/etw gegenüber bestimmt auftreten
to reprimand sb \firmly jdn entschieden zurechtweisen [o scharf tadeln
4. (resolutely) fest, bestimmt
we are \firmly committed to reducing unemployment wir sind fest entschlossen, die Arbeitslosigkeit zu verringern
to believe \firmly that ... fest glauben, dass ...; (unchangingly) entschlossen, fest
his beliefs are \firmly rooted in the Bible sein Glaube ist tief in der Bibel verwurzelt
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['fɜːmlɪ]
adv
1) (= securely) place, hold, anchored, shut, established, set, stuck fest; fix sicher

bake until firmly set — so lange backen, bis es fest (geworden) ist

she had her sights firmly set on a career in politics — sie hatte sich eine Karriere in der Politik fest vorgenommen

it was held firmly in place with a pin — es wurde von einer Nadel festgehalten

these novels were firmly based on reality — diese Romane beruhten vollständig auf tatsächlichen Ereignissen

firmly established/in place (fig) — fest etabliert

to be firmly in control of sth — etw fest in der Hand haben

she is firmly opposed to the proposal/to doing it — sie ist strikt gegen den Vorschlag/dagegen, es zu tun

to be firmly committed to sth/to doing sth — sich voll für etw einsetzen/dafür einsetzen, etw zu tun

firmly held opinions — feste Ansichten

2) (= definitely) say, tell bestimmt; reject entschieden; deny energisch

I shall tell her quite firmly that ... — ich werde ihr klipp und klar sagen, dass ...

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adverb
1) fest

a firmly-built structure — eine stabile Konstruktion

2) (resolutely) beharrlich [unterstützen, sich widersetzen]; bestimmt, energisch [reden]
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adv.
fest adv.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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