fiercely

fiercely
adverb
1) heftig [angreifen, Widerstand leisten]; wütend, grimmig [brüllen]
2) wütend [toben]; aufs heftigste [kritisieren, bekämpfen]
3) äußerst [stolz, unabhängig sein]; wild [entschlossen, kämpfen]
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adverb wild
* * *
fierce·ly
[ˈfɪəsli, AM ˈfɪrs-]
adv
1. (hostilely) wild
2. (very) extrem; (intensely) ausgesprochen, äußerst
a \fiercely competitive school system ein äußerst konkurrenzorientiertes Schulsystem
3. (destructively) heftig
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['fIəslɪ]
adv
contest, oppose, fight, deny heftig; criticize scharf; defend, argue leidenschaftlich; say böse, grimmig; independent, competitive, proud, loyal äußerst

to be fiercely critical of sth — etw scharf kritisieren

fiercely determined — wild entschlossen

to oppose sth fiercely, to be fiercely opposed to sth — einer Sache (dat) heftigen Widerstand entgegensetzen, heftigen Widerstand gegen etw leisten

TV and radio stations compete fiercely with one another — Fernseh- und Radiosender stehen in scharfem Wettbewerb miteinander

the fire was burning fiercely — es brannte lichterloh

* * *
adverb
1) heftig [angreifen, Widerstand leisten]; wütend, grimmig [brüllen]
2) wütend [toben]; aufs heftigste [kritisieren, bekämpfen]
3) äußerst [stolz, unabhängig sein]; wild [entschlossen, kämpfen]
* * *
adv.
wild adv.

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