positively

positively
adverb
1) (constructively) konstruktiv [kritisieren]; positiv [denken]
2) (Electr.) positiv
3) (definitely) eindeutig, entschieden [sich weigern]
4) as intensifier (coll.) echt (ugs.)

it's positively marvellous that ... — es ist echt spitze, dass ...

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adverb
1) (in a positive way: He stated positively that he was innocent.) bestimmt
2) (absolutely; completely: He is positively the nastiest person I know.) sicher
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posi·tive·ly
[ˈpɒzətɪvli, AM ˈpɑ:zət̬-]
adv
1. (definitely) bestimmt; say, promise fest
2. (optimistically) positiv
3. inv (fam: completely) völlig, absolut
Nicky \positively glows with health Nicky strotzt [ja] richtig vor Gesundheit
rich? — they're \positively loaded! reich? — die schwimmen geradezu im Geld! fam
to be \positively rude regelrecht grob sein
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['pɒzItIvlɪ]
adv
1) (= affirmatively, constructively ALSO SCI) positiv
2) (= decisively) bestimmt; (= definitely, indisputably) prove definitiv, eindeutig; (= conclusively) identify eindeutig, bestimmt, definitiv

to test positively for drugs — positiv auf Drogen getestet werden

I positively forbid it — ich verbiete es absolut or definitiv

3) (= really, absolutely) wirklich, echt (inf); (emph = actively) eindeutig, bestimmt

she positively glowed with pride — sie strahlte regelrecht vor Stolz

Jane doesn't mind being photographed, she positively loves it — Jane hat nichts dagegen, fotografiert zu werden, im Gegenteil, sie hat es sehr gern or sie hat es eindeutig sehr gern

4) (ELEC, PHYS) charged positiv

positively charged terminal — Plus-Klemme f

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adverb
1) (constructively) konstruktiv [kritisieren]; positiv [denken]
2) (Electr.) positiv
3) (definitely) eindeutig, entschieden [sich weigern]
4) as intensifier (coll.) echt (ugs.)

it's positively marvellous that ... — es ist echt spitze, dass ...

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adv.
positiv adv.

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