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1 firmly
adverb firmementefirmly adv con firmeza / firmementetr['fɜːmlɪ]1 firmemente, con firmezafirmly ['fərmli] adv: firmementeadv.• firme adv.• firmemente adv.'fɜːrmli, 'fɜːmliadverb <grasp/believe> con firmeza, firmemente; <fixed/supported/committed> firmemente['fɜːmlɪ]ADV1) (=unwaveringly) [fixed, entrenched] firmemente2) (=staunchly) [believe] firmemente, con firmezathe crowd was firmly behind him — tenía todo el apoyo del público, el público le apoyaba firmemente
they remain firmly opposed/committed to the plan — se mantienen firmes en su oposición/entrega al proyecto
3) (=decisively, severely) [speak, say] con firmeza* * *['fɜːrmli, 'fɜːmli]adverb <grasp/believe> con firmeza, firmemente; <fixed/supported/committed> firmemente -
2 grimly
adverb She held on grimly to the hope that there would be survivors.) severamente; siniestramente; inflexiblementetr['grɪmlɪ]1 (severely - speak) con gravedad, en tono grave1 (resolutely) inexorablementegrimly ['grɪmli] adv1) sternly: severamente2) resolutely: inexorablemente'grɪmli['ɡrɪmlɪ]ADV (=gravely) gravemente; (=determinedly) denodadamente"he's badly hurt," she said grimly — -está muy malherido -dijo gravemente or en tono grave, -está gravemente herido -dijo con seriedad
"this isn't good enough," he said grimly — -esto no vale -dijo con seriedad
he fought grimly to keep afloat — luchó con todas sus fuerzas or denodadamente para mantenerse a flote
"I'll be careful," he smiled grimly — -tendré cuidado -dijo con una sonrisa forzada
* * *['grɪmli] -
3 badly
comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) mal2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) seriamente, desesperadamente; muybadly adv1. mal2. gravemente3. muy / muchotr['bædlɪ]1 mal2 (seriously) gravemente3 (very much) mucho,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go badly ir malto miss somebody badly echar mucho de menos a alguiento take something badly tomar algo muy a pechoto be badly off andar escaso,-a de dineroto come off badly salir malbadly ['bædli] adv1) : mal2) urgently: mucho, con urgencia3) severely: gravementeadj.• desacomodado, -a adj.adv.• con urgencia adv.• gravemente adv.• mal adv.'bædli1) ( poorly) <play/sing> malto do badly: our team did badly a nuestro equipo le fue mal; we're not doing badly — vamos bastante bien
2) ( improperly) < behaveeat> mal3) (as intensifier) < fail> miserablemente, estrepitosamente['bædlɪ]ADV1) (=poorly) malpay 2., 1)badly made/written/designed — mal hecho/escrito/diseñado
2) (=seriously, severely) gravementethey were badly beaten — (in contest) sufrieron una seria derrota; (physically) les dieron una paliza tremenda
3) (=unfavourably)to speak/think badly of sb — hablar/pensar mal de algn
"how did he take it?" - "badly" — -¿qué tal se lo tomó? -fatal
4) (=wrongly)5) (=very much) [want, need]badly-needed medical supplies — medicamentos mpl que se necesitan desesperadamente
6)to be badly off — (=poor) andar or estar mal de dinero
you're not that badly off, you only have to work 20 hours a week — no estás tan mal, solo tienes que trabajar 20 horas por semana
* * *['bædli]1) ( poorly) <play/sing> malto do badly: our team did badly a nuestro equipo le fue mal; we're not doing badly — vamos bastante bien
2) ( improperly) <behave/treat> mal3) (as intensifier) < fail> miserablemente, estrepitosamente -
4 lightly
adverb ligeramentelightly adv ligeramentetr['laɪtlɪ]1 (not heavily) ligeramente2 (not seriously) a la ligera\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get off lightly salir casi indemnelightly ['laɪtli] adv1) gently: suavemente2) slightly: ligeramente3) frivolously: a la ligera4)to let off lightly : tratar con indulgenciaadv.• a la ligera adv.• levemente adv.• ligeramente adv.• por encima adv.• sin pensarlo bien adv.'laɪtli1)b) ( Culin) <grill/beat> ligeramente2)a) ( frivolously) <dismiss/undertake> a la ligerab) ( not severely)['laɪtlɪ]ADV1) (=gently, softly) [touch, knock] suavemente; [tread, walk] con paso ligero2) (=slightly) levemente, ligeramentelightly clad — ligero de ropa, con muy poca ropa
a lightly boiled egg — un huevo poco cocido, un huevo pasado por agua
3) (=frivolously) a la ligera* * *['laɪtli]1)b) ( Culin) <grill/beat> ligeramente2)a) ( frivolously) <dismiss/undertake> a la ligerab) ( not severely) -
5 reprimand
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verb((especially of a person in authority) to speak or write angrily or severely to (someone) because he has done wrong; to rebuke: The soldier was severely reprimanded for being drunk.) reprender
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noun(angry or severe words; a rebuke: He was given a severe reprimand.) reprimendatr['reprɪmɑːnd]1 reprimenda, reprensión nombre femenino1 reprenderreprimand ['rɛprə.mænd] vt: reprender: reprimenda fn.• andanada s.f.• censura s.f.• repasata s.f.• reprimenda s.f.• repulsa s.f.• trepe s.m.v.• jabonar v.• reconvenir v.(§pres: -vengo, -vienes...-venimos) pret: -vin-fut: -vendr-•)• refregar v.• reprender v.• zurrar v.
I 'reprəmænd, 'reprɪmɑːndnoun reprimenda f
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transitive verb reprender['reprɪmɑːnd]1.N reprimenda f2.VT reprender, regañar* * *
I ['reprəmænd, 'reprɪmɑːnd]noun reprimenda f
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transitive verb reprender -
6 seriously
adverb (in a serious way; to a serious extent: Is he seriously thinking of being an actor?; She is seriously ill.) en serioseriously adv1. seriamente / en serio2. gravementetr['sɪərɪəslɪ]1 (in earnest) en serio■ are you seriously saying that we have to leave? ¿lo dices en serio que nos tenemos que marchar?2 (severely) seriamente, gravemente■ seriously wounded herido,-a de gravedad\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLseriously though bromas aparte, (hablando) en serioto take oneself seriously darse importanciaseriously ['sɪriəsli] adv1) earnestly: seriamente, con seriedad, en serio2) severely: gravementeadv.• gravemente adv.• seriamente adv.• sinceramente adv.'sɪriəsli, 'sɪəriəsli1)a) ( not frivolously) seriamente, con seriedadseriously though — (indep) hablando en serio, fuera de broma
b) (genuinely, sincerely)2) ( gravely) <ill/injured> gravemente['sɪǝrɪǝslɪ]ADV1) (=in earnest) [think, consider] seriamente; [speak] seriamente, en serio•
yes, but seriously... — sí, pero en serio...•
we are seriously considering emigrating — estamos considerando seriamente la posibilidad de emigrar•
do you seriously expect me to believe that? — ¿esperas en serio que me lo crea?, ¿de verdad esperas que me lo crea?seriously? — ¿en serio?, ¿de verdad?
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to take sth/sb seriously — tomar algo/a algn en serioto take o.s. too seriously — tomarse a sí mismo demasiado en serio
2) (=badly) [damage, affect] seriamente, gravemente; [injured, wounded] gravemente•
he is seriously ill — está grave, está gravemente enfermo•
the pilot realized that something was seriously wrong — el piloto se dio cuenta de que algo iba realmente mal or de que pasaba algo muy grave3) * (=really)•
he's seriously into body-building — está metido a tope en el culturismo ** * *['sɪriəsli, 'sɪəriəsli]1)a) ( not frivolously) seriamente, con seriedadseriously though — (indep) hablando en serio, fuera de broma
b) (genuinely, sincerely)2) ( gravely) <ill/injured> gravemente -
7 sadly
adverb He stared sadly at the ruins of his house.) tristementesadly adv tristemente / con tristezatr['sædlɪ]1 (in sad manner) tristemente2 (regrettably) lamentablemente3 (unfortunately) desgraciadamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be sadly mistaken estar muy equivocado,-aadv.• tristemente adv.'sædlia) ( sorrowfully) <smile/speak> tristemente, con tristezab) ( regrettably)c) ( unfortunately) (indep) lamentablemente, desgraciadamente['sædlɪ]ADV1) (=sorrowfully) [say, smile] con tristeza, tristemente2) (=regrettably) desgraciadamente, lamentablementesadly, we don't have much chance of winning — desgraciadamente or lamentablemente, no tenemos muchas posibilidades de ganar
his uncle, who sadly died — su tío, que tristemente or desgraciadamente falleció
sadly for him — lamentablemente or desgraciadamente para él
3) (=severely)* * *['sædli]a) ( sorrowfully) <smile/speak> tristemente, con tristezab) ( regrettably)c) ( unfortunately) (indep) lamentablemente, desgraciadamente -
8 sharply
sharply adv bruscamentetr['ʃɑːplɪ]1 (abruptly, suddenly) bruscamente, repentinamente2 (acutely) agudamente3 (clearly) marcadamente, claramente4 (harshly) mordazmente, con severidadsharply ['ʃɑrpli] adv1) abruptly: bruscamente2) distinctly: claramente, marcadamente'ʃɑːrpli, 'ʃɑːpli1)a) (steeply, abruptly) <drop/fall/increase> bruscamente; < bend> repentinamente, de prontob) (suddenly, swiftly) de repente, repentinamente2)a) ( acutely) <aware/conscious> tremendamenteb) <outlined/defined> claramente, nítidamente3) ( harshly) <answer/speak/criticize> con dureza or severidad['ʃɑːplɪ]ADV1) (=abruptly) [fall, rise, turn, brake] bruscamente2) (=clearly) marcadamente, claramentethis attitude contrasts sharply with his caring image — esta actitud contrasta marcadamente or claramente con su imagen de hombre humanitario
the party is sharply divided over this issue — el partido está claramente dividido con respecto a este asunto
3) (=brusquely) con aspereza4) (=severely) [criticize] severamente, con dureza5) (=hard) fuertemente* * *['ʃɑːrpli, 'ʃɑːpli]1)a) (steeply, abruptly) <drop/fall/increase> bruscamente; < bend> repentinamente, de prontob) (suddenly, swiftly) de repente, repentinamente2)a) ( acutely) <aware/conscious> tremendamenteb) <outlined/defined> claramente, nítidamente3) ( harshly) <answer/speak/criticize> con dureza or severidad -
9 rebuke
rə'bju:k
1. verb(to speak severely to (a person), because he has done wrong: The boy was rebuked by his teacher for cheating.) reprender
2. noun((stern) words spoken to a person, because he has done wrong.) reprimendatr[rɪ'bjʊːk]1 reprimenda1 reprenderrebuke n: reprimenda f, reproche mn.• carda s.f.• lejía s.f.• represión s.f.• reproche s.m.• vejamen s.m.v.• cardar v.• increpar v.• reprender v.
I rɪ'bjuːkto rebuke somebody FOR something/-ING — reprender a alguien por algo/+ inf
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noun reprimenda f[rɪ'bjuːk]1.N reprimenda f, reproche m2.VT reprender, reprocharto rebuke sb for having done sth — reprender a algn por haber hecho algo, reprochar a algn haber hecho algo
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I [rɪ'bjuːk]to rebuke somebody FOR something/-ING — reprender a alguien por algo/+ inf
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noun reprimenda f
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