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1) (exactly: at midday precisely; Precisely what do you mean?; He spoke very precisely.) precisamente2) (used to express complete agreement: `So you think we should wait until tomorrow?' `Precisely.') precisamente, exactamenteprecisely adv precisamente / exactamentetr[prɪ'saɪslɪ]1 (exactly) precisamente, exactamente; (accurately) con precisión\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLprecisely! ¡exacto!, ¡eso es!adv.• apuradamente adv.• efectivamente adv.• en punto adv.• justamente adv.• precisamente adv.interj.• eso esg interj.prɪ'saɪslia) ( accurately) <calculate/measure/describe> con precisiónb) ( exactly)precisely! — exacto!, justamente!
c) ( meticulously) con minuciosidad, con sumo cuidado[prɪ'saɪslɪ]ADV1) (=exactly) exactamentewe have precisely 17 minutes before the train leaves — tenemos exactamente 17 minutos antes de que salga el tren
at four o'clock precisely, at precisely four o'clock — a las cuatro en punto
precisely! — ¡exactamente!, ¡efectivamente!
precisely what was it that you wanted? — ¿qué era lo que quería usted exactamente?
2) (=expressly) precisamentehe liked her precisely because of her forthrightness — le caía bien precisamente por lo franca que era
3) (=with precision) [calculate, measure] con precisión4) (=meticulously) meticulosamente* * *[prɪ'saɪsli]a) ( accurately) <calculate/measure/describe> con precisiónb) ( exactly)precisely! — exacto!, justamente!
c) ( meticulously) con minuciosidad, con sumo cuidado
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