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1 rightly
1) (justly, justifiably; it is right, good or just that (something is the case): He was punished for his stupidity and rightly: Rightly or wrongly she refused to speak to him.) med god grunn, med rette2) (correctly; accurately: They rightly assumed that he would refuse to help.) riktigadv. \/ˈraɪtlɪ\/1) rett, riktig• if I remember rightly, I saw you last summerhvis jeg ikke tar helt feil, så møtte jeg deg sist sommerhan kom klokken fem, hvis jeg husker riktig2) med rette, som seg hør og børrightly or wrongly med rette eller urette, det være seg riktig eller galt -
2 win/lose the toss
(to guess rightly or wrongly which side of the coin will fall uppermost: He won the toss so he started the game.) vinne/tape myntkastet
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