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1 snugly
1) (tightly and neatly: The gun fitted snugly into my pocket.) bien, cómodamente2) (comfortably or warmly: The girl had a scarf wrapped snugly round her neck.) cómodamentetr['snʌglɪ]2 (tightly) perfectamentesnugly ['snʌgli] adv1) comfortably: cómodamente2) : de manera ajustadathe shirt fits snugly: la camisa queda ajustada'snʌglia) ( cosily)b) ( tightly)the trousers fit snugly — los pantalones ciñen or ajustan muy bien
['snʌɡlɪ]ADV1) (=cosily)the children were snugly tucked up in bed — los niños estaban bien abrigados en la cama, los niños estaban bien tapaditos en la cama *
2) (=tightly)it fits snugly — [jacket] (=well) queda bien ajustado or ceñido or (esp LAm) justo; [one object in another] encaja perfectamente
* * *['snʌgli]a) ( cosily)b) ( tightly)the trousers fit snugly — los pantalones ciñen or ajustan muy bien
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2 neatly
adverb (tidily or skilfully: Please write neatly.) con esmero, hábilmenteneatly adv cuidadosamente / con pulcritudtr['niːtlɪ]1 cuidadosamente, con esmero2 (cleverly) con ingenio, con habilidadneatly ['ni:tli] adv1) tidily: ordenadamente2) cleverly: ingeniosamenteadv.• aseadamente adv.'niːtlia) ( tidily)b) ( snugly)c) <explain/evade> hábilmente['niːtlɪ]ADV1) (=carefully, tidily) [arrange, put, fold] con cuidado, cuidadosamente, con esmero; [write, type] claramente2) (=cleverly) [summarize, explain] con claridad, bien; [avoid] ingeniosamente, con habilidad3) (=conveniently) [fit] perfectamente; [divide] claramente, fácilmente* * *['niːtli]a) ( tidily)b) ( snugly)c) <explain/evade> hábilmente
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