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adverb legítimamentelegitimately [lɪ'ʤɪt̬əmətli] adv: legítimamentelɪ'dʒɪtəmətli, lɪ'dʒɪtɪmətlia) ( lawfully) legítimamenteb) ( reasonably)he says, legitimately in my opinion, that... — dice, y en mi opinión con razón, que...
[lɪ'dʒɪtɪmɪtlɪ]ADV1) (=lawfully) legítimamente2) (=justifiably) [expect] justificadamenteyou could legitimately argue that... — sería justo or estaría justificado argumentar que...
he can legitimately claim to speak for all South Africans — tiene sobradas razones para erigirse en portavoz de todos los sudafricanos
he has demanded, quite legitimately, that... — ha exigido, con toda la razón, que...
* * *[lɪ'dʒɪtəmətli, lɪ'dʒɪtɪmətli]a) ( lawfully) legítimamenteb) ( reasonably)he says, legitimately in my opinion, that... — dice, y en mi opinión con razón, que...
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1) (in an honest way: He gained his wealth honestly.) honestamente2) (used to stress the truth of what a person is saying: Honestly, that's exactly what he said; I honestly don't think it's possible.) francamente, de verdad, honestamentehonestly adv1. honradamentehe didn't steal the money, he got it honestly no robó el dinero, lo consiguió honradamente2. a decir verdadI don't honestly know what happened a decir verdad, no sé lo que pasó3. de verdad / en serioI honestly don't mind no me importa, de verdadhonestly! ¡por favor!honestly! what a stupid thing to do! ¡por favor! ¡qué tontería!tr['ɒnɪstlɪ]1 (fairly) honradamente2 (frankly) sinceramente, francamente, con franqueza■ quite honestly, I don't think you should do it con toda franqueza, no creo que debieras hacerlo3 (truthfully) de verdad, a decir verdad1 (question) ¿de verdad?; (exclamation) ¡hay que ver!adv.• derechamente adv.• honestamente adv.'ɑːnəstli, 'ɒnɪstlia) ( sincerely) <answer/say/think> sinceramente, francamenteb) (indep) en serio, de verdadI don't mind, honestly — en serio or en verdad (que) no me importa
c) (as interj) ( expressing exasperation) por favor!d) ( legitimately) <act/earn> con honradez, honradamente['ɒnɪstlɪ]ADV1) (=truly) sinceramente, francamenteI honestly believe this is the right decision — creo sinceramente or francamente que esta es la decisión correcta
he cannot honestly call this a good law — no puede, en honor a la verdad, llamar a esto una buena ley
no, honestly, I'm fine — no, de verdad or de veras or en serio, estoy bien
I didn't do it, honestly — de verdad que no lo hice
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do you honestly expect me to believe that? — ¿de verdad or de veras esperas que me lo crea?•
I can honestly say that it doesn't bother me — puedo decir con toda sinceridad or franqueza que no me importacan you honestly say you've ever thought about it? — ¿puedes decir sin mentir que has pensado alguna vez en ello?
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I honestly thought you'd be pleased — de verdad or de veras pensé que te gustaría2) (=truthfully) [speak, answer] sinceramente, con sinceridad3) (=legally) honradamenteif he couldn't get money honestly, he stole — si no podía conseguir dinero honradamente, robaba
4) (showing exasperation) vamos, por favor"honestly," said Barbara, "that woman..." — -vamos or por favor -dijo Barbara -esa mujer...
oh, honestly! — ¡por favor!, ¡anda, anda!
* * *['ɑːnəstli, 'ɒnɪstli]a) ( sincerely) <answer/say/think> sinceramente, francamenteb) (indep) en serio, de verdadI don't mind, honestly — en serio or en verdad (que) no me importa
c) (as interj) ( expressing exasperation) por favor!d) ( legitimately) <act/earn> con honradez, honradamente -
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li'‹itimət1) (lawful: Is this procedure perfectly legitimate?) legítimo2) ((of a child) born to parents who are married to each other.) legítimo•- legitimacy
tr[lɪ'ʤɪtɪmət]1 legítimo,-alegitimate [lɪ'ʤɪt̬əmət] adj1) valid: legítimo, válido, justificado2) lawful: legítimo, legaladj.• admisible adj.• auténtico, -a adj.• legítimo, -a adj.v.• legitimar v.lɪ'dʒɪtəmət, lɪ'dʒɪtɪməta) ( lawful) <government/authority/claim> legítimo; < business> legal; <tackle/move> reglamentariob) ( reasonable) <excuse/complaint/interest> legítimo, justificado[lɪ'dʒɪtɪmɪt]1. ADJ1) (=lawful) [government, right, power] legítimo; [business] legal2) (=valid) [reason, argument, target] válido; [complaint, conclusion] justificado; [interest] legítimo3) (Jur) [son, daughter] legítimo2.VT = legitimize* * *[lɪ'dʒɪtəmət, lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət]a) ( lawful) <government/authority/claim> legítimo; < business> legal; <tackle/move> reglamentariob) ( reasonable) <excuse/complaint/interest> legítimo, justificado -
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adv.1 honradamente (legitimately)2 sinceramente (sincerely)well honestly! ¡desde luego!, ¡hay que ver!honestly! some people! ¡desde luego, hay cada uno por ahí!4 honestamente, decentemente, de veras, a las derechas.
См. также в других словарях:
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legitimately — adverb 1. in a manner acceptable to common custom (Freq. 1) you cannot do this legitimately! • Syn: ↑lawfully, ↑licitly • Ant: ↑illicitly (for: ↑licitly), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
legitimately — adv. Legitimately is used with these verbs: ↑ask, ↑claim, ↑elect, ↑regard … Collocations dictionary
legitimately — legitimate ► ADJECTIVE 1) conforming to the law or to rules. 2) able to be defended with logic or justification: a legitimate excuse. 3) (of a child) born of parents lawfully married to each other. 4) (of a sovereign) having a title based on… … English terms dictionary
legitimately — adverb see legitimate I … New Collegiate Dictionary
legitimately — See legitimate. * * * … Universalium
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legitimately — le·git·i·mate·ly … English syllables