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adverb1) festa firmly-built structure — eine stabile Konstruktion
2) (resolutely) beharrlich [unterstützen, sich widersetzen]; bestimmt, energisch [reden]* * *adverb fest* * *firm·ly[ˈfɜ:mli, AM ˈfɜ:rm-]1. (securely) fest, sichersometimes it takes more courage to admit you are wrong than to stand \firmly manchmal braucht man mehr Mut, einen Fehler einzugestehen, als auf etwas zu beharrento be attached/held \firmly fest angebracht [o gut befestigt] sein2. (strongly) festto grip/hold sth \firmly etw fest haltento insist sth \firmly auf etw dat fest beharrento say sth \firmly etw mit Entschiedenheit sagen3. (strictly) entschieden, bestimmtto deal \firmly with sb/sth jdm/etw gegenüber bestimmt auftretento reprimand sb \firmly jdn entschieden zurechtweisen [o scharf tadeln4. (resolutely) fest, bestimmtwe are \firmly committed to reducing unemployment wir sind fest entschlossen, die Arbeitslosigkeit zu verringernto believe \firmly that... fest glauben, dass...; (unchangingly) entschlossen, festhis beliefs are \firmly rooted in the Bible sein Glaube ist tief in der Bibel verwurzelt* * *['fɜːmlɪ]advbake until firmly set — so lange backen, bis es fest (geworden) ist
she had her sights firmly set on a career in politics — sie hatte sich eine Karriere in der Politik fest vorgenommen
these novels were firmly based on reality — diese Romane beruhten vollständig auf tatsächlichen Ereignissen
firmly established/in place (fig) — fest etabliert
she is firmly opposed to the proposal/to doing it — sie ist strikt gegen den Vorschlag/dagegen, es zu tun
to be firmly committed to sth/to doing sth — sich voll für etw einsetzen/dafür einsetzen, etw zu tun
I shall tell her quite firmly that... — ich werde ihr klipp und klar sagen, dass...
* * *adverb1) fest2) (resolutely) beharrlich [unterstützen, sich widersetzen]; bestimmt, energisch [reden]* * *adv.fest adv.
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