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- 'fæ-adjective ((negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite: an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.) enfático, enérgicotr[em'fætɪk]1 (forceful - tone, gesture) enfático,-a, enérgico,-a2 (insistent - refusal, rejection, assertion) categórico,-a, rotundo,-a3 (definite, clear) rotundo,-aemphatic [ɪm'fætɪk, ɛm-] adj: enfático, enérgico, categórico♦ emphatically [-ɪkli] advadj.• enfático, -a adj.• enérgico, -a adj.ɪm'fætɪkadjective <gesture/tone> enérgico, enfático; <assertion/refusal> categórico[ɪm'fætɪk]ADJ1) (=forceful) [statement, declaration, response] categórico, contundente; [denial, refusal] categórico, rotundo; [tone, gesture] enérgico, enfático; [condemnation] categórico, enérgicoWendy was emphatic, "you must do it," she said — Wendy fue categórica, -debes hacerlo, dijo
Pat was emphatic about how valuable the course was — Pat hizo hincapié en lo valioso que era el curso
2) (=decisive) [victory, win] rotundo; [success] arrollador; [defeat] aplastante; [winner, result] contundente* * *[ɪm'fætɪk]adjective <gesture/tone> enérgico, enfático; <assertion/refusal> categórico
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