firmly

firmly
firm·ly [ʼfɜ:mli, Am ʼfɜ:rm-] adv
1) (securely) fest, sicher;
sometimes 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 beharren;
to be attached/held \firmly fest angebracht [o gut befestigt] sein
2) (strongly) fest;
to grip/hold sth \firmly etw fest halten;
to shake sb's hand \firmly jdm kräftig die Hand schütteln;
(with decision)
to insist sth \firmly auf etw dat fest beharren;
to say sth \firmly etw mit Entschiedenheit sagen
3) (strictly) entschieden, bestimmt;
to deal \firmly with sb/sth jdm/etw gegenüber bestimmt auftreten;
to reprimand sb \firmly jdn entschieden zurechtweisen [o scharf tadeln];
4) (resolutely) fest, bestimmt;
we are \firmly committed to reducing unemployment wir sind fest entschlossen, die Arbeitslosigkeit zu verringern;
to believe \firmly that ... fest glauben, dass ...;
(unchangingly) entschlossen, fest;
his beliefs are \firmly rooted in the Bible sein Glaube ist tief in der Bibel verwurzelt

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