really

really
re·al·ly [ʼrɪəli, Am ʼri:ə-] adv
1) (in fact) wirklich;
the film was \really quite good/quite good \really der Film war wirklich ziemlich gut/recht gut
2) (used to stress sth) tatsächlich, wirklich;
I \really don't think that this is of any importance to us ich glaube wirklich nicht, dass das eine Rolle für uns spielt;
the film was \really good der Film war echt stark (fam)
3) (seriously) ernsthaft;
did you \really believe that ... haben Sie im Ernst geglaubt, dass ...
PHRASES:
to be \really something schon etwas [Tolles] sein (fam)
wow! your new car is \really something! Mann! dein neues Auto macht ganz schön was her! (fam) interj
1) (indicating surprise, disbelief) wirklich, tatsächlich;
I'm getting married to Fred - \really? when? Fred und ich werden heiraten - nein, wirklich? wann denn?
2) (indicating annoyance) also wirklich, [also] so was;
well, \really! I think he might have called us! nein, wirklich! ich finde, er hätte uns [wenigstens] anrufen können!
3) (Am) (indicating agreement) in der Tat

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