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actually / en realidad
 
actually   [ˈæktjʊəlɪ]   -adverb
1. (=really)   en realidad,   realmente
·she didn't actually see the accident
·en realidad no vio el accidente,   no vio el accidente realmente
·no one actually died
·en realidad no murió nadie
·can computers actually create language?
·¿pueden realmente crear un idioma los ordenadores?
·inflation has actually fallen
·la inflaciónoun de hecho ha bajado
·I never thought you'd actually do it!
·¡jamánoun pensé que lo harías de verdad!
2. (correcting, clarifying)
·that'noun not true, actually
·bueno, eso no es cierto
·actually, I don't know him at all
·pues la verdad, no lo conozco de nada
·actually, you were quite right
·pues mira, de hecho tenías razónoun
·"he earns £30,000 a year" -- "£30,500, actually"
·--gana 30.000 libras al año --30.500 libras para ser exactos
·actually, I didn't come here just to help you
·en realidad, no he venido nounólo para ayudarte
3. (=exactly)   exactamente
·what did he actually say?
·¿qué es lo que dijo exactamente?
4. (for emphasis)
·we actually caught a fish!
·¡incluso or hasta pescamos un pez!
·I was so bored I actually fell asleep!
·¡me aburría tanto que de hecho me quedé dormido!
·you only pay for the electricity you actually use
·nounólo pagas la electricidad que consumes
 
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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