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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprecisamente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pre-see-sah-men-teh
"Eso es precisamente lo que necesitamos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In exact terms; with great accuracy and attention to detail.
"She explained precisely how the machinery operates." - 2
Used to emphasize the exact truth of a statement or situation.
"That is precisely what I meant to say."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin praecisus, meaning cut off or brief, via Middle French and English precise, with the adverbial suffix -ly added in the late 16th century. Historically shifting from meaning 'in a concise manner' to its modern primary sense of exactness and accuracy in description or measurement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Precisely" is said worldwide
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précisément
Transliteration: preh-see-zah-ment
"Il savait précisément quoi faire."
genau
Transliteration: geh-now
"Das ist genau das, was ich meinte."
precisamente
Transliteration: preh-chee-zah-men-teh
"Questo è precisamente il punto."
precisamente
Transliteration: pre-see-sah-men-teh
"Eso es precisamente lo que necesitamos."
precisamente
Transliteration: pre-see-za-men-te
"Ela explicou precisamente como aconteceu."
ठीक-ठीक
Transliteration: theek-theek
"उसने ठीक-ठीक बताया कि क्या करना है।"
精确地
Transliteration: jīng què de
"这正是我的意思。"
정확히
Transliteration: jeonghwakhi
"그것이 바로 내가 의미한 바이다."
正確に
Transliteration: seikaku ni
"それはまさに私の言いたいことです。"
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