actually
/ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li, -tju-, -tʃʊ.li/Translation
adv
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⇨ de hecho
I grew more and more bored and actually fell asleep for a few minutes Estaba cada vez más aburrido; de hecho, me quedé dormido unos minutos
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⇨ en realidad
Actually, I'm from Liverpool, not from London En realidad, soy de Liverpool, no de Londres
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⇨ a decir verdad
Actually, I don't know what I want A decir verdad, no sé lo que quiero
■ Distinto de currently (actualmente)(Definition of actually adv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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