kindly1

/ˈkaɪnd.li/

Translation

adv

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⇨ amablemente

› (form)As you are not helping me with my bags, could you kindly open the door?

Ya que no me ayudas con las bolsas, ¿tendrías la amabilidad de abrirme la puerta?

■ Denota disgusto o enfado por parte del hablante

not to take kindly to sth

⇨ no gustar algo

She doesn't take kindly to being told what to do

No le gusta que le digan lo que tiene que hacer

(Definition of kindly adv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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