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really
UK: /ˈrɪə.li/ US: /riː.ə-/Translation
adv
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⇨ verdaderamente
⇨ de verdad
Do you really need to do that now? ¿De verdad tienes que hacer eso ahora?
■ Se sitúa delante del verbo›
⇨ realmente
⇨ muy
She's really pretty Es muy guapa
■ Se sitúa delante del adjetivo›
⇨ ¿de veras?
⇨ ¿en serio?
«I'm going to Russia this summer.» «Really?» «Voy a ir a Rusia este verano.» «¿En serio?»
⇨ ¿Ah sí?
(Definition of really adv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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