exactly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪgˈzæktli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪgˈzæktli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ig zakt′lē)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
exactly adv (precisely)exactamente adv
  al pie de la letra loc adv
 The student followed the teacher's instructions exactly and got all the answers right.
 El alumno siguió las instrucciones del profesor exactamente y constestó correctamente todas las preguntas.
exactly adv (completely, totally)totalmente adv
  absolutamente adv
 Jim wasn't sure if he was doing the task correctly, but his boss told him what he was doing was exactly right.
 Jim no estaba seguro de si estaba haciendo la tarea correctamente, pero su jefe le dijo que lo estaba haciendo totalmente bien.
Exactly! interj (that is correct)¡exacto! interj
  ¡eso mismo! loc interj
 "Do you mean this is our new house?" "Exactly!"
 "¿Quieres decir que esta es nuestra nueva casa?" "¡Exacto!".
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
my thoughts exactly expr (I agree 100%)pienso lo mismo expr
  eso mismo expr
  exactamente expr
not exactly expr (almost correct)no exactamente expr
not exactly expr (not at all)en realidad no expr
  para nada expr
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'exactly' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
ad litteram - as such - at the stroke of - copy - copying - due - fit the bill - flat - hit the nail on the head - identical - identically - just so - just the same - just the thing - just the ticket - nail it - no more and no less - nonidentical - perfect fit - plumb - precisely - right - right about now - slap - slap bang - specifically - specify - spot on - square - strict adherence to the law - synchronously - that's just the thing - that's the ticket - to a hair - to a T - to a tee - to the letter - to the life - truly
Spanish:
cabal - exactamente - exacto - precisamente - estrechamente - mismamente - ni más ni menos que - pues eso - a ciencia cierta - cabalmente - eso - ídem de ídem - igualito - justamente - justo - justo por eso - literalmente - mero - precisamente por eso - tal como lo oyes - tal cual

Collocations: I'm not exactly sure, not sure what he [means, is saying], exactly, What exactly are you [saying, trying to say]?, more...

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