precisely

US /prəˈsaɪs.li/
UK /prəˈsaɪs.li/
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1.

genau, präzise

in exact terms; without vagueness

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The measurements must be precisely accurate.
Die Messungen müssen genau sein.
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He described the event precisely as it happened.
Er beschrieb das Ereignis genau so, wie es geschah.
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exactlyaccuratelycorrectlyrigorouslystrictly
2.

genau, eben

used to emphasize the accuracy or exactness of a statement or a detail

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“So you mean he lied?” “Precisely.”
„Du meinst also, er hat gelogen?“ „Genau.“
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That’s precisely what I was thinking.
Das ist genau das, was ich dachte.
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exactlyindeedquite sojust so
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precisionprecise