Translation of actually – English–Catalan dictionary

actually

adverb
uk
/ˈæk·tʃu·əl·i/
us
/ˈæk·tʃu·ə·li/
A2
used when you are saying what is true about a situation
de fet
He didn’t actually say anything important.
So what actually happened?
B1
used to emphasize that something surprising is true
s’utilitza per a remarcar un fet sorprenent
A friend of mine was actually at the same concert – I hadn’t seen her for years!
used to politely correct someone
en realitat, de fet
‘You never told me.’ ‘Actually, I did.’
She’s Mexican, actually, not Puerto Rican.

(Translation of actually from the Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of actually

actually
This apparent discrepancy actually makes sense under the view that both experiments capture opposite sides of children's understanding of indirect requests.
Very few of these studies actually address the distinction between planning and control.
The other way is to actually perform the symbolic evaluation.
To determine whether children actually produced ' happen ' more often in negative than positive contexts, the order of occurrence of surrounding utterances within episodes was examined.
There exist practical difficulties of actually implementing technology transfers, however.
Technical regulation and enforcement may have actually declined in effectiveness until recent reforms were implemented.
Obviously, by competing in parliamentary elections, parties compete for office, but this does not mean that their goal is actually to attain office.
Daily productivity is actually low due to low radiation levels and a cool growing season.
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Translations of actually

in Chinese (Traditional)
實際上, 事實上, 的確…
in Chinese (Simplified)
实际上, 事实上, 的确…
in Spanish
en realidad, se usa para enfatizar un hecho sorprendente, de hecho…
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na realidade, na verdade, mesmo…
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खरं तर, नक्की, एखाद्या महितीच्या सत्यतेसाठी किंवा आश्चर्य दर्शवण्यासाठी वापरला जाणारा शब्द…
本当は, 実際には, まさに…
gerçekten, doğrusu, doğrusunu söylemek gerekirse…
véritablement, en réalité, vraiment…
echt, eigenlijk…
உண்மையில் அல்லது உண்மையாக, வாக்கியங்களில் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது, அதில் ஏதோ ஒரு வகையில் ஆச்சரியமான அல்லது பெரும்பாலான மக்கள் எதிர்பார்ப்பதற்கு நேர்மாறான தகவல்கள் உள்ளன…
वास्तव में / दरअसल / वाकई, वास्तव में, सच में…
ખરેખર, હકીકતમાં, વાસ્તવમાં…
faktisk, faktiskt, virkelig…
verkligen, faktiskt, egentligen…
memang betul, sebenarnya…
wirklich, eigentlich…
egentlig, i virkeligheten, virkelig…
حقیقتاً, واقعی, دراصل…
справді, дійсно, насправді…
నిజానికి లేక వాస్తవంగా, ఒక విధంగా ఆశ్చర్యం కలిగించే లేక చాలా మంది ప్రజలు ఆశించే దానికి విరుద్ధంగా ఉండే సమాచారం ఉన్న వాక్యాలలో ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది, ఒక వాక్యాన్ని కొద్దిగా ఎక్కువ మర్యాదగా చెప్పడానికి వాడేది…
আসলে বা সত্যিই, আসলে, বস্তুত…
skutečně, opravdu, ve skutečnosti…
sebenarnya, sesungguhnya…
อย่างที่เกิดขึ้นตามจริง, ตามความเป็นจริง…
thực sự, thực tế…
właściwie, (tak) naprawdę, faktycznie…
실제로, (사실을 강조하여)정말로, 사실은…
in realtà, effettivamente, addirittura…
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