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exactly

1 adverb preciselygo díreach  c m udíreach  c m uit happened exactly seventy years ago tharla sé seachtó bliain ó shin go díreachat exactly two o'clock díreach ag a dó a chlog, díreach ar bhuille an dóit cost exactly fifty euro caoga euro glan a chosain séthat's exactly the right word sin é an focal díreach ceart, sin é an focal beachtthis is exactly what I didn't want seo é go díreach an rud nach raibh uaimI don't know exactly what happened níl a fhios agam go díreach cad é a tharla, níl a fhios agam go beacht cad é a tharlaeverything is exactly the same tá gach rud díreach mar an gcéannatell me exactly what you want abair liom cad é go díreach atá uaitthat's exactly what I mean sin é go díreach an rud atá i gceist agam, sin é díreach glan atá i gceist agam 2 adverb to reply affirmatively'Is this what you mean?' 'Exactly!' 'An é seo atá i gceist agat?' 'Díreach é!', 'An é seo atá tú a mhaíomh?' 'Sin é go díreach!', 'An é seo atá i gceist agat?' 'Sin agat anois é!'
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3 adverb to express disapprovalwhat exactly is that noise? cad é faoi Dhia atá sa trup sin?what exactly does that mean? cad ó thalamh an domhain a chiallaíonn sé sin?, cad é go díreach atá i gceist leis sin?
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not exactly

1 not quite but almostthat's not exactly what I said ní hé sin go díreach a dúirt mé, ní hé sin go baileach a dúirt mé 2 especially euphemistic not at allI'm not exactly happy níl mé sásta ná baol airhe's not exactly my favourite person ní fhéadfá a rá gurb é an té is ansa liom é 3 used to respond partially negatively'Is he reading?' 'Not exactly.' 'An ag léamh atá sé?' 'Ní hea go díreach.''Does it have an engine?' 'Not exactly.' 'An bhfuil inneall ann?' 'Níl, leis an bhfírinne a rá.'; 'An bhfuil inneall ann?' 'Níl go baileach.'

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