emphatic

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emphatic
[ɪmˈfætɪk]
adjetivo
1enfático(a) (gesture, tone); rotundo(a), categórico(a) (denial, response); convincente (victory, scoreline)
  • he was quite emphatic that… -> hizo especial hincapié en que…

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emphatic [em-fa-tik]
adjetivo
1Enfático; fuerte, enérgico (gesture, tone); categórico (assertion, refusal).

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emphatic [ɪmˈfætɪk]
adjective
1 (forceful) [+statement, declaration, response] categórico; contundente; [+denial, refusal] categórico; rotundo; [+tone, gesture] enérgico; enfático; [+condemnation] categórico; enérgico
Wendy was emphatic, "you must do it," she said Wendy fue categórica, —debes hacerlo, dijo; she's emphatic that business is improving mantiene firmemente que el negocio está mejorando; they were quite emphatic that they were not going dijeron categóricamente que no iban
to be emphatic [about] sth
Pat was emphatic about how valuable the course was Pat hizo hincapié en lo valioso que era el curso; they were emphatic in denying their involvement negaron categóricamente su participación; an emphatic no un no rotundo; an emphatic yes un sí contundente
2 (decisive) [+victory, win] rotundo; [+success] arrollador; [+defeat] aplastante; [+winner, result] contundente
it was an emphatic [success]

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