exactly [ɪɡˈzæktlɪ]
adverb
[+know, resemble] exactamente; [+calculate, measure, describe] exactamente; con precisión at exactly five o'clock a las cinco en punto
what did you tell him exactly? what exactly did you tell him? ¿qué le dijiste exactamente?
that's exactly what I was thinking eso es exactamente lo que yo estaba pensando; he's exactly like his father es exactamente igual que su padre; es clavado a su padre; (informal) nobody knows who exactly will be in charge nadie sabe con exactitud quién será el encargado; I wanted to get everything exactly right quería hacerlo todo a la perfección; "do you mean that we are stuck here?" — "exactly!" —¿quieres decir que no nos podemos mover de aquí? —¡exacto! —¡efectivamente!;or he wasn't exactly pleased (humorous) no estaba precisamente contento; no estaba muy contento, que digamos; it's not exactly interesting (humorous) no es lo que se dice interesante; "is she sick?" — "not exactly" —¿está enferma? —no exactamente
