very

['verɪ] 1.

avverbio

1) (extremely) [hot, bad, nice] molto

I'm very sorry — mi dispiace molto

very well — molto bene, benissimo

she couldn't very well do that — non poteva mica fare così

that's all very well but... — tutto molto bene, però...

very much — molto

to be very much a city dweller — essere proprio un tipo cittadino

2) (absolutely)

the very best thing — di gran lunga la cosa migliore

in the very best of health — in piena salute

at the very latest — al più tardi

at the very least — come minimo

the very first — il primissimo

3) (actually)

the very same words — esattamente le stesse parole

the very next day — il giorno immediatamente successivo

a car of your very own — una macchina tutta tua

2.

aggettivo

1) (actual) esatto, preciso

this very second — (in) questo preciso istante

2) (ideal)

the very person I need — proprio la persona che fa per me

3) (ultimate)

from the very beginning — dal primo istante

at the very front — proprio davanti

to the very end — fino all'ultimo istante

4) (mere) [mention, thought, word] solo

the very idea! — che (razza di) idea!

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['veri] 1. adverb

1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) molto

2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) proprio; solo

2. adjective

1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) stesso; esatto

2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) esatto

3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) solo

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- very well

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['verɪ] 1.

avverbio

1) (extremely) [hot, bad, nice] molto

I'm very sorry — mi dispiace molto

very well — molto bene, benissimo

she couldn't very well do that — non poteva mica fare così

that's all very well but... — tutto molto bene, però...

very much — molto

to be very much a city dweller — essere proprio un tipo cittadino

2) (absolutely)

the very best thing — di gran lunga la cosa migliore

in the very best of health — in piena salute

at the very latest — al più tardi

at the very least — come minimo

the very first — il primissimo

3) (actually)

the very same words — esattamente le stesse parole

the very next day — il giorno immediatamente successivo

a car of your very own — una macchina tutta tua

2.

aggettivo

1) (actual) esatto, preciso

this very second — (in) questo preciso istante

2) (ideal)

the very person I need — proprio la persona che fa per me

3) (ultimate)

from the very beginning — dal primo istante

at the very front — proprio davanti

to the very end — fino all'ultimo istante

4) (mere) [mention, thought, word] solo

the very idea! — che (razza di) idea!