♦ actually

♦ actually
♦ actually /ˈæktʃʊəlɪ/
avv.
1 effettivamente; realmente; esattamente: the words he actually said, quello che lui effettivamente disse; What did you actually see?, che cosa hai visto esattamente (o di preciso)?; I've never actually asked her, but I'm sure about it, non gliel'ho mai chiesto esplicitamente, ma ne sono sicuro; Before you actually start, make sure that…, prima di cominciare, assicuratevi che…
2 (enfatico) sul serio; davvero: You don't actually believe that, do you?, non ci crederai mica, vero?; tu a questo in realtà non ci credi, vero?; I actually thought he was going to shoot me, pensai davvero che stesse per spararmi
3 addirittura: He actually offered to drive me home, si è offerto addirittura di accompagnarmi a casa in macchina; At this point she actually laughed, a questo punto lei addirittura rise
4 in realtà (contrariamente a quanto si pensa o si dice); di fatto; veramente: The funny thing is that I actually like this job, il buffo è che in realtà a me questo lavoro piace; She's actually a rather good actress, in realtà è piuttosto brava come attrice
5 a dire il vero; veramente: Actually, I don't like beer, a dire il vero, la birra non mi piace; Actually, my name isn't Laura, veramente, io non mi chiamo Laura
FALSI AMICI: actually non significa attualmente NOTA D'USO: -actually o at the moment?-.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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