egentlig

1. a

со́бственный

2. adv

со́бственно

égentlig talt — со́бственно говоря́

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real

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I. adj proper ( fx det egentlige Danmark Denmark proper);

(virkelig) real ( fx the real reason),

(F: sikker) positive ( fx we did not find a positive answer to the problem (, positive proof of his guilt); were you given positive promises?);

[i ordets egentlige betydning, i egentlig forstand] in the proper (el.

true) sense of the word, literally.

II. adv really ( fx he is quite nice, really), actually; after all

( fx after all, what does it matter?);

(præcis) exactly ( fx I don't know exactly what happened), precisely (

fx what precisely does it mean?);

(hvis det gik rigtigt til) by rights ( fx he ought to go to prison by rights);

(oprindelig) originally ( fx originally he came from Georgia);

[egentlig talt] properly (el. strictly) speaking;

[ikke egentlig] not exactly ( fx he is not exactly stupid);

[egentlig ikke!] not really!