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fa·mous·ly
(fā′məs-lē)adv.
1. In a way or to an extent that is well known: an executive who is famously late for meetings.
2. With the result of becoming famous: "Frost had famously declared that poetry is what gets lost in translation" (David Lehman).
3. Excellently; splendidly: We got along famously.
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famously
(ˈfeɪməslɪ)adv
1. well-known: her famously relaxed manner.
2. very well: the two got on famously.
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fa•mous•ly
(ˈfeɪ məs li)adv.
very well; excellently; in a splendid manner: He's doing famously. They get on famously together.
[1570–80]
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Adv. | 1. | famously - in a manner or to an extent that is well known; "in his famously anecdotal style" |
2. | famously - extremely well; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got along famously" |
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بِشُهْرَةٍ
skvěle
glimrende
prÿîilega
çok iyimükemmelen
famously
[ˈfeɪməslɪ] ADV1. as Wilde famously remarked → como bien señalara Wilde
there have been hurricanes in England, most famously in 1987 → ha habido huracanes en Inglaterra, el más famoso ocurrido en 1987
there have been hurricanes in England, most famously in 1987 → ha habido huracanes en Inglaterra, el más famoso ocurrido en 1987
2. (o.f.) (= very well) to get on famously → llevarse a las mil maravillas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
famously
[ˈfeɪməsli] adv as Wilde famously said, ... → pour citer la formule célèbre de Wilde, ...
he once famously said that ... → il a un jour prononcé la célèbre phrase ...
he is famously quoted as saying ... → tout le monde connaît ses célèbres mots ...
a famously reclusive actor → un acteur réputé pour être reclus
they are famously ignorant about ... → il est bien connu qu'ils ignorent tout de ...
he once famously said that ... → il a un jour prononcé la célèbre phrase ...
he is famously quoted as saying ... → tout le monde connaît ses célèbres mots ...
a famously reclusive actor → un acteur réputé pour être reclus
they are famously ignorant about ... → il est bien connu qu'ils ignorent tout de ...
(= very well) to get on famously → s'entendre à merveille, s'entendre comme larrons en foire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
famously
adv
(= notoriously) → bekanntermaßen; as X famously declared → in den berühmten Worten von X; the man who famously said “no” → der Mann mit dem berühmten „nein“; she was married eight times, most famously to Paul Hassett → sie war achtmal verheiratet, wobei Paul Hassett der bekannteste ihrer Ehemänner war
(dated inf: = excellently) → glänzend; to get on or along famously (with somebody) → sich (mit jdm) glänzend verstehen; they get on famously → sie kommen glänzend miteinander aus; to do famously → sehr erfolgreich sein; to go famously → bestens laufen
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fame
(feim) noun the quality of being well-known. Her novels brought her fame.
ˈfamous adjective well-known (for good or worthy reasons). She is famous for her strength.
ˈfamously adverb very well.
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