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espressamente

expressly

adverb eh-spres-sah-MEHN-teh Less Common

Origin: from espresso 'expressed' plus -mente

Also means

explicitly

Usage Note

Espressamente means expressly or explicitly, often in legal and formal writing: vietato espressamente (expressly forbidden). It is built from the adjective espresso with the adverb suffix -mente. It stresses that something was stated deliberately, leaving no doubt.

Examples

espressamente vietato fumare qui."

Natural Translation

Smoking is expressly forbidden here.

Literal Translation

It-is expressly forbidden to-smoke here.

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