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mortalmente

mortally

adverb mor-TAHL-men-teh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Also means

fatally

Usage Note

Mortalmente is used both literally (mortalmente herido — mortally wounded) and figuratively to mean extremely or to a fatal degree (me aburrí mortalmente — I was bored to death). The figurative, hyperbolic use is common in informal speech. The adjective is mortal.

Examples

"El soldado quedó mortalmente herido en batalla."

Natural Translation

The soldier was mortally wounded in battle.

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