fully

fully
fully adv
1 (completely) [understand] très bien ; [succeed, recover] tout à fait ; [equipped, furnished, dressed, illustrated] entièrement ; [awake, developed] complètement ; [aware, informed] parfaitement ; to be fully qualified avoir obtenu tous ses diplômes ; I fully intend to do it j'ai bien l'intention de le faire ; he doesn't fully realize what he's doing il n'est pas pleinement conscient de ce qu'il fait ;
2 (to the maximum) [open, closed] à fond ; [stretched, unwound] complètement ; fully booked complet/-ète ; a fully loaded truck un camion à pleine charge ; my time is fully occupied je suis entièrement pris ;
3 (comprehensively) [examine, study] à fond ; [explain, describe] de façon détaillée ; I'll write more fully later j'écrirai plus longuement plus tard ;
4 (at least) it's fully ten years since I last saw you je ne t'ai pas vu depuis dix ans au moins ; the hotel is fully 20 km from the station l'hôtel est au moins à 20 km de la gare ; it took me fully two hours j'ai mis deux bonnes heures.

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