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Adrian Bürgler
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broadly

1. generally (In general terms) ex. Broadly speaking...

2. mostly (for the most part) ex. it is broadly based on the german prototype

Deutsch: ganz allgemein, in groben Zügen

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categorically

1. without any doubt or possibility of being changed

2. certain

Deutsch: definitiv/endgültig/kategorisch

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considerably

large or of noticeable number 

ex. He's considerably fatter, than he was two years ago

Deutsch: erheblich

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effectively 

used when you describe what the real result of a situation is

ex. His wife left him when the children were small, so he effectively brought up the family himself.

Deutsch: eigentlich/tatsächlich

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extensively

describes e large part of something

ex. The house was extensively rebuilt after the fire

Deutsch: weitgehend

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invariably

always

ex. The train is invariably late

Deutsch: ausnahmslos

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largely

almost completely

ex. a largely male company

Deutsch: weitgehend/grösstenteils

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literally 

1. intensifier before a figurative expression

ex. Our eyey were literally pinned to TV during the war

2. Having the real or original meaning of a word/phrase

ex. They were responsible for literally thousands of deaths

Deutsch: (wort)wörtlich