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durchaus (adv)  definitely; thoroughly, completely, immensely; quite, perfectly; (with "nicht/kein") by no means, not at all, absolutely not

Ich bin durchaus Ihrer Meinung.
I absolutely/quite agree with you.
Obwohl er selbst sein Geld in Hollywood verdiente und es durchaus genoss, Teil der Filmindustrie zu sein, bewahrte er sich eine kritische Distanz in seiner Kolumne.
Although he earned his money in Hollywood himself and thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the film industry, he maintained a critical distance in his (newspaper) column.

RELATED: Er ist durchaus nicht so klug. He is by no means so clever.

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