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strengt tatt

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

i virkeligheten;
sant å si;
i grunnen;
egentlig (3)really, faktisk (2)actually
in reality;
to tell the truth;
at bottom;
reallyegentlig (3), actuallyfaktisk (2)
see:Se: strengstrict · stern, harsh · severe, bitter (of weather, conditions) Eng. phrasestrictly speaking
  • jeg kan kjøre deg selv om du strengt tatt burde greie å gå dit I can give you a lift, even though strictly speaking you ought to be able to walk there
  • det er strengt tatt ikke bussene, men bussjåførene som streiker strictly speaking it isn't the buses but the bus drivers that are on strike