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i·de·al·ly
(ī-dē′ə-lē)adv.
1. In conformity with an ideal; perfectly.
2. In theory or imagination; theoretically.
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i•de•al•ly
(aɪˈdi ə li)adv.
1. in accordance with an ideal; perfectly.
2. in theory or principle.
3. in idea or imagination.
[1590–1600]
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ideally
adverb in a perfect world, in theory, preferably, if possible, all things being equal, under the best of circumstances, if you had your way, in a Utopia People should, ideally, eat much less fat and sugar.
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Translations
بِصورَة مِثالِيَّةفي ظُروف مِثالِيَّه، مِثالِيّاًمِثَالِيَّاً
dokonaleideálněv ideálním případě
ideeltperfekt
ihannetapauksessa
idealno
eszményienideálisan
ef allt væri eins og best væri á kosiîfullkomlega
理想的に
이상적으로
dokonaleideálne
idealiskt
อย่างดีเลิศ
en iyi şekildeen iyi/mükemmel şekildemükemmelentercihen
một cách lý tưởng
ideally
[aɪˈdɪəli] adv (= if possible) → idéalement, dans l'idéal
ideally the book should have ... → l'idéal serait que le livre ait ..., dans l'idéal, le livre devrait comporter ...
ideally the book should have ... → l'idéal serait que le livre ait ..., dans l'idéal, le livre devrait comporter ...
[placed, situated] → idéalement
to be ideally suited for sth [person] → être la personne idéale pour qch
She's ideally suited for the job → C'est la personne idéale pour ce travail.
to be ideally suited for sth [person] → être la personne idéale pour qch
She's ideally suited for the job → C'est la personne idéale pour ce travail.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
ideally
adv
(introducing sentence) → idealerweise, im Idealfall
(= perfectly) suited, placed, situated, located → ideal; they were ideally suited → sie passten ideal zusammen; I’m not ideally placed to give you advice → ich bin nicht gerade der Richtige/die Richtige, um dir Ratschläge zu geben; the hotel is ideally located → das Hotel liegt ideal; I’m ideally situated in this neighbourhood → diese Gegend liegt für mich ideal
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ideally
[aɪˈdɪəlɪ] adv → perfettamenteit is ideally situated → si trova in un posto ideale
they are an ideally matched couple → sono una coppia ideale
ideally the book should have ... → l'ideale sarebbe che il libro avesse...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
ideal
(aiˈdiəl) adjective perfect. This tool is ideal for the job I have in mind.
noun1. a person, thing etc that is looked on as being perfect. She was clever and beautiful – in fact she was his ideal of what a wife should be.
2. a person's standard of behaviour etc. a man of high ideals.
iˈdealist noun a person having (too) high ideals of behaviour etc.
iˈdealism nounˌideaˈlistic (aidiə-) adjective
iˈdealize, iˈdealise verb
to regard as perfect. Children tend to idealize their parents.
iˌdealiˈzation, iˌdealiˈsation nouniˈdeally adverb
1. perfectly. He is ideally suited to this job.
2. under perfect conditions. Ideally, we should check this again, but we haven't enough time.
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ideally
→ مِثَالِيَّاً ideálně ideelt idealerweise ιδανικά idealmente ihannetapauksessa idéalement idealno idealmente 理想的に 이상적으로 idealiter ideelt idealnie idealmente идеально idealiskt อย่างดีเลิศ en iyi şekilde một cách lý tưởng 理想地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009