as a matter of fact en · ADP
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(adverbial) Actually, in fact.
R. Jeeves: An interesting theory, sir. Would you care to expatiate upon it? B.W. Wooster: As a matter of fact, no, Jeeves. The thought just occurred to me, as thoughts do. R. Jeeves: Very good, sir.
1992 May 3, “Comrade Bingo”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 6:The house of Ruthven was a small but ultra-modern limestone affair, between Madison and Fifth; a pocket-edition of the larger mansions of their friends, but with less excuse for the overelaboration since the dimensions were only twenty by a hundred. As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space the eyes might rest on[…]."
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter V, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:Greedo: Going somewhere, Solo? / Han Solo: Yes, Greedo. As a matter of fact, I was just going to see your boss. Tell Jabba that I've got his money.
1977 May 25, 48:03 from the start, in Star Wars (Star Wars), episode IV (Science Fiction), Lucasfilm Ltd.:
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Synonyms
truthfully · really · truth to tell · in reality
Translations (60)
is í raun og veru (actually) · de in Wirklichkeit (actually) · de in Wahrheit (actually) · ru вообще́-то (actually) · es a decir verdad (actually) · ka ფაქტობრივად (actually) · hu valójában (actually) · es en verdad (actually) · fr en réalité (actually) · hu ami azt illeti (actually) · fr à vrai dire (actually) · ru в действи́тельности (actually) · pl właściwie (actually) · pl w rzeczywistości (actually) · nl eigenlijk (actually) · eo fakte (actually) · el εδώ που τα λέμε (actually) · sh zapravo (actually) · ka სიმანდვილეში (actually) · sh ustvari (actually) · uk наспра́вді (actually) · ga déanta na fírinne (actually) · sk pravdupovediac (actually) · ja 実際には (actually) · fr en vérité (actually) · de sogar (actually) · is frómt frá sagt (actually) · sv faktum är att (actually) · pt na realidade (actually) · ru на са́мом де́ле (actually) · fi itse asiassa (actually) · pt na verdade (actually) · fr en fait (actually) · yi אייגנטלעך (actually) · el για την ακρίβεια (actually) · de genauer gesagt (actually) · is reyndar (actually) · de tatsächlich (actually) · cmn 實際上 /实际上 (actually) · it difatti (actually) · sk vlastne (actually) · id sebenarnya (actually) · da faktisk (actually) · ja 実は (actually) · es por cierto (actually) · es de hecho (actually) · it in realtà (actually) · cmn 事實上 /事实上 (actually) · ca de fet (actually) · ar فِي الْحَقِيقَة (actually) · cmn 其實 /其实 (actually) · ba ысынлап та (actually) · ko 사실은 (actually) · ca en realitat (actually) · ko 사실상 (actually) · de eigentlich (actually) · es como una cuestión de hecho (actually) · nl in werkelijkheid (actually) · es sin ir más lejos (actually) · es como cuestión de hecho (actually)