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keinesfalls

by no means

adverb KY-nes-fals Rare
Communication Responses

Also means

under no circumstances

Usage Note

keinesfalls emphatically rejects a possibility, stronger than a plain nicht. It fronts for emphasis and triggers verb-second: Keinesfalls darfst du das tun. The mirror-positive is keinesfalls versus auf jeden Fall.

Examples

"Das werde ich keinesfalls akzeptieren."

Natural Translation

I will by no means accept that.

Literal Translation

That will I by-no-means accept.

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