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Meanings of deliberately in English

Portuguese
de forma intencional

With intention; in an intentional manner.

    de forma intencional
    Portuguese
    de propósito

    In a deliberate unhurried manner.

          de propósito
          Usage of deliberately in English
          1
          Democracy is being deliberately removed, the latest example being the Lisbon treaty.
          The Guardian
          2
          Media reports are often incomplete and government reports are sometimes deliberately vague.
          The Guardian
          3
          Instead, fun means deliberately manipulating a familiar situation in a new way.
          Wired
          4
          Israel says Hamas deliberately hides its weapons and fighters among ordinary civilians.
          Reuters
          5
          Civilians are too often deliberately targeted to create a climate of fear.
          Reuters
          6
          Crime, and the rest follows, he said, referring to deliberately set fires.
          The new yorker
          7
          Separatists said Georgian forces shelled the regional capital Tskhinvali, deliberately targeting civilians.
          Reuters
          8
          So why would Gore deliberately choose to leave this particular issue out?
          The Guardian
          9
          The fires are deliberately set to clear forests for palm oil plantations.
          BBC
          10
          He often forgot, perhaps deliberately, that she hadn't given birth to Emma.
          Public secrets
          11
          Attacking civilians is a war crime when it done deliberately or recklessly.
          Independent.ie
          12
          Malaysian authorities have said that they believe the plane was deliberately rerouted.
          The Guardian
          13
          The court also heard she had denied driving into the water deliberately.
          The Irish Times
          14
          I haven't deliberately changed events, details, or chronology; any errors are accidental.
          Country driving: a journey through china from farm to factory
          15
          But things that matter are deliberately swamped by things that look good.
          BBC
          16
          In all three countries, civilians are constantly and deliberately targeted by belligerents.
          The South African
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          Deliberately through the time
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          Common
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