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sehr wohl

very well, indeed so

adverb ZEYR vohl Rare
Communication Responses

Also means

of course, certainly

Usage Note

Sehr wohl is an emphatic affirmation often used to contradict a negative assumption — Das weiß ich sehr wohl ('I am very well aware of that'); also used formally to acknowledge a command.

Examples

"Ich bin mir dessen sehr wohl bewusst."

Natural Translation

I am very well aware of that.

Literal Translation

I am myself of-that very well aware.

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