Adverb

wohlgemerkt

mind you, note well, it should be noted

Er ist intelligent, wohlgemerkt, aber faul.

He is intelligent, mind you, but lazy.

Wir haben gewonnen, wohlgemerkt ohne unseren besten Spieler.

We won, it should be noted, without our best player.

mind you, ... This is, mind you, only a temporary solution.

Synonyms: notabene, freilich

From 'wohl' (well) + 'gemerkt' (noted, past participle of 'merken', to note). Literally means 'well noted'.

Imagine someone saying something important and then adding 'wohlgemerkt' to mean 'and you'd do well to remember that!'. It adds emphasis or clarifies a potential misunderstanding.

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