1. A phrase used to indicate that something, while appearing to be true on the surface, is not accurate or valid when examined with strict or precise standards
It was not technically a lie, just an incomplete truth.
Tecnicamente não era uma mentira, apenas uma verdade incompleta.
2. Used to make a distinction or clarification about the accuracy of a statement or situation
He was not technically fired; he resigned.
Ele não foi tecnicamente demitido; ele renunciou.