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FRENCH | ENGLISH |
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les adverbes les plus courants avec la terminaison "-ment" | most common adverbs with "-ment" endings |
vraiment /vʀɛmɑ̃/ | really |
- Il sonne vraiment bien. | It sounds really good. |
doucement /dusmɑ̃/ | gently / slowly |
- Doucement, c'est fragile. /fʀaʒil/ | Gently, it's fragile. |
absolument /apsɔlymɑ̃/ | absolutely |
- J'ai absolument kiffé. /kife/ | I absolutely love it. |
carrément /kaʀemɑ̃/ | completely / definitely / outright |
- Dis-lui carrément ce que tu penses. | Tell him outright what you think. |
- C'est carrément immangeable. /ɛ̃mɑ̃ʒabl/ | It's completely inedible. |
complètement /kɔ̃plɛtmɑ̃/ | completely / absolutely |
- Je me sens complètement inutile. /inytil/ | I feel completely useless. |
exactement /ɛɡzaktəmɑ̃/ | exactly / accurately |
- C'est exactement ça. | That's exactly it. |
évidemment /evidamɑ̃/ | obviously / of course / naturally |
- Évidemment qu'on est au courant. | Of course we're aware of it. |
parfaitement /paʀfɛtmɑ̃/ | perfectly / most certainly |
- Ça va parfaitement. | It's going perfectly. |
tellement /tɛlmɑ̃/ | so many/much |
- T'es tellement sensible. /sɑ̃sibl/ | You're so sensitive. |
forcément /fɔʀsemɑ̃/ | necessarily / of course / have to |
- Il y a forcément une solution. | There has to be a solution. |
- Pas forcément. | Not necessarily. |
franchement /fʀɑ̃ʃmɑ̃/ | frankly / really / honestly |
- Franchement, je suis à fond pour. (à fond = entirely) | Frankly, I'm all for it. |
justement /ʒystəmɑ̃/ | just / exactly |
- J'allais justement vous le demander. | I was just going to ask you. |
surtout /syʀtu/ | especially / definitely |
- Surtout pas, c'est une surprise. | Definitely not, it's a surprise. |
probablement /pʀɔbabləmɑ̃/ | probably |
- Probablement pas, effectivement. | Probably not, actually. |
effectivement /efɛktivmɑ̃/ | actually / really / indeed |
- Effectivement, le timing est serré. /tajmiŋ/ /seʀe/ | Indeed, the timing is tight. |