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| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| 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. |