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| FRENCH | ENGLISH |
|---|---|
| les adverbes les plus courants avec la terminaison "-ment" | most common adverbs with "-ment" endings |
| rapidement /ʀapidmɑ̃/ | quickly |
| - Il faut trouver une solution rapidement. | A solution must be found quickly. |
| sérieusement /seʀjøzmɑ̃/ | seriously |
| - Sérieusement, tu trouves pas ça dingue ? /dɛ̃ɡ/ | Seriously, don't you think that's crazy? |
| sûrement /syʀmɑ̃/ | certainly |
| - Je me fane lentement mais sûrement. /fan/ | I am fading slowly but surely. |
| tout simplement /sɛ̃pləmɑ̃/ | quite simply |
| - Parce qu'il est près de chez moi, tout simplement. | Because it's near my house, quite simply. |
| heureusement /øʀøzmɑ̃/ | fortunately / luckily |
| - Heureusement, elle l'a bien pris. | Luckily, she took it well. |
| malheureusement /maløʀøzmɑ̃/ | unfortunately |
| - Malheureusement, je ne peux pas. | Unfortunately, I can't. |
| seulement /sœlmɑ̃/ | only (non seulement ... mais, not only ... but) |
| - Seulement au début. | Only at the beginning. |
| - Non seulement il a plu, mais en plus il a fait froid. | Not only it rained but it was cold as well. |
| également /eɡalmɑ̃/ | also / equally / evenly |
| - Y a également un sous-sol. /susɔl/ | There is also a basement. |
| finalement /finalmɑ̃/ | finally / at last / after all |
| - Finalement, ça vaut le coup. | Finally, it's worth it. |
| vachement /vaʃmɑ̃/ | really |
| - C'est vachement bien. | It's really good. |
| apparemment /apaʀamɑ̃/ | apparently |
| - Un délit de fuite apparemment. /deli/ /fɥit/ | A hit and run apparently. |
| énormément /enɔʀmemɑ̃/ | enormously / tremendously |
| - Ça compte énormément pour moi. | It means a lot to me. |
| légèrement /leʒɛʀmɑ̃/ | lightly / slightly |
| - Habille-toi légèrement. Il va faire chaud. | Wear light clothes. |
| - Il est légèrement plus grand que son frère. | He is slightly taller than his brother. |
| dépassement /depɑsmɑ̃/ | exceeding / overtaking |
| - dépassement interdit /ɛ̃tɛʀdi/ | no overtaking |
| infiniment /ɛ̃finimɑ̃/ | infinitely |
| - infiniment supérieure /sypeʀjœʀ/ | infinitely superior |
| physiquement /fizikmɑ̃/ | physically |
| - Verbalement et physiquement /vɛʀbalmɑ̃/ | verbally and physically |