carrément
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ʁe.mɑ̃/
Adverb
carrément
- Lit.: “squarely”. In the shape of a square; (of motion etc.) at right angles
- (informal) really, completely, real (US), well (UK slang)
- Il est carrément stupide. He is really stupid.
- (informal) straight out, bluntly (of asking, speaking etc.)
- (informal) right, slap-bang
- La poste se trouve carrément au centre de la ville - The post office is right smack in the middle of the town
- (informal) definitely, for sure, really
- Je veux carrément aller au Japon - I really want to go to Japan
Further reading
- “carrément” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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