Adverbs (les adverbs) Flashcards by Jakub Cebula

Adverbs (les adverbs)

How are the adverbs stemming from adjectives formed?

Most of these adverbs are formed by adding “-ment” to the feminine form of corresponding adjective.
f.e. actuel-actuelle - actuellement
If the masculine form of the adjective ends in a vowel, the ending “-ment” is added to its masculine form.
f.e. absolu-absolue - absolument
Some adjectives change the “-e” of the feminine form to “-é” before adding “-ment” to form the adverb.
f.e. aveugle-aveugle - aveuglément
Adjectives ending in “-ent” become adverbs in “-emment”, adjectives ending in “-ant” become adverbs in “-amment”. Both “-emment” and “-amment” are pronounced.
f.e. apparent - apparemment
constant - constamment
Some adverbs have irregular stems.
bref-brève - brièvement
Some adverbs ending in “-ment” do not have a corresponding adjective.
f.e. nottamment
Some adverbs are completely irregular.
f.e. bon, bonne - bien

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Adverbs (les adverbs)

What are adverbs? Are the variable? Name the kinds of adverbs.

adverbs are words which modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Adverbs are invariable, i.e. they never change their form.

Adverbs of manner: bien, mal, rapidement, rarement, follement, etc.
Adverbs of quantity or intensity: assez, peu, beaucoup, trop, très, etc.
Adverbs of time: aujourd’hui, demain, hier, tôt, tard, quelquefois, toujours, etc.
Adverbs of place: ici, là, partout, ailleurs, devant, derrière, loin, dehors, etc.
Adverbs of affirmation and negation: oui, si, non, ne…pas, ne…jamais, ne…plus, etc.
Adverbs of doubt: peut-être, probablement, apparemment, sans doute, etc.
Adverbs of interrogation: où, comment, combien, pourquoi, quand, etc.

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amicably

amicalement (used as closong formula in informal letters to good friends)

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attentively

attentivement

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certainly

certainement

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completely

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lately

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only

seulement

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slowly, gently

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entirely

entièrement

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exactly

exactement

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frankly

franchement

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usually

généralement

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(un)fortunately

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immediately

immédiatement

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at length

longuement

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normally

normalement

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particularly

particulièrement

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pleasantly

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easily

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extremely

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necessarily

forcément

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seriously

gravement

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infinitely, immensely

infiniment

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nicely

joliment

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politely

poliment

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probably

probablement

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tentatively

provisoirement

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fast, quickly

rapidement

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rarely, seldom

rarement

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really, truly

vraiment

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probably, likely

vraisemblablement

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cheerfully

gaiement

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blindly

aveuglément

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enormously

énormément

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deeply

profondément

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precisely

précisément

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intensely

intensément

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apparently

apparement

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constantly

constamment

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fluently

couramment

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decently

différemment

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evidently

évidemment

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frequently

fréquemment

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patiently

patiemment

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carefully

prudemment

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recently

récemment

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sufficiently

suffisamment

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violently

violemment

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slowly

lentement

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briefly

brièvement

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nicely

gentiment

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particularly, in particular

notamment

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very (familiar French)

vachement

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He is very likable.

Il est vachement sympa.

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That´s very difficult.

C’est vachement difficile.

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seriously

grièvement

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He is seriously injured.

Il est grièvement blessé.

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He is a good pupil.

C’est un bon élève.

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He works well.

Il travaille bien.

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He is a bad teacher.

C’est un mauvais professeur.

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He pronounces badly.

Il prononce mal.

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He sleeps little.

Il dort peu.

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He sings better.

Il chante mieux.

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He sings worse.

Il chante plus mal.

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This medication is worse.

Ce médicament est pire.

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the day after tomorrow

après-demain

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the day before yesterday

avant-hier

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now

maintenant

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late

tard

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late (persons only)

en retard

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early

tôt

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soon

bientôt

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already

déjà

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for a long time

longtemps

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sometimes

quelquefois, parfois

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often

souvent

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always, still

toujours

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then, next, afterwards

ensuite, puis

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since (then)

depuis

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then, so

alors

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still, again, yet

encore

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finally

enfin

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formerly, in the past, in th old days

autrefois

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from now on

désormais

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from now on

dorénavant

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suddenly

soudain, subitement, tout à coup, tout d’un coup

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in a little while, a little while ago

tout à l’heure

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(at) first

d’abord

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first of all

tout d’abord

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right away, immediately, at once

tout de suite

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at the same time

en même temps, à la fois

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from time to time

de temps en temps

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at the moment

en ce moment

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hardly

à peine

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I came home very late.

Je suis rentré très tard.

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It is too late.

Il est trop tard.

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Our teacher always is (arrives) late.

Notre professeur est (arrive) toujours en retard.

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I get up early.

Je me lève tôt.

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It is too early to stay.

Il est trop tôt pour le dire.

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The students are (arrive) early.

Les étudiants sont (arrivent) en avance.

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Have you ever been to France?

Avez-vous déjà été en France?

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They went out after dinner.

Ils sont sortis après le dîner.

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Eat first, you will do your homework afterwards.

Mange d’abord, tu feras tes devoirs après.

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What is the difference between the adverbs, i.e. “après, avant, depuis” and prepositions “après, avant, depuis”?

The preposition are followed by a noun or pronoun, the adverbs are not.

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I could not sleep. So, I took a sleeping pill.

Je n’ai pas pu dormir. Alors, j’ai pris un somnifère.

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At that time, he worked for his father.

Il travaillait alors pour son père.

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Is it still raining?

Pleut-il encore?

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Thanks again!

Merci encore!

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That´s even better / worse.

C’est encore mieux / pire.

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One has yet to prove it.

Encore faut-il le prouver.

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More coffee please.

Encore du café, s’il vous plaît.

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once more

encore une fois

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elsewhere

ailleurs

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inside

dedans

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outside

dehors

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in front

devant

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behind

derrière

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on the right / on the left

à droite / à gauche

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on top

dessus

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underneath, below

dessous

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everywhere

partout

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everywhere else

partout ailleurs

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here

ici

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there

là

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over there, down there

là-bas

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up there

là-haut

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this way

par ici

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that way

par là

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downstairs

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upstairs

en haut

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somewhere

quelque part

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far (away)

loin

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near, close by

près

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next to it, next door

à côté

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enough, rather, fairly

assez

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much, many, a lot

beaucoup

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quite a few, much, many

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as much, as many

autant

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too much, too

trop

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less

moins

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at least (often followed by a number, meaning "not less than".)

au moins

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at least (means anyway, in any event)

du moins

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(a) little

(un) peu

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very

très

Adverbs (les adverbs)

most

la plupart

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rather, preferably, instead

plutôt

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I liked it very much.

J’ai beaucoup aimé.

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I am very hungry.

J’ai très faim.

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We were very afraid.

Nous avions très peur.

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He is very thirsty.

Il a très soif.

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They are very hot.

Ils ont très chaud.

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Don’t be angry! Laugh instad!

Ne te fâche pas! Ris plutôt!

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also

aussi

Adverbs (les adverbs)

well, very

bien

Adverbs (les adverbs)

badly

mal

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standing, up

debout

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together

ensemble

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intentionally, on purpose

eprès

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little by little, gradually

petit à petit (=peu à peu)

Adverbs (les adverbs)

fast

vite

Adverbs (les adverbs)

gladly

volontiers

avec plaisir

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especially

surtout (=avant tout)

Adverbs (les adverbs)

almost

presque

Adverbs (les adverbs)

secretely

en cachette (=en catimini), en secret

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on the other hand

en revanche

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on the other hand, however

par contre

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consequently

par conséquent

Adverbs (les adverbs)

by any chance

par hasard

Adverbs (les adverbs)

usually

d’habitude, en général

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What is the difference between the epressions “par contre” and “en revanche”?

“Par contre” often introduces a negative element, whereas “en revanche” frequently introduces a positive statement.
f.e. Elle est très gentille, par contre, elle est laide.
Elle est laide, en revanche, elle est très gentille.

Adverbs (les adverbs)

I like David.

J’aime bien David. (I find him likable.)

J’aime beaucoup David. (I like David a lot.)

Adverbs (les adverbs)

They stayed up all night.

Ils sont restés debout toute la nuit.

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Each morning, I am up at 7 o’clock.

Chaque matin, je suis debout à sept heures.

Adverbs (les adverbs)

the service is fast

le service est rapide (NOT “vite”, which is an adverb)

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She went to Paris and also to London.

Elle est allée à Paris et aussi à Londres.

Adverbs (les adverbs)

Have a good weekend! - Thanks, you too!

Bon week-end! - Merci, vous aussi.

Adverbs (les adverbs)

perhaps, possibly

peut-être

Adverbs (les adverbs)

without doubt

sans doute

Adverbs (les adverbs)

of course

bien sûr, bien entendu

Adverbs (les adverbs)

certainly, of course

certes

Adverbs (les adverbs)

about, approximately

environ

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approximately, about

à peu près

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even

même

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yes (in a positive answer to a negative question: Tu n’es pas fatigué?

Si, je le suis!

Adverbs (les adverbs)

courageously

avec courage

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(un)successfully

avec (sans) succès

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(im)patiently

avec (im)patience

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reluctantly

avec réticence

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enthusiastically

avec enthousiasme

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marvelously

à marveille

Adverbs (les adverbs)

thoroughly

à fond

Adverbs (les adverbs)

repeatedly

à plusieurs reprises

Adverbs (les adverbs)

by hand

à la main

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unanimously

à l’unanimité

Adverbs (les adverbs)

incessantly

sans arrêt (sans cesse)

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by mistake

par erreur

Adverbs (les adverbs)

inadvertently

par inadvertance

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rapidly

en vitesse

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urgentely

d’urgence

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peacefully

de façon (manière) pacifique

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systematically, consistently

d’une façon étrange

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precisely

d’une manière précise

Adverbs (les adverbs)

to speak loudly

parler fort / haut

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to speak in a low voice

parler bas

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to sing out of tune

chanter faux

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to be expensive

coûter cher

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to pay dearly

payer cher

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to smell good

sentir bon

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to smell bad

sentir mauvais

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to work hard

travailler dur

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to be heavy

peser lourd

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to stand firm, hang in there

tenir bon

Adverbs (les adverbs)

What is the position of an adverb in a sentence?

Adverbs modifying an adjective, past participle or another adverb precede this word.
f.e. Elle est complètement folle.
Adverbs modifying a conjugated verb.
a) follow the verb in all simple tenses
f.e. Je le vois rarement.
b) are generally placed before the past participle in all compound tenses
f.e. Avez-vous bien dormi?
BUT
adverbs of time (aujourd’hui, hier, demain, tôt, tard, etc.), adverbs of place (ici, là, partout, etc.), most adverbs ending in “-ment”, as well as the adverbs “debout, ensemble” and “exprès” are placed after the past participle.
f.e. Nous l’avons vu hier.
Adverbs modifying an entire sentence rather than a single word are most commonly placed at the beginning of the sentence.
f.e. D’habitude, je me lève à 7 heures.
Adverbs modifying an infinitive
- adverbs of quantity and quality (bien, mal, mieux, beaucoup, trop, peu) precede the infinitive.
f.e. J’espère bien (mieux) faire.
- adverbs of place and time as well as adverbs ending in “-ment” follow the infinitive.
Il faut s’habiller chaudement.
All adverbial circumlocutions and all adjectives used adverbailly are placed after the verb in simple tenses and after the past participle in compound tenses.
f.e. Elle parle sans arrêt.

Adverbs (les adverbs)

You are well dressed.

Tu es bien habillé.

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It is too early.

C’est trop tôt.

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He often goes to the theatre.

Il va souvent au théâtre.

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She always laughs.

Elle rit toujours.

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We live here.

Nous habitons ici.

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I thank you very much.

Je vous remercie infiniment.

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I go to bed early (late).

Je me couche tôt (tard).

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He knows his neighbors well.

Il connaît bien ses voisins.

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I like ice cream a lot.

J’aime beaucoup la glace.

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He speaks French fluently.

Il parle couramment le français.

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I behaved badly.

Je me suis mal comporté.

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I am almost finished.

J’ai presque fini.

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It snowed a lot this winter.

Il a beaucoup neigé cet hiver.

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Did she already retire?

A-t-elle déjà pris sa retraite?

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I have always liked chocolate.

J’ai toujours aimé le chocolat.

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She suffered terribly.

Elle a terriblement souffert.

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I got up late.

Je me suis levé tard.

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I didn’t do it on purpose.

Je ne l’ai pas fait exprès.

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It was hot outside.

Il a fait chaud dehors.

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They helped me enormously.

Ils m’ont aidé énormément.

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He welcomed us warmly.

Il nous a accueillis chaleureusement.

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They welnt to France together.

Ils sont allés en France ensemble.

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Unfortunately, there is an exam.

Malheureusement, il y a un examen.

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He is currently president of France.

Actuellement, il est président de la France.

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Frankly, I don’t care.

Franchement, ça m’est égal.

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In the past, we didn’t have telephones.

Autrefois, on n’avait pas le téléphone.

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This is going to end badly.

Ça va mal se terminer.

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That is saying a lot.

C’est beaucoup dire.

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I cannot come tomorrow.

Je ne peux pas venir demain.

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They are going to go everywhere.

Ils vont aller partout.

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He gladly accepted my invitation.

Il a accepté mon invitation avec plaisir.

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They stood firm.

Ils ont tenu bon.

Adverbs (les adverbs)
Which adverbs require inversion if they are at the beginning of the sentence (which is the case in written literary style)?

peut-être, encore, sans doute, du moins

f.e. Peut-être fera-t-il beau demain.

Adverbs (les adverbs)

Perhaps the weather will be good tomorrow.

Peut-être fera-t-il beau demain.

Il fera peut-être beau demain.

Spoken language adds “que” after “peut-être” to avoid inversion of the subject and verb.
Peut-être qu’il fera beau demain.

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They are right, without a doubt.

Sans doute ont-ils raison.

Ils ont sans doute raison.

Spoken language adds “que” after “sans doute” to avoid inversion of the subject and verb.
Sans doute qu’ils ont raison.

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He could at least have apologized.

Du moins aurait-il pu s’excuser.

Il aurait pu du moins s’excuser.

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One has yet to prove the contrary.

Encore faut-il prouver le contraire.

Il faut encore prouver le contraire.

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I was tired. So I went to bed early.

J’étais fatigué. Alors, je me suis couché tôt.

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She is so proud!

Elle est si (or: tellement) fière!

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Don’t drive so fast!

Ne roule pas si vite!

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You are very nice.

Vous êtes bien (très) aimable.

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That’s a great pity.

C’est bien dommage.

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This store is much better than than the other one.

Ce magasin est bien meilleur que l’autre.

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many people

bien des gens (or: beaucoup de gens)

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many times

bien des fois

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I am afraid so.

J’en ai bien peur.

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I do hope so.

J’espère bien.

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I do believe so.

Je crois bien.

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I should think so.

Je pense bien.

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I did receive your message.

J’ai bien reçu votre message.

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quite the contrary

bien au contraire

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That’s exactly it!

C’est bien ça!

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Is this indeed the train to Pau?

C’est bien le train pour Pau?

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How are you? - I am fine.

Comment allez-vous? - Je vais bien.

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It’s nice in the shade.

On est bien à l’ombre.

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I am comfortable in this armchair.

Je suis bien dans ce fauteuil.

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He is a nice (decent) man.

C’est un homme bien.

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She met someone nice.

Elle a rencontré quelqu’un de bien.

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Il est bien comme médecin.

He is a good doctor.

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straight out, bluntly, downright

carrément

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I told him straight out what I was thinking.

Je lui ai dit carrément ce que je pensais.

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I started slowly.

J’ai commencé doucement.

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Not so fast! Take it easy! Easy does it!

Doucement!

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soon, shortly

prochainement

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coming soon to a theatre near you

prochainement sur vos écrans

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What is his name again?

Comment il s’appelle déjà?

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He is presently in Great Britain.

Il est actuellement en Grande-Bretagne.

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You could possibly participate in it.

Tu pourrais éventuellement y participer.

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Europeans, especially the French, are proud of their culture.

Les Européens, notamment les Français, sont fiers de leur culture.

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Even his brother came.

Même son frère est venu.

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He didn’t even answer my letter.

Il n’a même pas répondu à ma lettre.

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He is very content.

Il est tout content.

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She was very suprised.

Elle était toute surprise.

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She is all out of breath.

Elle est tout essoufflée.

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They are all alone.

Ils sont tout seuls.

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All’s well that ends well.

Tout est bien qui finit bien.

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New brooms sweep clean.

Tout nouveau, tout beau.

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He who laughs last laughs best.

Rira bien qui rira le dernier.

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Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Qui aime bien châtie bien.

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Evil to him who evil thinks.

Honni soit qui mal y pense.

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Grasp all, lose all.

Qui trop embrasse mal étreint.

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I would like to, I will be glad to.

Je veux bien.

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Would you like to?

Tu veux bien?

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It serves you (him, her…) right.

C’est bien fait pour toi (lui, elle…)

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You were right (to call me). You did the right thing (to call me).

Vous avez bien fait (de me téléphoner).

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It happens at just the right time.

Ça tombe bien.

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Brace yourself!

Tenez-vous bien!

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That feels (does) good.

Ça fait du bien.

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Drink this, it will do you good.

Buvez ça, cela vous fera du bien.

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Did it go well?

Ça s’est bien passé?

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more or less well, so-so, rather badly

tant bien que mal

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thank you very much

merci bien

Adverbs (les adverbs)
a well-brought-up (well mannered) child
a badly-brought-up (ill-mannered) child

un enfant bien élevé

un enfant mal élevé

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We will see. Time will tell.

On verra bien.

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I told you so!

Je vous l’avais bien dit.

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Of course not!

Bien sûr que non!

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well done (meat)

bien cuit

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not bad, o.k., quite good

pas mal

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This book is not bad.

Ce livre n’est pas mal.

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much, many

pas mal+de+noun (fam.)

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He has a lot of friends.

Il a pas mal d’amis.

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That is frowned upon.

C’est mal vu.

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It’s frowned upon to do that.

C’est mal vu de faire cela.

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in other words

autrement dit

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sooner or later

tôt ou tard

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It is too late (early).

Il est trop tard (tôt).

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He (she) likes me, he (she) likes me not…

Il (Elle) m’aime un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie, pas du tout

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strictly speaking

à proprement parler

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slowely but surely

lentement mais sûrement

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right here

ici même

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anyway, even so

quand même

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I was afraid, but I did it anyway.

J’avais peur mais je l’ai fait quand même.

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Enjoy your meal! - You too!

Bon appétit! - À vous de même!

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The same is true for…

Il en est de même pour…

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by then, until then

d’ici là

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for the most part

pour la plupart

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not always

pas toujours

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still not

toujours pas

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to be all excited

être tout feu tout flamme

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to be all ears, to listen attentively

être tout oreilles

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completely, absolutely, entirely

tout à fait

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That os not entirely true.

Ce n’est pas tout à fait correct.

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Am I right? - Absolutely.

Est-ce que j’ai raison? - Tout à fait.

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at the very most / least

tout au plus / moins

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quite simply

tout simplement

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just barely

tout juste

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She is barely eighteen.

Elle a tout juste dix-huit ans.

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straight ahead

tout droit

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Go straight ahead to the intersection.

Continuez tout droit jusqu’au carrefour.

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brand-new

tout neuf

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a brand new car

une voiture toute neuve

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ready made

tout fait

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ready-made garments

des vêtements tout faits

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at the very top

tout en haut

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above all

avant tout

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after all

après tout

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to do sth all by oneself

faire quelque chose tout seul

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She did that all by herself.

Elle a fait cela toute seule.

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anyway, even so, all the same

tout de même (=quand même)

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