Adverbs (les adverbs) Flashcards
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
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.
Adverbs (les adverbs)
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
complètement
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lately
dernièrement
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only
seulement
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slowly, gently
doucement
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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
(mal)heureusement
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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
agréablement
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easily
aisément
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extremely
extrêmement
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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.
Adverbs (les adverbs)
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
Adverbs (les adverbs)
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
Adverbs (les adverbs)
this way
par ici
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that way
par là
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downstairs
en bas
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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
Adverbs (les adverbs)
enough, rather, fairly
assez
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much, many, a lot
beaucoup
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quite a few, much, many
pas mal (fam.)
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as much, as many
autant
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too much, too
trop
Adverbs (les adverbs)
more
davantage, plus
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less
moins
Adverbs (les adverbs) at least (often followed by a number, meaning "not less than".)
au moins
Adverbs (les adverbs) 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!
Adverbs (les adverbs)
also
aussi
Adverbs (les adverbs)
well, very
bien
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badly
mal
Adverbs (les adverbs)
standing, up
debout
Adverbs (les adverbs)
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
Adverbs (les adverbs)
especially
surtout (=avant tout)
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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.
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I like David.
J’aime bien David. (I find him likable.)
J’aime beaucoup David. (I like David a lot.)
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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.
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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.
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Have a good weekend! - Thanks, you too!
Bon week-end! - Merci, vous aussi.
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perhaps, possibly
peut-être
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without doubt
sans doute
Adverbs (les adverbs)
of course
bien sûr, bien entendu
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certainly, of course
certes
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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
Si, je le suis!
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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
Adverbs (les adverbs)
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
Adverbs (les adverbs)
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.
Adverbs (les adverbs)
I did receive your message.
J’ai bien reçu votre message.
Adverbs (les adverbs)
quite the contrary
bien au contraire
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That’s exactly it!
C’est bien ça!
Adverbs (les adverbs)
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!
Adverbs (les adverbs) 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
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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!
Adverbs (les adverbs) 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
Adverbs (les adverbs)
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)
