complètement

/kɔ̃plɛtmɑ̃/

adverb #767 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

completely, totally

Examples

, ' .

You are completely right, I should not have said that.

epuise intense.

He is completely exhausted after this intense week of work.

J' - .

I completely forgot about our appointment this morning.

Completement est l'adverbe derive de complet (complete). Il renforce un adjectif ou un verbe en exprimant la totalite. Completement fou (completely crazy), completement different (completely different) sont des collocations frequentes dans la langue parlee.

Dans le registre familier, completement peut prendre une valeur intensive non litterale : c'est completement nul (it's totally rubbish). Pas completement (not completely) introduit une nuance ou une reservation. De maniere complete est un synonyme plus formel.

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