carrément
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
carrément
- (literal, dated) squarely, at right angles (in the shape of a square; of motion etc.)
- (informal, intensifier) really, completely
- Il est carrément stupide. ― He is really stupid.
- Je veux carrément aller au Japon ― I really want to go to Japan.
- (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.
Further reading[edit]
- “carrément”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.