/kɔ̃plɛtmɑ̃/
Translation
completely, totally
Word origin
From the adjective complet (from Latin completus, 'filled up') plus the adverbial suffix -ment, which descends from Latin mente ('with a mind').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- completus
- English cognates
- completely, complete
Examples
, ' .
You are completely right, I should not have said that.
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He is completely tired after this long week of work.
J' - .
I completely forgot about our appointment this morning.
, ' .
This story is completely crazy, I don't believe it.
' '-midi.
The sky cleared up completely in the late afternoon.
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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