Grammatical class
Adverb
surtout
above all
Details
Syllables
sur-tout
Phonetics
syʁ.tu
Grammatical class
Adverb
Freq. (books)
14517
Freq. (movies)
25366
Freq. (news)
253
Variants
Sentences
Ne fais surtout pas ça !
Of all things, don't do that!
Je déteste surtout les maths.
I hate math most of all.
Ils sont tous bons, surtout lui.
They're all good, especially that one.
Ils se nourrissent surtout de lait.
They mainly live on milk.
Je ne veux surtout plus penser à rien.
Above all, I don't want to think about anything anymore.
L'éternité c'est long, surtout vers la fin.
Eternity is very long especially at the end.
Et surtout, ne mens pas.
Above all, don't tell a lie.
J'aime la musique, surtout classique.
I like music, particularly classical music.
Sa maladie était surtout dans sa tête.
Her sickness was mostly in her head.
J'étais passionné surtout par les romans de dystopie.
I was especially passionate about dystopia novels.
J'aime Nara, surtout en automne.
I love Nara, particularly in the fall.
Sa maladie était surtout psychologique.
His illness was mainly psychological.