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!

A1

Je déteste surtout les maths.

I hate math most of all.

A1

Ils sont tous bons, surtout lui.

They're all good, especially that one.

A1

Ils se nourrissent surtout de lait.

They mainly live on milk.

A1

Je ne veux surtout plus penser à rien.

Above all, I don't want to think about anything anymore.

A2

L'éternité c'est long, surtout vers la fin.

Eternity is very long especially at the end.

A2

Et surtout, ne mens pas.

Above all, don't tell a lie.

B1

J'aime la musique, surtout classique.

I like music, particularly classical music.

B1

Sa maladie était surtout dans sa tête.

Her sickness was mostly in her head.

B1

J'étais passionné surtout par les romans de dystopie.

I was especially passionate about dystopia novels.

B1

J'aime Nara, surtout en automne.

I love Nara, particularly in the fall.

B2

Sa maladie était surtout psychologique.

His illness was mainly psychological.

B2