Grammatical class

Adverb

brutalement

brutally

Details

Syllables

bru-ta-le-ment

Phonetics

bʁy.ta.lə.mɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

2310

Freq. (movies)

9186

Freq. (news)

7315

Sentences

Il conduit brutalement.

He drives roughly.

A1

Elle est brutalement honnête ; ça blesse de temps à autre.

She is brutally honest; it hurts me from time to time.

A1

J'étais en train d'essayer de lui dire ce qui était réellement arrivé, mais il m'interrompit brutalement.

I was trying to tell him what had really happened, but he cut me short.

A1

Sami est brutalement honnête et franc avec les autres.

Sami is brutally honest and straightforward.

A2

Elle freina brutalement quand elle vit un enfant se précipiter sur la route.

She braked hard when she saw a child run out into the road.

A2

Pour le dire brutalement, il se trompe.

To put it bluntly, he's mistaken.

B1

Personne ne le dira aussi brutalement mais c'en est l'essentiel.

Nobody will say it so bluntly, but that is the gist of it.

B1

Tom raccrocha brutalement.

Tom slammed down the phone.

B2

Tom fut battu brutalement.

Tom was beaten severely.

B2