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.
Elle est brutalement honnête ; ça blesse de temps à autre.
She is brutally honest; it hurts me from time to time.
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.
Sami est brutalement honnête et franc avec les autres.
Sami is brutally honest and straightforward.
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.
Pour le dire brutalement, il se trompe.
To put it bluntly, he's mistaken.
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.
Tom raccrocha brutalement.
Tom slammed down the phone.
Tom fut battu brutalement.
Tom was beaten severely.