Grammatical class
Adverb
carrément
(literal, dated) squarely, at right angles (in the shape of a square; of motion etc.)
Details
Syllables
car-ré-ment
Phonetics
ka.ʁe.mɑ̃
Grammatical class
Adverb
Freq. (books)
3208
Freq. (movies)
3835
Freq. (news)
6806
Sentences
Il est carrément stupide.
He is really stupid.
La poste se trouve carrément au centre de la ville
The post office is right smack in the middle of the town.
C'est carrément dangereux.
That's downright dangerous.
Il te draguait carrément, au bar.
He was totally flirting with you at the bar.
C'était juste carrément idiot.
That was just plain stupid.
Cela semble carrément impossible.
It seems totally impossible.
Elle ignore carrément mon existence.
She completely ignores my existence.
Elle passe carrément trop de temps à surfer sur le web.
She spends way too much time surfing the web.
L'industrie alimentaire est tellement carrément criminelle en Chine que les BCBG des villes deviennent fermiers à temps partiel.
The food industry in China is so downright criminal, that city slickers become part-time farmers.