Grammatical class

Adverb

fermement

firmly, strongly, tightly

Details

Syllables

fer-me-ment

Phonetics

fɛʁ.mə.mɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

5113

Freq. (movies)

9826

Freq. (news)

5058

Sentences

Il la saisit fermement.

He gripped her tightly.

A1

Je le souhaite fermement.

I wish it wholeheartedly.

A1

Tiens-toi fermement à la rampe.

Hold on firmly to the handrail.

A1

Il se tint fermement à la branche.

He held on firmly to the branch.

A1

Je suis fermement opposé au plan.

I'm dead set against the plan.

A2

Accroche-toi fermement, autrement tu vas tomber.

Hold on tight, otherwise you will fall off.

A2

Tiens-le fermement !

Hold it tight!

B1

Il la tint fermement.

He held her tightly.

B1

Il tint fermement ma main.

He held on to my hand tightly.

B1

La femme croisa fermement les bras.

The woman crossed her arms firmly.

B1

Tiens fermement la raquette.

Hold the racket tight.

B2

Il l'étreignit fermement.

He hugged her tightly.

C2