Grammatical class

Adverb

fortement

strongly, powerfully

Details

Syllables

for-te-ment

Phonetics

fɔʁ.tə.mɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

3375

Freq. (movies)

7096

Freq. (news)

1498

Sentences

Il a fortement plu.

It rained heavily.

A1

Il pleut fortement.

It's raining very hard.

A1

J'en doute fortement.

I highly doubt that.

A1

Le vent souffle fortement.

The wind is blowing hard.

A1

Il a plu fortement hier.

It rained heavily yesterday.

A2

La proportion d'ozone augmente fortement.

The proportion of ozone increases sharply.

A2

Le palais était fortement gardé.

The palace was heavily guarded.

B1

Le Japon a fortement changé dans les 50 dernières années.

Japan has changed significantly in the past 50 years.

B1

Ces paysans ont fortement besoin de terres pour cultiver du riz.

Those peasants badly need land to grow rice.

B1

J'avais à peine quitté la maison lorsqu'il se mit à fortement pleuvoir.

I had hardly left home when it began to rain heavily.

B1

Le ballon d'eau-chaude était fortement entartré.

The boiler was heavily scaled.

B2

L'opinion publique était fortement en faveur du projet.

Public opinion was strongly in favor of the project.

B2