Grammatical class
Adverb
franchement
frankly; sincerely
Details
Syllables
fran-che-ment
Phonetics
fʁɑ̃.ʃə.mɑ̃
Grammatical class
Adverb
Freq. (books)
1895
Freq. (movies)
1381
Freq. (news)
3470
Sentences
Il parle franchement.
He's a plain speaker.
Parlons franchement !
Let's talk turkey!
Dis-le-moi franchement.
Tell me frankly.
C'est franchement raciste.
That's flat out racist.
Elle parle franchement.
She's a plain speaker.
Bon, parlons franchement !
Well, let's talk turkey.
Il avait franchement le béguin.
He was completely smitten.
Nous avons discuté tout à fait franchement.
We talked quite frankly.
Pour parler franchement, je n'aime pas ton idée.
To speak frankly, I don't like your idea.
Dire franchement ce que tu penses n'est pas une mauvaise chose.
Saying what you think frankly is not a bad thing.
Je suppose que la société offre un charme étonnant. Si le fait d'y vivre est franchement ennuyeux, celui de vivre hors d'elle est tout bonnement tragique.
I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy.