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.

A1

Parlons franchement !

Let's talk turkey!

A1

Dis-le-moi franchement.

Tell me frankly.

A1

C'est franchement raciste.

That's flat out racist.

A1

Elle parle franchement.

She's a plain speaker.

A2

Bon, parlons franchement !

Well, let's talk turkey.

A2

Il avait franchement le béguin.

He was completely smitten.

B1

Nous avons discuté tout à fait franchement.

We talked quite frankly.

B1

Pour parler franchement, je n'aime pas ton idée.

To speak frankly, I don't like your idea.

B1

Dire franchement ce que tu penses n'est pas une mauvaise chose.

Saying what you think frankly is not a bad thing.

B1

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.

B2