Grammatical class

Adverb

relativement

relatively

Details

Syllables

re-la-ti-ve-ment

Phonetics

ʁə.la.ti.və.mɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

5810

Freq. (movies)

6819

Freq. (news)

3265

Sentences

Il est relativement tôt.

It's relatively early.

A1

Je suis relativement sûr.

I am pretty sure.

A1

C'est relativement simple.

It's relatively simple.

A1

Marie est relativement jolie.

Mary is moderately attractive.

A1

C'est relativement cher.

It's relatively expensive.

A2

Le magasin était relativement vide.

The store was relatively empty.

A2

C'est devenu relativement courant.

It's become quite common.

B1

La température varie relativement peu ici.

There is relatively little variation in temperature here.

B1

L'Algérie est un pays relativement moderne.

Algeria is a relatively modern country.

B1

Je trouve cette phrase relativement originale.

I find this sentence relatively original.

B1

Tom est relativement indigent.

Tom is pretty needy.

B2

La baladodiffusion est ainsi utilisée comme outil à potentiel cognitif, parce qu’elle permet, relativement facilement, de diffuser un contenu audio ou vidéo qui peut, par la suite, être écouté ou vu à tout moment par l’apprenant. Par ailleurs, les responsables du projet rappellent que les étudiants l’utilisent également pour écouter des balados de chroniques audio comme celles de The New England Journal of Medicine, une des plus importantes revues en médecine au monde.

Therefore, podcasting is used as a tool for cognitive potential, because it allows for the relatively easy distribution of audio or video content, which, as a result, can be listened to or watched at any moment by the learner. Furthermore, the project managers remark that the students also use it to listen to audio podcast series, such as those of The New England Journal of Medicine, one of the most important medicine journals on Earth.

C1