Grammatical class

Adverb

tranquillement

calmly

Details

Syllables

tran-quil-le-ment

Phonetics

tʁɑ̃.ki.lə.mɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

2000

Freq. (movies)

3084

Freq. (news)

5969

Sentences

Il marchait tranquillement.

He walked quietly.

A1

Un chat dort tranquillement.

A cat sleeps soundly.

A1

Tom a regardé tranquillement.

Tom watched quietly.

A1

Elle rentra tranquillement dans la pièce.

She quietly entered the room.

A1

Tom s'en alla tranquillement.

Tom left quietly.

A2

Les deux sœurs vivaient très tranquillement.

The two sisters lived very peacefully.

B1

Elle s'assit auprès de lui et écouta tranquillement.

She sat down next to him and listened quietly.

B1

Il vécut tranquillement les dernières années de sa vie.

He lived quietly in the latter years of his life.

B1

Nous étions si excités que nous ne pouvions rester assis tranquillement.

We were so excited that we couldn't sit still.

B1

Tom s'assit tranquillement.

Tom sat quietly.

B2

Si tu peux juste t'asseoir tranquillement, je pense que je peux démêler les nœuds de tes cheveux.

If you'll just sit still I think I can comb out the knots in your hair.

B2