really in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for really in the English»French Dictionary

I.really [Brit ˈrɪəli, Am ˈri(ə)li] ADV

1. really (for emphasis):

really

vraiment, réellement

they really enjoyed the film

le film leur a vraiment plu

you really ought to have ironed them

tu aurais vraiment dû les repasser

I don't believe it, really I don't

je n'y crois vraiment pas

you really must taste it

il faut absolument que tu y goûtes

I really like that colour

j'aime vraiment cette couleur

2. really (very):

really cheap, hot, badly, well

très, vraiment

really big

très grand

really good

très bon/bonne

3. really (in actual fact):

really

en fait, réellement

it was really 100 dollars not 50 dollars

en fait, c'était 100 dollars et non pas 50 dollars

what I really mean is that…

en fait, ce que je veux dire c'est que…

I suppose I did exaggerate really

en fait, j'ai peut-être exagéré un peu

he's a good teacher really

en fait, c'est un bon professeur

ghosts don't really exist

les fantômes n'existent pas

I'll tell you what really happened

je vais te dire ce qui s'est réellement passé

4. really (seriously, in all honesty):

really

vraiment

I really don't know

je ne sais vraiment pas

do you really think he'll apologize?

tu penses vraiment qu'il s'excusera?

really? (expressing disbelief)

c'est vrai?

‘I'm 45’—‘are you really?’

‘j'ai 45 ans’—‘c'est vrai?’

does she really?

c'est vrai?

II.really [Brit ˈrɪəli, Am ˈri(ə)li] INTERJ a. well really (expressing annoyance)

really

franchement!

Translations for really in the French»English Dictionary

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réellement

really

archiconnu (archiconnue)

really well-known

jouissif (jouissive) sl

really great

décidément

really

tu as décidément la mémoire courte

you've really got a short memory

décidément, tu n'as pas de chance!

you really don't have much luck!

véritablement

really, actually

a-t-elle véritablement du chagrin?

does she really feel any grief?

ces mesures n'ont jamais été véritablement appliquées

these measures have never really ou actually been applied

c'est véritablement un scandale!

it really is a scandal!

drôlement inf

really

il est drôlement énervant

he's really irritating

c'est drôlement bon

it's really good

les prix ont drôlement augmenté

the prices have really gone up

vraiment

really

il faut vraiment être bête pour croire ça

one would have to be really stupid to believe that

je ne veux pas vraiment être président

I don't really want to be president

je ne veux vraiment pas être président

I really don't want to be president

c'était bluffant

it really blew me away inf

c'est (toute) une bolle en physique

he's/she's (really) great at physics

really in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for really in the English»French Dictionary

I.really [ˈrɪəlɪ, Am ˈri:ə-] ADV

really

vraiment

did you really say that?

tu as vraiment dit ça?

I really can't stand her

vraiment je ne peux pas la voir

it's easy really

en fait c'est facile

II.really [ˈrɪəlɪ, Am ˈri:ə-] INTERJ

1. really (surprise):

really

c'est vrai?

2. really (annoyance):

really

vraiment!

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oh really?

ah oui?

Translations for really in the French»English Dictionary

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fameusement

really

réellement

really

vraiment

really

super cool

really cool

joliment a. iron hum

really

tu as joliment travaillé!

you've done a really good job!

drôlement

really

ce n'est pas bien sorcier

it is not really difficult

franchement

really

franchement!

really!

really Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to show what one's (really) made of fig

montrer de quoi qn est fait

he really came on with his tennis

il a fait de gros progrès au tennis

he really put me through it

il m'en a fait baver

she really put herself out for us

elle s'est vraiment donné beaucoup de mal pour nous

well I really don't know about that!

alors là, je ne sais pas!

I really/sincerely feel sorry for you

je te plains vraiment/sincèrement

I would really like that, thank you!

je veux bien, merci!

I (really) did intend to come

j'avais bien l'intention de venir

I don't really feel like it

je n'ai pas trop envie

this really is not the best moment

le moment est vraiment mal choisi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She felt she had a high status, and though she really didn't, she gave that to herself and that's a self-defence mechanism.

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Part of the issue is that we don't really know what to do with them if they aren't canned, jellied, or dried.

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After steady growth over the first half of the century, including winning paid sick leave, annual leave and a forty-hour week, the union really took off in the 1950s.

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The whirling camera effects and freaky sound mix overstates the point that our man really is not well.

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She struggles to find something to prove she did something with her life and reveals that she is really good at math.

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But since we're committed for life, we feel it's really important to take that step, and take advantage of that amazing change in legislation.

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No matter how down you were before, he made you want to charge back into the battle, but with a smile, knowing, by gosh, we can really win this thing.

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Nobody really has the cojones to wear that outfit usually.

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And we were able to really stylize the group, for each song, very individually.

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However, the stores never really got to grips with sixties boutique culture.

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