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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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franchement [fʀɑ̃ʃmɑ̃] ADV

1. franchement (honnêtement):

franchement parler, s'exprimer
openly, frankly
franchement demander
straight out
franchement répondre
candidly
franchement dire
frankly
je lui ai demandé franchement ce qu'il comptait faire
I asked him straight out what he intended to do
je vais vous dire franchement ce que j'en pense
I'll tell you exactly what I think
franchement non, je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé
to be frank ou honest I didn't like it very much
tu avoueras franchement que tu es allé trop loin!
you must admit that you went too far!

2. franchement (sans hésiter):

franchement appuyer
firmly
franchement entrer
boldly
tape franchement, sinon le clou ne s'enfoncera jamais
hammer hard, otherwise the nail will never go in
servez-vous franchement, il y en a assez pour tout le monde
help yourself to as much as you like, there's enough for everybody
allez-y franchement
go right ahead
allez-y, versez franchement!
go ahead, don't be afraid of pouring in too much!

3. franchement (complètement):

franchement
really
il m'a franchement déçu/agacé/impressionné
he really disappointed/annoyed/impressed me
le film était franchement nul
the film was really awful
on a franchement bien rigolé sl
we had a really good laugh
elle est franchement bête
she is downright ou plain stupid

4. franchement (exclamatif):

franchement
really, honestly
franchement! tu ne trouves pas qu'il exagère?
really ou honestly! don't you think he's going a bit far?
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frankly
franchement
candidly
franchement
bluntly
franchement
to put it bluntly
pour parler franchement
underwhelm
décevoir franchement
underwhelming
franchement décevant
decidedly unwell, violent, odd
vraiment, franchement
to be absolutely or perfectly truthful…
en toute franchise, franchement…
give me a truthful answer
réponds-moi franchement
honestly believe
franchement
I honestly don't know
franchement, je ne sais pas
quite honestly, …
franchement…
honestly inf
franchement!
straightforwardly reply, speak
franchement
bullish
franchement optimiste

in the PONS Dictionary

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franchement [fʀɑ̃ʃmɑ̃] ADV

1. franchement (sincèrement):

franchement
frankly

2. franchement (sans hésiter):

entrer franchement dans le sujet
to get straight to the point

3. franchement (clairement):

franchement
plainly

4. franchement (vraiment):

franchement
really

Phrases:

franchement!
really!
franchement! (refus indigné)
come off it!
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openly
franchement
honestly
franchement
to put it bluntly, ...
pour parler franchement, ...
to have a heart-to-heart conversation
se parler franchement
plainly
franchement
freely
franchement
they positively hate him
ils le détestent franchement
directly
franchement
to level with sb
parler franchement avec qn
in the PONS Dictionary
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franchement [fʀɑ͂ʃmɑ͂] ADV

1. franchement (sincèrement):

franchement
frankly

2. franchement (sans hésiter):

entrer franchement dans le sujet
to get straight to the point

3. franchement (clairement):

franchement
plainly

4. franchement (vraiment):

franchement
really

Phrases:

franchement!
really!
franchement! (refus indigné)
come off it!
English
English
French
French
openly
franchement
plainly
franchement
to have a heart-to-heart conversation
se parler franchement
honestly
franchement
to put it bluntly, ...
pour parler franchement, ...
directly
franchement
freely
franchement
they positively hate him
ils le détestent franchement
to level with sb
parler franchement avec qn

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

entrer franchement dans le sujet
to get straight to the point
franchement!
really!
franchement! (refus indigné)
come off it!

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