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émotionnellement

emotionally

adverb eh-moh-syoh-nel-MAHN Rare

Usage Note

Émotionnellement is a long adverb typically reserved for written or formal speech; in conversation, French speakers often prefer sur le plan émotionnel or affectivement. It derives from the adjective émotionnel(le), which itself is a calque of English 'emotional'. The more literary synonym is affectivement.

Examples

"Il était émotionnellement épuisé."

Natural Translation

He was emotionally exhausted.

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