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dernièrement

lately, recently

adverb dehr-nyehr-MAHN Less Common
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Usage Note

Dernièrement means 'lately' or 'recently' and typically describes events in the recent past: je l'ai vu dernièrement ('I saw him recently'). It is slightly more formal than récemment and leans toward spoken narrative. Both words are interchangeable in most contexts.

Examples

"Dernièrement, il ne répond plus à mes appels."

Natural Translation

Lately, he doesn't answer my calls anymore.

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