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extrêmement

extremely

adverb ehks-trehm-MAHN Less Common

Usage Note

Extrêmement intensifies adjectives and adverbs to the highest degree. It is built on the adjective extrême, which keeps its circumflex accent. It is more emphatic than très and typical of formal or written French.

Examples

"Ce travail est extrêmement difficile."

Natural Translation

This work is extremely difficult.

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