Skip to content

fortement

strongly, heavily

adverb for-tuh-MAHN Rare

Origin: From French 'fort' (strong), from Latin 'fortis'

Also means

greatly, firmly

Usage Note

Fortement intensifies verbs and adjectives: fortement recommandé (strongly recommended), fortement déconseillé (strongly advised against). It is more formal than beaucoup and often appears in written or official registers. The related adjective is fort(e).

Examples

"Il est fortement déconseillé de fumer ici."

Natural Translation

Smoking here is strongly discouraged.

Free starter pack

Building your French vocabulary?

Get the 100 most common French words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.

Explore French by topic