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mentalement

mentally

adverb mahn-tal-MAHN Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: from mental + -ment

Usage Note

Mentalement modifies verbs and adjectives to indicate something happening in the mind: calculer mentalement ('to calculate mentally'). It can also qualify states: être épuisé mentalement ('to be mentally exhausted'). The adjective mental has forms mentale, mentaux, mentales.

Examples

"Elle calcule mentalement sans utiliser de papier."

Natural Translation

She calculates mentally without using paper.

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