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salement

dirtily

adverb sal-MAHN Rare

Also means

nastily

Usage Note

Salement is used both in the literal sense of 'in a dirty manner' and, in colloquial French, as an intensifier meaning 'really badly' or 'awfully'. For example, il est salement blessé means 'he is badly hurt'. It derives from sale (dirty) and carries a strong, often coarse register.

Examples

"Il s'est salement blessé au genou."

Natural Translation

He badly hurt his knee.

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