Usage Note
Vraiment is built straight from vrai (true) plus the adverb ending '-ment', so it literally signals 'in a true way'. It works as a sincere intensifier, but with a flat tone the skeptical ah, vraiment ? doubts whatever was just said.
Examples
"C'est vraiment bon."
Natural Translation
It's really good.
Literal Translation
It-is truly good

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