- absolument
- absolument [apsɔlymɑ̃]adverbabsolutely• il veut absolument revenir he's determined to come back* * *apsɔlymɑ̃adverbe absolutely
‘êtes-vous d'accord?’ - ‘absolument pas!’ — ‘do you agree?’ - ‘absolutely not!’
tenir absolument à faire quelque chose — to insist (up)on doing something
il veut absolument réussir — he's determined to succeed
il faut absolument que tu ailles à Rome — you really must go to Rome
* * *apsɔlymɑ̃ adv1) [croire, devoir, refuser] absolutelyJe refuse absolument d'y aller. — I absolutely refuse to go.
'à lire absolument' — 'a must-read'
'à découvrir absolument' — 'a must-see'
2) [nécessaire, indispensable, impossible] absolutelyC'est absolument scandaleux. — It's an absolute scandal.
3) (emphatique pour 'oui') absolutely, (dans l'absolu) absolutely, LINGUISTIQUE absolutely* * *absolument adv absolutely; ‘êtes-vous d'accord?’-‘absolument/absolument pas!’ ‘do you agree?’-‘absolutely/absolutely not!’; je dois absolument finir ce rapport I absolutely have to finish this report; tenir absolument à faire qch to insist (up)on doing sth; il veut absolument réussir he's determined to succeed; des réformes doivent absolument être introduites it's imperative that reforms be introduced; film à voir absolument film not to be missed; il faut absolument que tu visites Versailles you really must visit Versailles.[apsɔlymɑ̃] adverbe1. [entièrement - croire, avoir raison] absolutely, entirely ; [ - ravi, faux] absolutely, completely ; [ - défendu] strictlypersonne, absolument personne ne doit sortir no-one, absolutely no-one must go outabsolument pas not at allabsolument rien absolutely nothing, nothing whatsoever2. [à tout prix] absolutelyil faut absolument lui parler we must speak to him without fail, we simply must speak to him3. [oui] absolutelyvous y croyez? — absolument! do you believe in it? — totally!il a raison! — absolument! he's right! — absolutely!4. LINGUISTIQUE absolutely
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.