What does franchement in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word franchement in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use franchement in French.

The word franchement in French means frankly, honestly, frankly, downright, without hesitation, speak frankly, speak sincerely, not really, not very, not too, go right ahead. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word franchement

frankly, honestly

adverbe (sincèrement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Franchement, cette robe ne te va pas du tout !
Honestly, that dress really doesn't suit you!

frankly, downright

adverbe (réellement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Là, tu deviens franchement irrespectueux.
Now you're being downright disrespectful.

without hesitation

adverbe (sans hésitation)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Nous avons choisi franchement la troisième option.
We chose the third option without hesitation.

speak frankly, speak sincerely

locution verbale (parler sans retenue)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

not really, not very, not too

locution adverbiale (vraiment pas)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
L'enfant n'était pas franchement ravi de devoir passer les vacances chez sa grand-mère à réviser tandis que ses copains allaient s'amuser au bord de la mer.

go right ahead

locution verbale (agir sans tergiverser)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Allez, si tu veux retirer le bouchon, vas-y franchement sinon il ne sautera jamais.

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