totalement
/tɔ.tal.mɑ̃/
The English phrase "totally" is translated into French as totalement.
totalement is an adverb used to express that something is done in a total manner or is completely true.
Meaning: In a total manner, completely (adv)
What does it mean word for word?
The adverb totalement is formed by adding the suffix -ment to the feminine form of the adjective totale.
Which one should you use?
While totalement and complètement are often interchangeable, complètement is more frequently used in everyday spoken French to mean "completely" or "entirely".
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 3 syllables and is pronounced /tɔ.tal.mɑ̃/.
Did you know?
- In modern casual French, speakers often replace totalement with the word trop, which literally means 'too much', to say they totally agree or love something.
- In youth slang, the phrase de fou is used to mean 'totally' or 'insanely', moving away from the root word for total entirely.
- While totalement is a direct translation, French speakers frequently use the phrase tout à fait to express total agreement in conversation.
Examples in context
- Je te crois totalement.I totally believe you.This sentence is useful for showing how to use totalement to express belief.Tatoeba #5167545 by sacredceltic, translation #5166569 by CK
- Je comprends totalement ça.I totally understand that.This sentence is useful for showing how to use totalement to express understanding.Tatoeba #12143261 by always, translation #8398125 by Amastan
- Je suis totalement d'accord.I totally agree.This sentence is useful for showing how to use totalement to express agreement.Tatoeba #926865 by bojnin, translation #2247422 by CK
- Je suis complètement d'accord avec vousI totally agree with you
- Ce projet est complètement réalisableThis project is totally feasible
- Je suis entièrement satisfait de votre travailI am totally satisfied with your work
- Cette théorie a été entièrement démontréeThis theory has been totally proven
- Je suis totalement en faveur de cette propositionI am totally in favor of this proposal
- Je le comprends totalementI totally understand him
- Oui, j'ai tout à fait comprisYes, I totally understood
- C'est tout à fait normalThat's totally normal
- Il est carrément génial !He's totally awesome!
- J'ai carrément oublié de lui demanderI totally forgot to ask him
- J'en ai complètement marre !I'm totally fed up with it!
- C'est complètement dingue !That's totally crazy!
- C'est vraiment complètement fouIt's totally crazy
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Example conversation
Lucas and Chloé are discussing their plans for the evening.
- LucasEs-tu totalement prête pour la fête ?Are you totally ready for the party?
- ChloéOui, je suis totalement prête !Yes, I am totally ready!
- LucasSuper, on y va alors.Great, let's go then.
- ChloéAttends, je prends mon sac.Wait, I'm grabbing my bag.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “totally” translations and entries totalement, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
