tellement

French

Etymology

From Middle French tellement, telement, from Old French telement. By surface analysis, tel +‎ -ment. Compare Italian talmente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛl.mɑ̃/

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Adverb

tellement

1. so; so much; very

   Il est tellement bon !

   He is so good!

2. so much (singular); so many (plural)

   Il y a tellement de gens ici ce soir.

   There are so many people here tonight.

3. so much (gives a reason for the preceding statement)

   Tout le quartier en profite, tellement tu claironnes !

   You're yelling so loud that the whole neighbourhood can hear you!

Related terms

• tel/telle/tels/telles

Further reading

• “tellement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012