Friday, May 1, 2009

tellement

tellement /tɛlmɑ̃/
  1. adverb (modifying an adjective or adverb) so;
    (modifying a verb or comparative) so much;
    pas ~ not much;
    il n'aime pas ~ lire he doesn't like reading much;
    j'ai de la peine à suivre ~ c'est compliqué it's so complicated that I find it hard to follow.
  1. tellement de quantif (familiar) il y a ~ de choses à voir there's so much to see;
    il a eu ~ de chance he was so lucky;
    il y en a ~ qui aimeraient le faire so many people would like to do it.

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