Tellement (en. Such)

/tɛl.mɑ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adverb

Used to intensify an adjective or an adverb.

She is so happy to see her friends.

Elle est tellement heureuse de voir ses amis.

Indicates an important quantity or degree.

There are so many things to do here.

Il y a tellement de choses à faire ici.

To express a consequence.

It was so cold that we stayed inside.

Il faisait tellement froid qu'on est restés à l'intérieur.

Derived from 'tel', which means 'such' or 'in this way', combined with 'ment', an adverbial ending.

so well

To such a positive point.

tellement bien

so many

A large number of something.

tellement de

so that

Indicates a direct consequence.

tellement que

such

Used to designate a quality or quantity.

tel

so big

To an incredible degree of importance.

tellement grand

A lot

He is so tired after the party.

Il est tellement fatigué après la fête.

Totally

It was so great that I want to go back.

C'était tellement bien que j'ai envie d'y retourner.