absolument

absolutely, altogether, appallingly, certainly, completely, entirely, extremely, firmly, fully, positively, radically, surely, thoroughly, totally, undoubtedly, utterly, whatsoever, wholly, without a doubt, without question

• ne faire absolument rien - do absolutely nothing, do nothing whatsoever
• cette approche n’est absolument pas la bonne - this is altogether (entirely) the wrong approach
• le bilan est absolument déplorable en matière de violation des droits de la personne - have an appallingly bad human rights record
• vouloir absolument faire part de son point de vue - certainly want to express her point of view
• son comportement ne convient absolument pas - his behaviour is completely inappropriate
• le ministre est absolument généreux à mon endroit - the minister is being extremely generous
• être absolument convaincu - be firmly (thoroughly) convinced
• le directeur partage absolument sa frustration et ses préoccupations - the director fully shares his frustration and concern
• trouver ces principes absolument intéressants - find these principles positively interesting
• avoir absolument et vraiment perdu tout contact - be radically and truly out of touch
• devoir absolument évaluer les répercussions - surely have to assess the repercussions
• un programme de gestion absolument insuffisant - a totally inadequate management program
• la sécurité vient absolument au tout premier rang - safety is undoubtedly first and foremost
• le personnel est absolument découragé - the staff is utterly frustrated
• il n’y a absolument aucune confusion - there is no confusion whatsoever
• un domaine relevant absolument de sa compétence - an area that is wholly (without a doubt) under its jurisdiction
• il doit absolument en assumer la responsabilité - without question, he needs to take over the responsibility

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