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bonnement

simply, plainly (used in 'tout bonnement')

adverb bon-MAHN Rare

Origin: from bon 'good' + -ement

Usage Note

Bonnement almost always appears in the fixed phrase tout bonnement meaning 'quite simply' or 'purely and simply', used to underscore that something is straightforwardly the case. It is rare in isolation. Register is formal to neutral.

Examples

"C'est tout bonnement impossible à faire."

Natural Translation

It is quite simply impossible to do.

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