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salement

/sal.mɑ̃/ adverb C2
  1. dirty, dirtily
  2. Intensitive adverb : very, really. (in a bad way) "J'ai été salement amoché par une crise néphrétique" (André Gide, Letters) : "I've been really banged-up by renal crisis" (slang)
  3. Related to the precedent (antiphrasis) : very, really (in a good way) " Faut acheter des sardines … C'est salement bon !" (Louis Pergaud, La Guerre des boutons) : "We got to buy sardines … It's really good !" (slang)
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