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Usages of calmement
Nous marchons autour du lac pour réfléchir calmement.
We walk around the lake to think calmly.
Je lis le livre calmement dans le jardin.
I read the book calmly in the garden.
Paul sait comment réagir calmement.
Paul knows how to react calmly.
Si elle se trompe pendant l'entretien, elle respire calmement et continue de répondre.
If she makes a mistake during the interview, she breathes calmly and continues answering.
La candidate parle calmement avec le responsable.
The candidate speaks calmly with the manager.
Je vais respirer calmement dans le jardin.
I am going to breathe calmly in the garden.
Même quand il fait beau, Paul préfère rester dedans pour dessiner calmement.
Even when the weather is nice, Paul prefers to stay inside to draw calmly.
Quand elle respire plus calmement, sa poitrine lui fait moins mal.
When she breathes more calmly, her chest hurts less.
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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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