truly

truly
truly adv
1 (extremely) [amazing, delighted, sorry, horrendous] vraiment ; he's a truly great photographer c'est vraiment un très grand photographe ; a truly dreadful piece of news une nouvelle vraiment terrible ;
2 (really, in truth) [be, belong, think] vraiment ; really and truly? vraiment? ; well and truly carrément ; it is truly a celebration/a great leap forward c'est vraiment une fête/un bond en avant ; England is where I truly belong l'Angleterre est ma vraie patrie ;
3 (in letter) yours truly (to man) je vous prie d'agréer l'expression de mes sentiments distingués fml ; (to woman) je vous prie d'agréer l'expression de mes respectueux hommages fml ; …and who got it all wrong? yours truly! (referring to oneself) …et qui s'est trompé? mézigue !

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