talmente

Italian

Etymology

From tale +‎ -mente. Compare French tellement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /talˈmen.te/
• Rhymes: -ente
• Hyphenation: tal‧mén‧te

Adverb

talmente

1. so; very

   volti talmente simili ― very similar faces

2. (with da or che) enough (to)

   non è impossibile, ma è talmente da confonderli

   it's not impossible, but it's enough to confuse them

   è talmente che lo faceva urlare

   it was enough to make him scream

3. (rare) thus, insomuch

Derived terms

• talmenteché

Spanish

Etymology

From tal +‎ -mente.

Adverb

talmente

1. literally, exactly

   Synonym: exactamente

   Lo repetiré talmente como me lo dijiste. ― I will repeat it exactly as you told me.

2. so

   Synonym: tan

   Este pueblo es talmente bello. ― This village is so lovely

3. in that way, as such, like that

   Synonyms: así, como tal, de esa manera

   Si el policía actuó talmente, debe ser sancionado. ― If the police officer acted in that way, he should be penalized.

Further reading

• “talmente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16