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rarement

English translation of rarement

rarely

In French, 'rarement' directly translates to 'rarely' in English. It is an adverb used to describe an action that is not done often or not likely to happen, similarly to how 'rarely' is used in English. For example, 'Je vais rarement au cinéma' means 'I rarely go to the cinema'.


Example sentences using: rarement

Je vais rarement au cinéma.

English translation of Je vais rarement au cinéma.

I rarely go to the cinema.

This sentence exemplifies the use of 'rarement' to indicate a certain occurrence or action is performed infrequently. The verb 'vais' is used in combination with 'rarement' to indicate a lack of frequency in visiting the cinema.

Il mange rarement de la viande.

English translation of Il mange rarement de la viande.

He rarely eats meat.

In this example, 'rarement' is used to indicate the infrequency of a particular action, in this case eating meat. 'Il mange rarement' implies that the subject does not often consume meat.

Elle est rarement en retard.

English translation of Elle est rarement en retard.

She is rarely late.

This phrase demonstrates the use of 'rarement' with the verb 'être' to describe the infrequency of a certain state, being late in this case. 'Elle est rarement' implies the subject is not often in the stated condition.

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