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"not really"
i would use "pas vraiment" to merely say "not really" but i see "pas tellement" is a choice. is this common when nothing else is said but the 2 words? Tx
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EducatorPermalink Reply by George Hunt on -
"pas tellement" is "not a lot"
"pas vraiment" is not really.
Of course ,depending on context you could use either. (more"vraiment" for "tellement" than the other way round,I would say)
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Permalink Reply by Chantal Savignat on
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I don't know exactly what means "not really". I think it's rather "pas vraiment".
But the two "pas vraiment" and "pas tellement" could be used to answer a sentence for exemple even if they don't have exactly the same meaning.
- As-tu faim ?
- "Pas vraiment" = no, not really
- As tu faim ?
- Pas tellement = not so much, not a lot. A so little quantity that it's like I am not hungry.
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