Rarement
Example: Je mange rarement des bonbons pour rester en bonne santé.
Definition
"Rarement" is an adverb used to describe an action or event that occurs infrequently or not often. For example, in the sentence 'Je mange rarement des bonbons pour rester en bonne santé,' it means eating candies seldomly to maintain good health.
Etymology
The word "rarement" comes from the French adjective "rare," meaning uncommon or scarce, combined with the adverbial suffix "-ment," which turns adjectives into adverbs. Did you know that "rare" itself traces back to the Latin word "rarus," meaning thinly scattered or infrequent?
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"Rarement" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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