famously

comme chacun sait

Indique que le fait mentionné est connu de beaucoup de gens.

En anglais simple : Used to say that many people know the fact or event you are mentioning.

• The city is famously expensive.
• The singer famously refused to perform that song.
• She famously wrote her first novel in a garden shed.

Synonymes : notoriously

Expressions courantes : famously said, famously difficult, famously refused

à merveille

Très bien, notamment pour parler de personnes qui s’entendent parfaitement.

En anglais simple : Very well, especially when people have a friendly relationship.

• We get along famously.
• The two roommates got on famously from the start.
• Despite their differences, the neighbors are getting along famously.

Comment l'utiliser : get on/along famously with someone (She gets along famously with my sister.)

Synonymes : very well, splendidly

Contraires : badly

Expressions courantes : get on famously, get along famously

avec célébrité

D’une manière qui attire l’attention du public et rend célèbre.

En anglais simple : In a way that attracts public attention and makes someone or something well known.

• The actor debuted famously on the London stage.
• She performed famously before a delighted crowd.
• He achieved success famously while still very young.

Expressions courantes : perform famously, debut famously