gentiment

kindly, nicely

ʒ ɑ̃ . t i . m ɑ̃
genti kind + ment forms manner adverbs and action/result nouns
adverb Common #8,538
kindly, nicely Often used to soften a request; can also mean “politely.”
FR: Tu peux me répondre gentiment, s’il te plaît ?
EN: Can you answer me kindly, please?

Il me poussa gentiment.

He pushed me gently.

Et puis, pour faire gentiment l'amour, ce qui compte, c'est la compagnie, non?

And besides, when it comes to making love tenderly, what matters is being with the right person, right?

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Je te le demande gentiment.

I'm asking you nicely.

Tu vas nous suivre gentiment, oui ou non?

Are you going to come along quietly, yes or no?

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Tom a rencontré un homme avec un cheval, qui l'a gentiment salué.

Tom met a man with a horse, who kindly greeted him.

Faut demander gentiment les choses.

You have to ask for things nicely.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Il posa la main gentiment sur son épaule.

He placed his hand gently on her shoulder.

Il l'a pris par son trésor et l'a gentiment mis à genoux.

He grabbed him by his treasure and gently brought him to his knees.

— Léviathan (2014)

Il a gentiment répondu à la question.

He kindly answered the question.

Tu vas me suivre bien gentiment.

You will follow me very nicely.

— Le Sifflet (2026)

Gentiment et simplement.

Gently and simply.

— Parasite (2019)

T'iras bien gentiment.

You’ll go quietly now.

— Une grande fille (2019)

Elle m'avait gentiment prêté une grosse somme d'argent.

She had kindly lent me a large sum of money.

Elle pourrait même jouer avec toi si tu lui demandes gentiment.

She might even play with you if you ask her nicely.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

Je vous le demande gentiment.

I ask you nicely.

Attention, il faut lui parler gentiment.

Be careful, you have to speak to him nicely.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Mais il faut demander gentiment les choses.

But you have to ask nicely for things.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Elle m'a gentiment poussé.

She gently pushed me.

Faut les demander gentiment.

You have to ask for them nicely.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Puisque vous me le proposez si gentiment..

Since you're offering it so kindly...

— La Grande Vadrouille (1966)

Tout le monde parle gentiment.

Everyone is speaking politely.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

Dites-le plus gentiment, frère!

Say it more kindly, brother!

— The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)

Ils lui ont gentiment demandé ses papiers.

They kindly asked him for his papers.

Parlez gentiment aux gens.

Speak kindly to people.

Demande gentiment.

Ask nicely.

Ça se passe gentiment!

It’s going along nicely!

Xiaolou s'occupe très gentiment de moi.

Xiaolou takes very good care of me.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Parle-lui gentiment.

Speak to him kindly.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Gentiment, il a voulu vous remonter le moral.

Kindly, he wanted to cheer you up.

C'est demandé si gentiment.

That's so nicely asked.

— Insaisissables 2 (2016)

De jouer gentiment.

To play nicely.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Il m'a gentiment poussé.

He gently pushed me.

Je vais le demander gentiment.

I'll ask nicely.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Elle a gentiment écouté ma requête.

She kindly listened to my request.

Je lui parlais gentiment pour ne pas l'effrayer.

I was speaking to him gently so as not to frighten him.

Elle m'a gentiment poussée.

She gently pushed me.

L'autre soir, vous m'avez gentiment dit que vous aviez voté pour moi.

The other evening, you kindly told me that you had voted for me.

— Conclave (2024)

Allons lui parler gentiment.

Let's go talk to him nicely.

— Une seconde mère (2015)

Il m'a accompagné gentiment à l’hôpital.

He kindly accompanied me to the hospital.

J'ai roulé gentiment depuis l'aéroport.

I drove gently from the airport.

— Burning (2018)

Faudra lui demander gentiment la chose.

We'll have to ask him/her nicely.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

Tu vas gentiment leur rendre leurs billets.

You will kindly return their tickets.

— Zootopie (2016)

Gentiment, ça va se mettre en place.

It’ll gradually fall into place.

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Marie sourit gentiment.

Marie smiled kindly.

Il a gentiment répondu aux questions.

He kindly answered the questions.

Il m'a gentiment poussée.

He gently pushed me.

Ecoute, Moynet, tu vas me raconter ton histoire gentiment.

Listen, Moynet, you're going to tell me your story nicely.

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

J'ai essayé de lui parler gentiment.

I tried to talk to him nicely.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

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