very

A. adj

• 1 (actual) même (after n) this very second = immédiatement

• 2 (ideal) the very person I need = exactement la personne qu'il me faut

• 3 (ultimate) tout/-e from the very beginning = depuis le tout début at the very front = tout devant on the very edge = à l'extrême bord

• 4 (mere) [mention, thought, word] seul/-e (before n) the very idea! = quelle idée!

B. adv

• 1 (extremely) très I'm very sorry = je suis vraiment désolé very well = très bien that's all very well but who's going to pay for it? = c'est bien beau, tout ça, mais qui va payer? very much = beaucoup I didn't eat very much = je n'ai pas mangé grand-chose

• 2 (absolutely) the very best/worst thing = de loin la meilleure/pire chose at the very latest = au plus tard at the very least = tout au moins the very next day = le lendemain même a car of your very own = ta propre voiture