This is the 8887th most frequent French word.
calment
"Calment" means "calmly" in English.
Here, 'calment' is an adverb describing how the children listened to the story; it indicates the manner of their action.
Les enfants écoutaient calment l'histoire racontée par leur grand-mère.
The children listened calmly to the story told by their grandmother.
In this sentence, 'calment' functions as an adverb modifying the verb 'réagit' to describe his composed reaction to the situation.
Il réagit calment face à la critique, montrant une grande maturité.
He reacts calmly to the criticism, showing great maturity.
Here, 'calment' acts as an adverb to describe the way she speaks, emphasizing her composed demeanor even under stress.