"Ne les lui donnez surtout pas, ce clown perd tout."

Translation: Above all, don't give them to him; this clown loses everything.

[Goran.1]

Horrible sentence.

[Paul392604]

Can "surtout" go to the beginning of the sentence?

[tarainnh]

I agree. Why is surtout buried after the verb and not at the beginning?

[envacance]

I think it's because it wouldn't be obvious where to put it if it's not at the beginning.

[Chat81]

This is my question exactly. Why is surtout in the middle?

[deactivated user]

Surtout is an adverb and adverbs usually follow the verb they are modifying.

[LindaFowler0]

Is "clown" a derogatory term in French for a stupid person?

[deactivated user]

It has the same figurative meaning as in English: buffoon, fool, jokester, someone you can't take seriously.

[Bob_R]

Don't give it back especially to him..will that work? Otherwise surtout belongs as the first word

[Michael-111]

Overall, don't give them to him, this clown loses everything.
Not accepted. This is a very poor lesson.