damn

damn
damn [dæm]
1. exclamation
(inf!) merde ! (inf !)
2. transitive verb
   a. (Religion) damner ; [+ book] condamner
   b. (inf!) damn him! qu'il aille au diable !
• damn you! va te faire foutre ! (inf !)
• shut up and listen to me, damn you! tais-toi et écoute-moi, bordel ! (inf !)
• damn it! merde ! (inf !)
• well I'll be damned! ça c'est trop fort !
• I'm damned if ... je veux bien être pendu si ...
3. noun
(inf!) I don't give a damn je m'en fous (inf !)
• he just doesn't give a damn about anything il se fout (inf !) de tout
• he doesn't give a damn about anyone il se fout (inf !) complètement des autres
4. adjective
(inf!) sacré (inf) before n
• you damn fool! espèce de crétin ! (inf)
• it's a damn nuisance! c'est vachement (inf) embêtant !
• it's one damn thing after another ça n'arrête pas ! (inf)
• I don't know a damn thing about it je n'en sais fichtre (inf) rien
5. adverb
(inf!) sacrément (inf)
• damn right! et comment !
• damn all que dalle (inf !)
• you know damn well tu sais très bien
• he damn well insulted me! il m'a carrément injurié !
• I should damn well think so! j'espère bien !
• you know damn well it's true! tu sais très bien que c'est vrai !
* * *
[dæm] 1.
(colloq) noun

not to give a damn about somebody/something — se ficher (colloq) de quelqu'un/quelque chose

2.
(colloq) adjective [object] fichu (colloq)

your damn husband — ton fichu (colloq) mari

3.
(colloq) adverb franchement

I should damn well hope so! — j'espère bien!

4.
(colloq) exclamation zut! (colloq)
5.
transitive verb
1) (colloq) (curse)

damn you! — tu m'énerves!

...and damn the consequences! — et tant pis pour le reste!

I'll be damned! — ça alors!

damn it! — merde (sl)!, zut! (colloq)

2) damner [sinner]

to damn somebody with faint praise — déguiser le blâme sous le voile de la louange


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