/mɛʁd/
Translation
shit (vulgar expletive)
Word origin
From Latin merda ('excrement, dung').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- merda
Examples
, j' - au !
Damn, I forgot my appointment at the office this morning!
aux , .
He said merde to the actors before the opening night, following tradition.
Cette , ' .
This situation is a real mess, we no longer know how to get out of it.
, j' au !
Damn, I forgot my keys at the office!
.
We wished him good luck before his concert.
est un juron vulgaire très fréquent dans la langue orale française, équivalent approximatif de "shit" en anglais. Malgré son caractère grossier, il est omniprésent dans la conversation familière. Il exprime la surprise, la contrariété, la frustration ou l'admiration selon l'intonation.
Par tradition théâtrale, dire merde (to say "good luck" literally "shit") avant une représentation est porte-bonheur - l'équivalent du "break a leg" anglais. En pleine merde (deep in trouble, in a real mess) et dans la merde (in deep trouble) sont des registres familiers pour exprimer une situation difficile. À l'écrit formel ou professionnel, merde est totalement inapproprié.
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