Standalone expletive expressing annoyance or surprise.
Translations
diableExclamation de surprise ou d'agacement; style soutenu ou vieilli. Definitions
An exclamation expressing anger, annoyance, or surprise. Damned! I left the window open all night.
Used collectively, usually with the definite article, to denote those condemned to eternal punishment.
Translations
les damnésTerme religieux; désigne les personnes condamnées au châtiment éternel. The preacher warned that the damned would suffer for all eternity.
Le prédicateur a averti que les damnés souffriraient pour l'éternité.
Definitions
People who are condemned to eternal punishment; the condemned. The preacher warned that the damned would suffer for all eternity.
Synonyms
the damned
the condemned
the accursed
the cursed
the condemned ones
the doomed
lost souls
Form 'damned' functions as an adjective meaning either ‘condemned to hell’ or, informally, as an intensifier.
Translations
damnéSens religieux : voué à la damnation. The preacher spoke of the damned souls of the wicked.
Le prédicateur parlait des âmes damnées des méchants.
mauditS’emploie surtout devant un nom pour marquer l’agacement ou l’emphase. Turn off that damned alarm clock!
Éteins ce maudit réveil !
fichuFamilier, employé comme intensifieur devant un nom. Definitions
Condemned by God or fate to eternal punishment in hell. The preacher spoke of the damned souls of the wicked.
Informal—used for emphasis before a noun or adjective, equivalent to ‘very’ or ‘extremely’. Turn off that damned alarm clock!
Used informally as an intensifier before adjectives, adverbs, or whole clauses.
Translations
diablementFamilier, intensifieur équivalant à « très » ou « extrêmement ». It's damn cold outside tonight.
Il fait diablement froid dehors ce soir.
It's damn cold outside tonight.
Il fait sacrément froid dehors ce soir.
vachementTrès familier, intensifieur courant à l’oral. Definitions
Informal—used as an intensifier meaning “very” or “extremely.” It's damn cold outside tonight.