damn

damn
damn [{{t}}dæm]
1 exclamation
{{}}familiar{{}} mince!
2 noun
{{}}familiar{{}} I don't give a damn j'en ai rien à cirer, je m'en balance;
I don't give a damn about the money je me fiche pas mal de l'argent;
it's not worth a damn ça ne vaut pas un pet de lapin ou un clou
3 transitive verb
(a) {{}}Religion{{}} damner
(b) (condemn) condamner;
they damned him with faint praise ils l'ont éreinté sous couleur d'éloge;
you're damned if you do and damned if you don't quoique tu fasses tu es perdant
(c) {{}}familiar{{}}
damn you! va te faire voir!;
he found out, damn him! il s'en est rendu compte, le salaud!;
damn the expense/the consequences au diable l'avarice/tant pis pour les conséquences;
well I'll be damned! ça, c'est le comble!;
I'll be damned if I'll apologize! m'excuser? plutôt mourir!
4 adjective
{{}}familiar{{}} fichu, sacré;
you damn fool! espèce d'idiot!;
he's a damn nuisance il est vraiment casse-pied;
it's a damn nuisance! ce que c'est casse-pied!, quelle barbe!;
it's one damn thing after another quand ce n'est pas une chose c'est l'autre
5 adverb {{}}familiar{{}}
(a) (as intensifier) vachement;
a damn good idea une super bonne idée;
you're damn right t'as parfaitement raison;
he's so damn slow il est hyper lent;
he knows damn well what I mean il sait exactement ou très bien ce que je veux dire
(b) {{}}British{{}} (idiom)
damn all que dalle;
damn all money/thanks pas un sou/merci;
there's damn all in the fridge il y a que dalle dans le frigo;
it's got damn all to do with you ça n'a absolument rien à voir avec toi ;
what can you see? damn all! tu vois quelque chose? que dalle!;
she did damn all elle n'a rien fichu;
he knows damn all about it il n'en sait fichtre rien

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