merde

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See also: merdé

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French merde (shit). Doublet of mierda.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

merde (uncountable)

  1. (mild, mainly humorous) Shit.

Anagrams[edit]

Alemannic German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian merda (shit, crap).

Interjection[edit]

merde

  1. (Uri, vulgar) shit!, crap!

References[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French merde.

Interjection[edit]

merde

  1. (chiefly Belgium, vulgar) shit!, crap!

French[edit]

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle French merde, from Old French merde, from Latin merda.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɛʁd/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): [maʁd]
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Interjection[edit]

merde

  1. (vulgar) shit!, crap!
    Merde ! J’ai oublié mes clés !
    Shit! I forgot my keys!
  2. (theater) break a leg!

Noun[edit]

merde f (plural merdes)

  1. (vulgar) turd, piece of feces, shit
    J’ai marché dans une merde de chien.
    I stepped in dog shit.
  2. shit (something undesirable or unwanted)
    J’en ai marre de ce petit morveux de merde !
    I've had it with this little fucking brat!
  3. shit (something of poor quality)
    Aïe, cette télé de merde !
    Ugh, this piece-of-shit TV!
  4. (derogatory) a dickhead, a fuckhead, a bastard

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: merde

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Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Noun[edit]

merde f

  1. plural of merda

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French merde.

Noun[edit]

merde f (plural merdes)

  1. (vulgar) shit (feces)
  2. (figuratively) shit (something undesirable)

Descendants[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

merde f (definite singular merda, indefinite plural merder, definite plural merdene)

  1. alternative form of merd m

Zazaki[edit]

Noun[edit]

merde

  1. death