French word

satané

Pronunciation

IPA/satane/

Meaning

  • adjectivedamn

Example

J'en ai marre de ce satané réveil qui sonne trop tôt.

I'm fed up with this damn alarm clock that goes off too early.

Illustration for satané (damn)

More examples

Ce satané embouteillage me fait arriver en retard.

This damn traffic jam is making me late.

Core concept

An unwanted object treated as if cursed, making it especially hard to tolerate.

Common phrases

  • ce satané réveil

    this damn alarm clock

  • un satané embouteillage

    a damn traffic jam

Similar words

foutu: A spoken adjective for something considered useless and impossible to fix.
fichu: A casual adjective stressing how troublesome and unwelcome something is.
maudit: A somewhat literary adjective for something blamed for misfortune or harmful effects.

Definition in French

S'emploie pour qualifier quelque chose de franchement désagréable ou maudit, équivalent familier de «maudit» ou «foutu».

Word origin

French satané is formed from Satan with the adjective ending -é and came to describe something cursed or intensely troublesome in familiar usage.

Usage tips

  • Satané agrees in gender and number: un satané réveil, une satanée sonnerie, and des satanés réveils.

Opposites

  • béniblessedadjective

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