curse in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for curse in the English»French Dictionary

I.curse [Brit kəːs, Am kərs] N

1. curse (problem):

curse

fléau m

the curse of poverty

le fléau de la misère

that car is a curse!

cette voiture est une vraie plaie!

2. curse (swearword):

curse

juron m

curses dated!

diable! dated

3. curse (spell):

curse

malédiction f

to put a curse on

appeler la malédiction sur

a curse on them!

maudits soient-ils!

4. curse Brit dated, euph:

to have the curse

être indisposée euph

II.curse [Brit kəːs, Am kərs] VB trans

curse

maudire

cursed be the day that… dated

maudit soit le jour où…

III.curse [Brit kəːs, Am kərs] VB intr

curse

jurer (at après)

to curse and swear

jurer comme un charretier

IV.cursed ADJ

1. cursed [kəːs] [kərs] man, car:

cursed

maudit

2. cursed [kəːs] [kərs]:

to be cursed with (gen) iron bad eyes, perfect hearing

être affligé de

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inwardly rage, sigh, gloom, curse

intérieurement

mutter (disagreeably) curse, insult

grommeler

I don't give a tinker's curse or damn inf!

je m'en fiche éperdument! inf

it's not worth a tinker's curse or damn inf!

ça ne vaut pas un clou! inf

Translations for curse in the French»English Dictionary

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maudire

to curse

pester

to curse (contre qc/qn sth/sb)

malédiction

curse

la malédiction pèse sur eux

there's a curse on them

jeter l'anathème sur qn/qc fig

to curse sb/sth

maudits soient-ils

a curse on them

(que) maudit soit le jour qui t'a vu naître

a curse on the day you were born

bienfait ou fléau?

a blessing or a curse?

curse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for curse in the English»French Dictionary

I.curse [kɜ:s, Am kɜ:rs] VB intr

curse

jurer

II.curse [kɜ:s, Am kɜ:rs] VB trans

curse

maudire

to curse sb for doing sth

maudire qn d'avoir fait qc

III.curse [kɜ:s, Am kɜ:rs] N

1. curse (act of swearing):

curse

juron m

to let out a curse

lâcher un juron

2. curse (magic spell):

curse

sort m

to put a curse on sb

jeter un sort sur qn

3. curse fig (very unpleasant thing):

curse

malédiction f

4. curse (cause of evil):

curse

fléau m

Translations for curse in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

malédiction

curse

maudire

to curse

pester contre qn/qc

to curse sb/sth

curse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to curse sb for doing sth

maudire qn d'avoir fait qc

to let out a curse

lâcher un juron

to put a curse on sb

jeter un sort sur qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As he died, the Yank took on his ancestor's curse and became a partly solid ghost.

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Aeon challenged him, and told him the time rift would let him learn more about the nature of the curse.

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Regardless, the curse left his hand blackened and dead-looking, and no amount of healing could repair the appearance.

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The next step was to create a pie chart of uses of inappropriate language (curse words), and present them to the executives of the company.

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He has heard her eulogise wealth and curse set backs as abomination.

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He said that the curse of beggary was being increased day-by-day in the country and the metropolis as well.

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The singer claims he has a talent, or curse, to be able to zero in on people where the bad things hit them.

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Some are as likely to receive a request to curse an enemy or protect a drug runner as to heal a family member.

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For it seems that even supermodels can't escape the effects of gravity or the curse of cellulite.

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The original owner of the nightie had experienced unfulfilled love, which ultimately led to a curse on it.

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