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le merdier
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
a. god-awful mess (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Quel merdier ici ! Il y a des affaires partout !What a god-awful mess in here! There's stuff everywhere!
b. pigsty (colloquial) (figurative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
C'était un merdier après la fête. On a passé plusieurs heures à nettoyer.It was a pigsty after the party. We spent several hours cleaning.
c. pigpen (colloquial) (figurative) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Regionalism used in the United States.
Ta chambre est un vrai merdier ! Quand est-ce que tu vas la ranger ?Your room is a real pigpen! When are you going to tidy it up?
d. bloody mess (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
Je ne peux pas travailler sur ce bureau avec tout le merdier qu'il y a dessus.I can't work on this desk with all the bloody mess on it.
2. (vulgar) (problematic situation)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. god-awful mess (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
C'est le merdier avec les travaux en centre-ville.It's a god-awful mess with all the construction downtown.
b. shit show (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States.
L'organisation du festival était un vrai merdier !The festival organization was a real shit show!
c. shitshow (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States.
J'ai vraiment besoin de ton aide pour me sortir de ce merdier.I really need your help to get me out of this shitshow.
d. shit-show (vulgar) (United States)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in the United States.
Depuis le départ du directeur, c'est un merdier dans l'entreprise.Since the director left, it's a shit-show at the company.
e. bloody mess (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
Le projet est un merdier depuis le début !The project has been a bloody mess from the start!
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