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sacré — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bigtime adj Important, prominent, or operating on a large scale.
  • blooming adj Currently flowering; producing blossoms.
  • doggone adj Used as a mild, old-fashioned way of expressing annoyance, similar to "damned."
  • goddamn intj An exclamation used to express anger, shock, frustration, or strong excitement.
  • holy adj Regarded as sacred or dedicated to a god or religious purpose.
  • ineffable adj Beyond expression in words; unspeakable.
  • sacred adj Regarded as holy and worthy of deep religious reverence.
  • unholy adj Not holy; wicked, evil, or sacrilegious.

Senses

sacré is used for these senses in English:

  • big fat (idiomatic, pejorative) Complete, utter, total.
  • bigtime Of major significance or importance.
  • blooming (British, AU, dated) A euphemism for the intensifier bloody.
  • goddamn (vulgar, sometimes, _, offensive) Used as an intensifier.
  • hell of a (colloquial, or, vulgar) Intensifier; indicates that someone or something is especially good, bad, difficult, etc.
  • holy Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
  • ineffable Forbidden to be uttered; taboo.
  • sacred Characterized by solemn religious ceremony or religious use, especially, in a positive sense; consecrated, made holy.

bigtime — full definition

  1. adj Important, prominent, or operating on a large scale.
  2. adv To a considerable or noticeable degree.

blooming — full definition

  1. adj Currently flowering; producing blossoms.
  2. adj Thriving; full of health and vigour.
  3. adj (British, informal) A mild intensifier used instead of a stronger swear word.

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