What does cafard in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word cafard in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cafard in French.

The word cafard in French means cockroach, blues, feel depressed, that/it gets me down, it/that gets me down, blues, low spirits, bring down, make sad, make depressed, bring down, make feel down. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cafard

cockroach

nom masculin (insecte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'entreprise a fait appel à une société spécialisée pour se débarrasser des cafards.
The firm called in a specialist company to get rid of the cockroaches.

blues

nom masculin (familier (idées noires) (informal)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Mon frère a le cafard depuis quelque temps et ne veut plus sortir.
My brother has had the blues for a while and doesn't want to go out anymore.

feel depressed

locution verbale (familier (être un peu déprimé)

Mon frère a le cafard depuis quelque temps et ne veut plus sortir.

that/it gets me down

(familier (ça me déprime) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

it/that gets me down

(familier (ça me déprime) (informal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

blues, low spirits

nom masculin (découragement, idées noires)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Ces ennuis successifs lui ont donné un coup de cafard.

bring down, make sad, make depressed

locution verbale (rendre triste)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

bring down, make feel down

(familier (déprimer [qqn]) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce temps pourri me fout vraiment le cafard.

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