What does massacre in French mean?

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

The word massacre in French means massacre, slaughter, slaughter, mess, botch, botch job, massacre, slaughter, hammering, hammering, slating, panning, hunting trophy, slaughter, massacre, butcher, exterminate, massacre, butcher, mangle, massacre, ruin, destroy, slaughter, rip apart, Stop the carnage!, be a massacre, kill it, shooting gallery, lambs to the slaughter, turn into a massacre. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word massacre

massacre, slaughter

nom masculin (assassinats en masse) (people)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans l'histoire de France il y a le massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy.
The Saint-Barthélemy massacre is an event in France's history.

slaughter

nom masculin (grande tuerie de gibier) (animals)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chasseurs ont fait un massacre de palombes.
The hunters carried out a wood pigeon slaughter.

mess, botch, botch job

nom masculin (familier (résultat lamentable, gâchis) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quelle coupe de cheveux, un vrai massacre !
What a haircut! It's a real mess!

massacre, slaughter, hammering

nom masculin (familier (infliger une défaite) (defeat, figurative, informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le match s'est terminé par le massacre de l'équipe adverse.
The match ended with the massacre of the opposing team.

hammering, slating, panning

nom masculin (péjoratif (critiquer à l'extrême) (figurative, informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La critique a fait un massacre de l'œuvre du peintre.
The critics gave the painter's work a real slating.

hunting trophy

nom masculin (trophée de chasse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce massacre est parti pour 50 € à la vente aux enchères.
This hunting trophy went for 50 euros at the auction.

slaughter, massacre

verbe transitif (tuer en grand nombre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les bébés phoques sont massacrés pour leur fourrure.

butcher

verbe transitif (assassiner) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les journalistes furent massacrés par les rebelles.

exterminate, massacre

verbe transitif (exterminer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les soldats ennemis ont massacré des innocents.

butcher, mangle, massacre

verbe transitif (figuré (mal exécuter) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le groupe de reprise a massacré plusieurs chansons des Beatles, c'était horrible.

ruin, destroy

verbe transitif (familier (abîmer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ma sœur a massacré la moquette en peignant les murs.

slaughter

verbe transitif (figuré, familier (battre facilement, écraser) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'équipe adverse était bien plus forte que nous et nous a massacrés !

rip apart

verbe transitif (critiquer) (figurative)

Les deux comptables ont passé tout le repas à massacrer leur nouveau collègue.

Stop the carnage!

interjection (figuré (Cessez !, Arrêtez !) (figurative)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

be a massacre

locution verbale (figuré (très mal faire [qch]) (figurative: event, occurrence)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. "How did your job interview go?" - "Awful. It was a massacre!"

kill it

locution verbale (figuré (rencontrer un vif succès) (figurative, slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les nouveaux téléphones de cette marque font toujours un massacre.

shooting gallery

nom masculin (jeu typique de foire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lambs to the slaughter

nom masculin (figuré (réquisitoire) (figurative)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

turn into a massacre

locution verbale (figuré (devenir catastrophique)

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

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