| Main form | franc |
| Transcribed form | |
| Pronunciation | |
| Grammatical description | noun; interjection |
| Strength | neutral / common slang |
| Translation | hell, damn |
| Literal translation | |
| Note | Literally: venereal disease. From francia "French," since syphilis was often known as "a francia kór" = the French disease. Most people wouldn't think of this etymology using the word, though. In phrases like "a franc egye meg" = damn it, literally: "may it be consumed by the franc"; menj a francba "go to hell", "a francba!" "damn it." No ruder than "hell" or "damn" in English are. Cf. the similar word: fene which can be used in the same contexts. |
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