curse
To place a curse uponTo place a curse upon (a person or object).
» I don't believe in curses.
Я не верю в проклятия.
Я не вірю у прокляття.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To place a curse upon (a person or object).
fluchen, verfluchen, verdammen
проклина́тьproklinátʹ, прокля́стьprokljástʹ, клястьkljastʹ
проклина́тиproklynáty, прокля́стиprokljásty, кля́стиkljásty
To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
fluchen, verfluchen
наводи́ть по́рчуnavodítʹ pórču
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
(transitive)To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
fluchen
руга́тьrugátʹ, обруга́тьobrugátʹ, матери́тьmaterítʹ
(intransitive)To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.
schimpfen, fluchen
руга́тьсяrugátʹsja, матери́тьсяmaterítʹsja, скверносло́витьskvernoslóvitʹ
ла́ятисяlájatysja, матюка́тисяmatjukátysja
To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.
Examples
296 sentencesI don't believe in curses.
Я не вірю у прокляття.
ruЯ не верю в проклятия.
It's a curse.
Це прокляття.
ruЭто проклятие.
deEs ist ein Fluch.
Why are you cursing?
Чому ти лаєшся?
deWarum fluchst du?
Tom cursed himself for his carelessness.
ruТом проклял себя за беспечность.
deTom verfluchte sich für seine Nachlässigkeit.
She cursed him for causing the accident.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English cursen, corsen, coursen, from Old English corsian, cursian (“to curse”From Middle English cursen, corsen, coursen, from Old English corsian, cursian (“to curse”), from the noun (see above).
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Forms
curses, cursing, cursed, cursedSynonyms
32 synonyms- utter obscenities or profanities:cussblasphemeswearimprecate
- wish harm upon; invoke evil upon:beshrewdamnbedamnanathemizeanathemiseimprecatemaledict
- exclude from a church or a religious community:excommunicateunchurch
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle