No. 4,560 in French
massacre
A brutal and indiscriminate killing of many people.
In a sentence
Le massacre des innocents a marqué l'histoire.
The massacre of innocents marked history.
The term 'massacre' is used here to refer to a tragic and large-scale killing, commonly associated with historical events.
Son examen était un vrai massacre, il n'a rien compris.
His exam was a real massacre; he understood nothing.
Here, 'massacre' is employed in a figurative sense to describe a disastrous result or failure in the context of an examination.
Le chef cuisinier a dit que ce repas était un massacre.
The chef said this meal was a massacre.
In this case, 'massacre' is used metaphorically to indicate poor execution or quality, referring to the preparation of a meal.
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