dracului

Romanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdra.ku.luj/
  • Rhymes: -akuluj
  • Hyphenation: dra‧cu‧lui

Adverb

dracului

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) Used as an intensifier or filler: the hell
    Unde dracului ai pus cheile? Nu le găsesc nicăieri!
    Where the hell did you put the keys? I can’t find them anywhere!
    Cum dracului vrei să termin proiectul ăsta până mâine?
    How the hell do you expect me to finish this project by tomorrow?
    De ce dracului nu mi-ai spus mai devreme că vine inspectorul azi?
    Why the hell didn’t you tell me earlier that the inspector was coming today?
    Nu înțeleg cum dracului să rezolv problema asta.
    I can’t figure out how the hell to solve this exercise.

Alternative forms

  • dracu’ — apocopic

Synonyms

  • naiba
  • naibii
  • mama naibii
  • mama dracului
  • puii mei
  • pana mea
  • mama mă-sii

Noun

dracului

  1. definite genitive/dative singular of drac (“devil”)
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