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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁɑ̃t.si.zjɛm də.su/
Noun
trente-sixième dessous m (uncountable)
- (informal) a very miserable situation, a very dark place, a very sad and unhappy state
- tomber dans le trente-sixième dessous ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- être au trente-sixième dessous ― to be down in the dumps, to be thoroughly depressed, to be a basket case
Usage notes
Always used with the definite article le.