avoir le seum
/a.vwaʁ lə sœm/
verb
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- a le seum
- past
- a eu le seum
- perfect
- eu le seum
Meaning
-
to be annoyed, fed up
Similar words
"avoir le seum" and "en avoir marre" are close synonyms for "to be fed up"; "avoir le seum" is more modern slang.
Practice
1 What does avoir le seum mean?
to be annoyed, fed up
2 Fill the gap: Il a le seum d'___ raté son bus.
Full sentence: Il a le seum d'avoir raté son bus. (He's so annoyed about missing his bus.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches avoir le seum?
avoir le seum: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
Usage notes
Very informal youth slang, borrowed from Arabic; avoid in formal writing.
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