Usage Note
Enfer is the religious and figurative word for hell. The exclamation c'est l'enfer! is used colloquially to mean 'it's hell' or 'it's a nightmare'. Les Enfers with a capital E refers to the underworld in classical mythology. The final -r is pronounced.
Examples
"C'est vraiment l'enfer ici."
Natural Translation
It's really hell here.
Literal Translation
It-is truly the-hell here
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