Literally: to have the cockroach
Swahili: Kuwa na mende
Meaning: When you have “le cafard”, it means you’re depressed, you are feeling down.
English counterpart: to feel blue, to feel down, to feel depressed
Qu’est-ce qui se passe? T’as l’air triste.
Je sais pas, j’ai le cafard.
What’s going on? You look sad.
I don’t know, I feel depressed.
