This is the 5684th most frequent French word.
cassandre
A "cassandre" refers to a prophet of doom or someone who predicts disaster, often ignored or disbelieved.
The word 'Cassandre' is used as a proper name, suggesting characteristics of the mythological Cassandra, who was known to foretell bad events.
Cassandre prédit toujours des problèmes dans l'équipe.
Cassandre always predicts problems within the team.
Here, 'Cassandre' is employed metaphorically to liken Sarah's behavior to that of Cassandra.
Ils appellent souvent Sarah 'Cassandre' parce qu'elle anticipe toujours les pires scénarios.
They often call Sarah 'Cassandre' because she always anticipates the worst scenarios.
In this sentence, 'Cassandre' refers figuratively to someone whose warnings are disregarded despite potential truth.