poltroon in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for poltroon in the English»French Dictionary

poltroon [Brit pɒlˈtruːn, Am pɑlˈtrun] N archaic, liter

poltroon

poltron/-onne m/f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He knows this side of politics -- the poltroons, the fixers, the back-room boys.

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Everybody who figures in their dramatic universe is a buffoon, a poltroon or a dupe; some manage to score in more than one of those categories.

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No town needs to waste its time arguing with or worrying about the snipers, snarlers, pettifoggers and cheap poltroons in its midst.

countylive.ca

Flakes and felons, the mighty and the minion, pedants and poltroons: a rogue's gallery of rascals, rotters and reprobates.

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