murder in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for murder in the English»French Dictionary

I.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] N

1. murder LAW (crime):

murder

meurtre m

2. murder attr:

murder inquiry, investigation

sur un meurtre

murder scene, weapon

du crime

murder squad, trial

criminel/-elle

murder (gen) story, mystery

policier/-ière

murder hunt

chasse f à l'assassin

murder victim

victime f (d'un meurtre)

3. murder (hell) inf:

it's murder in town today!

c'est infernal en ville aujourd'hui! inf

finding a parking space here is sheer murder!

trouver à se garer ici, c'est infernal! inf

to be murder on the feet/nerves

être un cauchemar pour les pieds/nerfs

II.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər] VB trans

1. murder LAW (kill):

murder lit

assassiner (with avec)

2. murder fig, inf:

murder

tuer inf

I could murder that woman inf!

elle est à tuer, cette femme! inf

3. murder (ruin):

murder inf

massacrer inf

4. murder (defeat):

murder inf

écraser inf

murder inf

battre [qn] à plates coutures

5. murder Brit (devour) inf:

I could murder a pint/a sandwich!

je me taperais bien une bière/un sandwich! sl

III.murdered ADJ

the murdered man/woman

la victime

IV.murder [Brit ˈməːdə, Am ˈmərdər]

to get away with murder dishonest people:

s'en tirer impunément

that child gets away with murder!

on lui passe tout à cet enfant!

to scream or yell blue Brit or bloody Am murder inf child:

crier comme un putois

to scream or yell blue Brit or bloody Am murder public figure, press:

s'indigner

attempted murder N U or C LAW

attempted murder

tentative f de meurtre or d'assassinat

capital murder N LAW

capital murder

meurtre m passible de la peine capitale

mass murder N

mass murder

massacre m

murder case N

murder case (for police)

affaire f d'homicide

murder case (for court)

procès m en homicide

murder charge N

murder charge

inculpation f de meurtre

to face murder charges

être inculpé de meurtre

murder one N Am inf LAW

murder one

homicide m volontaire (avec circonstances aggravantes)

murder suspect N

murder suspect

meurtrier/meurtrière m/f présumé/-e

first degree murder N Am LAW

first degree murder

meurtre m avec préméditation

second-degree murder N Am LAW

second-degree murder

homicide m involontaire

murder in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for murder in the English»French Dictionary

I.murder [ˈmɜ:dəʳ, Am ˈmɜ:rdɚ] N

murder (killing)

meurtre m

murder (emphasizing premeditation)

assassinat m

attempted murder

tentative f de meurtre

Phrases:

to be murder

être tuant

to get away with murder

tout se permettre

to scream blue murder

crier comme un forcené

II.murder [ˈmɜ:dəʳ, Am ˈmɜ:rdɚ] VB trans

1. murder (kill):

murder

assassiner

2. murder fig:

murder

massacrer

mass murder N

mass murder

tuerie f

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conspiracy to murder

conspiration de meurtre

wilful murder

homicide m volontaire

motive for the murder

mobile m

Translations for murder in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

meurtre

murder

meurtre avec préméditation

premeditated murder

homicide

murder

homicide volontaire

murder

assassinat

murder

assassiner

to murder

tentative de meurtre/viol/vol LAW

attempted murder/rape/robbery

murder Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be murder

être tuant

to get away with murder

tout se permettre

to scream blue murder

crier comme un forcené

I arrest you on suspicion of murder

je vous arrête, vous êtes soupçonné d'homicide

conspiracy to murder

conspiration de meurtre

a near perfect murder

un meurtre presque parfait

they're treating the case as murder

ils traitent l'affaire comme un meurtre

to be wanted for murder/by the police

être recherché pour meurtre/par la police

to be arrested on a charge of murder

être arrêté pour meurtre

to make a murder look like suicide

maquiller un meurtre en suicide

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The murder was probably ordered by thelwald as he became king soon after.

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He is caught, however, and is being put on trial for the murder.

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Theft and murder within the clan are forbidden, and stolen animals must be returned.

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The murder would end up resulting in multiple convictions for members of both crime families.

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At the age of nine years old his father was indicted for murder, then befallen the same fate as his two brothers.

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A suspect has been arrested for murder in connection with the incident.

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He is later attacked and hospitalized through the fae's failed attempts to murder him.

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It acquitted him of a more serious charge of attempted murder with premeditation, which could have carried a life sentence.

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The ordinance was later revoked and a special court acquitted him of bank fraud and conspiracy to murder political opponents.

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The murder took place at 5:30 p.m.

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