bogeyman in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bogeyman in the English»French Dictionary

bogeyman [Brit ˈbəʊɡɪman, Am ˈbʊɡiˌmæn, ˈboʊɡiˌmæn] N

bogeyman

croquemitaine m

Translations for bogeyman in the French»English Dictionary

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le père fouettard

the bogeyman

croque-mitaine

bogeyman

bogeyman in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bogeyman in the English»French Dictionary

bogeyman N

bogeyman

croque-mitaine m

Translations for bogeyman in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

père Fouettard

bogeyman

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is said to have been used as a bogeyman figure until at least the early twentieth century.

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He had to settle for the bogeyman instead.

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Lulu is usually called "lulu-khorkhore" (bogeyman who eats everything up).

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Parents may tell their children that if they misbehave, the bogeyman will get them.

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He tells them the bogeyman lives there as a way to make sure they do not go there.

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This resort to the perennial 501(c) (4) bogeyman is a red herring.

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If we could just put the bogeyman immigration to one side, we can actually debate these issues for real.

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It is thus akin to the bogeyman.

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The only bogeyman revealed so far in the books resembled a small, wizened monkey.

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Nearly a quarter century later, they still fear the bogeyman that much.

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