sinister in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sinister in the English»French Dictionary

sinister [Brit ˈsɪnɪstə, Am ˈsɪnɪstər] ADJ

1. sinister person, place, plot, look, sign, silence:

sinister

sinistre

2. sinister HERALD:

sinister

sénestre

bend sinister N HERALD

bend sinister

barre f de bâtardise

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vaguely sinister, amusing, classical

vaguement

he laughed a sinister/triumphant laugh

il a eu un rire sinistre/triomphant

Translations for sinister in the French»English Dictionary

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patibulaire

sinister-looking

un homme à la mine patibulaire

a sinister-looking fellow

senestre

sinister

sinistre personnage, projet

sinister

sinistre bruit, lueur

sinister, ominous

canton senestre du chef HERALD

sinister chief

canton senestre de pointe HERALD

sinister base

un sinistre/dangereux individu

a sinister/dangerous individual ou character

d'illustre/de sinistre mémoire personnage, fait

illustrious/sinister

sinister in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sinister in the English»French Dictionary

sinister [ˈsɪnɪstəʳ, Am -stɚ] ADJ

1. sinister (scary):

sinister

épouvantable

2. sinister inf (ominous):

sinister

sinistre

Translations for sinister in the French»English Dictionary

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sinistre projet

sinister

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But instead of reforming they develop a more sinister plan in their quest for ultimate power.

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He's very smart but also sinister and greedy.

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Glossy enough for the dance floor but retaining that sinister edge.

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However, they soon discover that there is someoneor somethingelse out there of a sinister nature.

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In modern times, the dexter and sinister keys are usually shown in gold (or) and silver (argent), respectively.

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In this show, she is portrayed as an older, far more calculating and sinister character than her bubbly comic and cartoon personas.

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Or are things even more sinister than they appear?

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No one knows the story behind this dark and sinister fighter other than the fact that he is the greatest gladiator of his time.

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Following the disappearance of one of them, they begin suspecting something sinister.

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In it, a man obsessed with contacting his dead wife falls in with a sinister phony medium.

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