villain in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for villain in the English»French Dictionary

villain [Brit ˈvɪlən, Am ˈvɪlən] N

villain (scoundrel)

canaille f

villain (criminal)

bandit m

villain (in book, film)

méchant m

villain (in book, film)

traître m hum

villain (child)

coquin/-e m/f

the villain of the piece hum

le méchant

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the or an archetypal hero/villain

l'archétype du héros/méchant

out and out villain, liar etc

fieffé

Translations for villain in the French»English Dictionary

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scélérat (scélérate)

villain

canaille

villain

c'est l'archétype du héros/méchant

he's the archetypal hero/villain

méchant (méchante)

villain

villain in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for villain in the English»French Dictionary

villain [ˈvɪlən] N

1. villain (evil person):

villain

scélérat(e) m (f)

2. villain (bad guy):

villain

voyou m

a small-time villain

un petit voyou

to cast sb as a villain

qualifier qn de voyou

3. villain inf (child):

villain

coquin(e) m (f)

Phrases:

the villain of the piece inf

le méchant

Translations for villain in the French»English Dictionary

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scélérat(e)

villain

crapule

villain

petit fripon!

little villain!

villain Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a small-time villain

un petit voyou

to cast sb as a villain

qualifier qn de voyou

the villain of the piece inf

le méchant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Joker encounters him in the bar where the villains hang out.

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The villain earns points over time, which can be spent on units.

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The character's progression from hero to villain angered some of her fans and was accompanied by heavy criticism.

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The villain revealed that he is a devotee of that demon.

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The world's full of hard cases, real villains.

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He has a strong sense of justice, and is usually the first to take on the villains, even if he is initially alone.

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The three villains then draw their lightsabers and prepare for a fight.

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He is the villain for the first and second parts of the game.

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In the last scene of the movie, the gorilla goes after the villain and retrieves the money, and counts it.

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Second, he notes that human beings delight in a sense of wonder, and this provides a villain with an opportunity to manipulate others.

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