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vil·lain [ˈvɪlən] N

1. villain (lawbreaker):

villain
Verbrecher(in) m (f)
small-time villain
kleiner Fisch fig hum inf

3. villain Brit LAW inf (criminal):

villain
Ganove m

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

small-time villain
kleiner Fisch fig hum inf
to be villain of the piece fig
he was often cast as the villain

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Joker encounters him in the bar where the villains hang out.
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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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The character's progression from hero to villain angered some of her fans and was accompanied by heavy criticism.
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He is the villain for the first and second parts of the game.
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The villains, or the criminals, act in such a way that the traditional hero can not make sense of their criminal behavior.
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This eventually leads to a form in which the character (or characters) can reveal the truth to someone able to stop the villain.
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They are put to work in the ship's coal bunkers, but they later uncover the villain on the ship who stole their money for tickets.
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She eventually decides to become a villain to get his attention.
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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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When he suffered another blow to the head, the villain returned to his meek demeanor.
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