violent in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for violent in the English»French Dictionary

violent [Brit ˈvʌɪəl(ə)nt, Am ˈvaɪ(ə)lənt] ADJ

1. violent crime, behaviour, film, temper:

violent

violent

a violent attack (physical)

une attaque violente

a violent attack (verbal)

une attaque virulente

2. violent (sudden):

violent acceleration, braking

soudain

violent change, contrast

brutal

3. violent (powerful):

violent wind, storm, explosion, emotion, fit, headache

violent

4. violent (harsh):

violent colour

criard

violent light

cru

non-violent [Brit ˌnɒnˈvʌɪələnt, Am ˌnɑnˈvaɪələnt] ADJ

non-violent

nonviolent

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decidedly unwell, violent, odd

vraiment, franchement

a violent flare-up

une flambée de violence

alarmingly violent/rapid

d'une violence/rapidité alarmante

Translations for violent in the French»English Dictionary

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violent (violente) personne, réaction

violent

violent (violente)

violent person

féroce envie, désir

violent

un film d'une violence insoutenable

an unbearably violent film

brutal (brutale) coup, choc

violent

brutal (brutale) geste

violent

des pulsions violentes

violent impulses ou urges

violent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for violent in the English»French Dictionary

violent [ˈvaɪələnt] ADJ

1. violent (cruel):

violent

violent(e)

violent argument

virulent(e)

2. violent (very powerful):

violent

fort(e)

to have a violent temper

être colérique

3. violent fig, pej clothes:

violent

criard(e)

non-violent ADJ

non-violent

non-violent(e)

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to die a natural/violent death

mourir d'une mort naturelle/violente

Translations for violent in the French»English Dictionary

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violent(e)

violent

non-violent(e)

non-violent

sauvage

violent

violent Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to die a natural/violent death

mourir d'une mort naturelle/violente

to have a violent temper

être colérique

violent Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for violent in the French»English Dictionary

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affrontements

(violent) clashes

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English

They had few rules, and were quite violent.

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They are the most violent type of galaxy interaction.

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The film goes to dark, violent places and asks people to laugh along.

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People are tired of having these violent, demonic games dictating to their kids.

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The protest was more violent, burning down a major newspaper office, but was disbanded.

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Their outlines may be taken from the classics, but they have been seen again with a craving for violent experience.

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In the months after the incident there were several violent outbreaks after guards had been bribed, a total of 21 prisoners escaped.

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As far as criminality was concerned, the crime rate significantly decreased, especially the violent crime rate.

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They believed that oil infrastructure would be a target for violent leftist guerillas in the country.

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When he arrives to investigate, he finds that this town has never had any violent crime.

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