l'assassin
masculine
/a.sa.sɛ̃/
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Translation
murderer, assassin
Word origin
From Arabic hashishin, the name of a medieval sect, via Italian assassino. The same source gives English 'assassin'.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- hashishin
- English cognates
- assassin
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralassassins
Examples
l' .
The police have been searching for the murderer for weeks.
L' condamné .
The murderer was sentenced to life in prison.
soupçonnait véritable .
Nobody suspected the real murderer.
, l' invités.
In this novel, the murderer hides among the guests.
L' indice .
The murderer left a clue at the scene.
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