méchant
/me.ʃɑ̃/
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Translation
nasty, mean, wicked
Word origin
From Old French meschoir ('to fall out badly, to come to a bad end'), from mes- ('badly') plus cheoir ('to fall'), from Latin cadere ('to fall'). The original sense was 'unfortunate', later 'wicked'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- meschoir
Grammar
Feminineméchante
Masc pluralméchants
Fem pluralméchantes
Examples
.
Do not be mean to your little sister.
C' , .
It is a vicious dog, be careful.
' .
She said nasty things that she regrets.
conte, loup aux .
In this tale, the wicked wolf frightens the children.
' , maladroit.
He is not nasty, just a little clumsy.
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