méchant

méchant
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
adjective
a. mean
Ne sois pas méchant avec ton petit frère !Don't be mean to your little brother!
b. nasty
Le candidat a dit des choses assez méchantes sur son adversaire.The candidate said some pretty nasty things about his opponent.
c. unkind
Patrice a refusé de nous aider. J’ai trouvé ça très méchant de sa part.Patrice refused to help us. I thought that was very unkind of him.
d. wicked
Je n'ai jamais vu quelqu'un d'aussi méchant !I've never seen anyone so wicked!
e. naughty
Si tu es méchante, tu n’auras pas de gâteau au dessert !If you're naughty, you won't get any cake for dessert!
a. nasty
J’ai attrapé une méchante grippe qui m’a cloué au lit pendant deux semaines !I caught a nasty flu that kept me in bed for two weeks!
b. serious
Le cycliste a eu un léger accident, mais rien de bien méchant.The cyclist had a minor accident, but nothing too serious.
c. bad
J’étais très stressé avant l’examen, mais ce n’était pas si méchant.I was very stressed before the exam, but it wasn't that bad.
A masculine or feminine noun is a noun can be masculine or feminine depending on the gender of the person or animal it refers to (e.g., le footballeur, la footballeuse).
masculine or feminine noun
a. villain
Dans les dessins animés, le méchant perd toujours à la fin.In cartoons, the villain always loses in the end.
b. bad guy
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
J’ai joué le méchant dans un film d’action.I played the bad guy in an action movie.
c. baddie
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Pour une fois, la sorcière n’est pas la méchante de l’histoire.For once, the witch isn't the baddie in the story.
d. baddy
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
J’aime bien ce livre, mais le méchant me fait peur.I like this book, but the baddy scares me.
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