evil in French
evil in French is mauvais, méchant, maléfique — evil means deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
evil in French
mauvais
Intending to harm; malevolent.
méchant
Intending to harm; malevolent.
maléfique
Intending to harm; malevolent.
infâme
Intending to harm; malevolent.
malfaisant
Morally corrupt.
mauvais
Unpleasant, foul (of odor, taste, mood, weather, etc.).
mal
Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
What does "evil" mean?
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adjective Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
"In the fairy tale, an evil witch tricks the children into entering her house."
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adjective Unpleasant or unlucky, in a milder, informal sense.
"The weather this week has been evil, with rain every single day."
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noun Moral wickedness, or the force believed to cause suffering and wrongdoing in the world.
"Many old stories describe a hero fighting against evil in a dark forest."
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evil in a sentence
- In the fairy tale, an evil witch tricks the children into entering her house.
- The story's villain is a genuinely evil character with no redeeming qualities.
- The weather this week has been evil, with rain every single day.
- What an evil smell is coming from that old fridge!
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What is "evil" in French?
"evil" in French is mauvais, méchant, maléfique. evil means: Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
How do you use "evil" in a sentence?
Example: "In the fairy tale, an evil witch tricks the children into entering her house." In French, "evil" is mauvais, méchant, maléfique.
Are there other ways to say "evil" in French?
Yes — French has 6 translations listed for "evil": mauvais, méchant, maléfique, infâme, malfaisant, mal.
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