méchant — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bad adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
- catty adj Deliberately spiteful or snide in a subtle, needling way.
- evil adjective Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
- evildoer noun A person who performs evil acts.
- mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
- mischievous adj Fond of playful teasing or harmless pranks.
- naughty adj Badly behaved or mischievous, especially describing a child.
- villain noun A wicked or evil character, especially the main antagonist in a story, film, or drama.
- wicked adj Morally bad; evil or cruel.
Senses
méchant is used for these senses in English:
- bad Bold, daring, and tough.
- bad (semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- bad (US) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- bad (originally, _, AAVE, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
- bad (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
- bad (chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.
- bad guy (informal) a villain, particularly an antagonist in a story.
- baddie (informal) A person of bad character, especially in a work of fiction.
bad — full definition
- adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
- adj Morally wrong or wicked.
- adj Not functioning correctly, spoiled, or faulty.
- adj Severe or serious in degree.
- adj Informally, excellent, impressive, or admirably tough (a slang meaning that flips the usual sense).