brigand

bʁigɑ̃

Definition

Definition of brigand - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

insulte

Dated

personne malhonnête ou de mauvaise réputation

Dated

Ce petit brigand a encore volé des bonbons dans ma cuisine.

fripouille

vaurien

banditisme

Dated

personne qui pratique le vol à main armée en groupe

Dated

Les brigands attaquaient les voyageurs sur la route de montagne.

bandit

malfaiteur

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Origin of brigand

italien, brigante (bandit)

Terms with brigand included in their meaning

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bandit

brigand

criminel armé qui attaque les voyageurs sur les routes

bandit de grand chemin

brigandage

brigand qui attaque les voyageurs sur les routes pour les voler

bandit de grands chemins

brigand historique

criminel qui attaque les voyageurs sur les routes pour les voler

chauffeur

histoire

brigand qui brûlait les pieds de ses victimes

coupe-jarret

brigand

bandit violent qui attaque de façon sournoise et brutale

tard-venu

histoire médiévale

soldat licencié devenu brigand après le traité de Brétigny

brabançon

bandit

brigand armé qui vivait de pillage dans les temps anciens

détrousseur

brigand

personne qui vole les passants en les attaquant

Examples of brigand in a sentence

Les enfants jouaient à attraper le brigand dans le jardin.
Un brigand masqué a volé la diligence en plein jour.
Les brigands se sont cachés dans la forêt après leur méfait.

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English:rascal, bandit, ...
German:Gauner, Bandit, ...
Italian:mascalzone, brigante, ...
Spanish:bribón, bandido, ...
Portuguese:patife, salteador, ...
Chinese:小坏蛋, 匪徒, ...
Japanese:悪党, 山賊, ...
Arabic:محتال, قاطع طريق, ...
Hebrew:נָבָל, שׁוֹדֵד, ...
Russian:разбойник, бандит, ...
Ukrainian:шибеник, розбійник, ...
Catalan:bandit, bandoler, ...
Danish:slyngel, røver, ...
Dutch:boef, struikrover, ...
Greek:παλιάνθρωπος, ληστής, ...
Khmer:ជនពាល, ចោរប្លន់, ...
Korean:불량배, 강도, ...
Polish:bandyta, zbójca, ...
Portuguese (BR):moleque, bandido, ...
Romanian:tâlhar, bandit, ...
Swedish:skurk, rövare, ...
Thai:ตัวแสบ, โจรผู้ร้าย, ...
Turkish:serseri, eşkıya, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ lưu manh, băng cướp, ...

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Definition of brigand - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Origin of brigand

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