ruffian

ʁyfjan

Definition

Definition of ruffian - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

voyou

Rare

homme violent et sans scrupules

Rare

Le ruffian a menacé les commerçants du marché.

brute

voyou

débauché

Rare

homme aux mœurs dissolues qui fréquente des prostituées

Rare

Ce ruffian passe ses nuits dans les maisons closes.

débauché

libertin

proxénète

Rare

homme qui tire profit de la prostitution

Rare

Le ruffian contrôlait plusieurs filles dans le quartier.

maquereau

proxénète

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Origin of ruffian

italien, ruffiano (protégé, souteneur)

Examples of ruffian in a sentence

Les ruffians du quartier ont été repérés par la caméra de surveillance.
La police surveille ce ruffian depuis des semaines.
Un ruffian rôdait près du port tard le soir.
La police a arrêté un ruffian près de la gare.
Ce ruffian exploitait des jeunes femmes vulnérables.

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English:ruffian, debauchee, ...
German:Schläger, Lüstling, ...
Italian:ruffiano, dissoluto, ...
Spanish:rufían, rufian, ...
Portuguese:rufia, rufião, ...
Chinese:恶棍, 放荡者, ...
Japanese:ごろつき, 放蕩者, ...
Arabic:أشِرّ, فاسق, ...
Hebrew:בַּרְיוֹן, רַקְלָן, ...
Russian:головорез, развратник, ...
Ukrainian:головоріз, розпусник, ...
Catalan:pinxo, rufian, ...
Danish:en bølle, libertiner, ...
Dutch:een boef, losbol, ...
Greek:κακοποιός, καταφερτζής, ...
Khmer:ជនពាល, មនុស្សពាលស្រី, ...
Korean:불량배, 난봉꾼, ...
Polish:bandyta, łajdak, ...
Portuguese (BR):bandido, depravado, ...
Romanian:bătăuș, răufăcător, ...
Swedish:ligist, sälle, ...
Thai:อันธพาล, คนเสเพล, ...
Turkish:serseri, zampara, ...
Vietnamese:kẻ du côn, kẻ trụy lạc, ...

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Definition of ruffian - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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