sbire

zbiʁ

Definition

Definition of sbire - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

brutehomme de main qui exécute les ordres sans réfléchir

Ce politicien utilise ses sbires pour intimider ses opposants.

homme de main

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histoire

Rare

agent de police armé dans l'Italie ancienne

Rare

Les sbires patrouillaient dans les rues de Florence au seizième siècle.

gardien

policier

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Origin of sbire

italien sbirro (policier, sbire en français) d'origine incertaine, peut-être du latin sparus 'lance')

Examples of sbire in a sentence

Ce dictateur s'entoure toujours de sbires fidèles.
Les sbires surveillaient l'entrée du palais toute la nuit.
Un sbire interrogea les passants sur la place animée.

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English:henchman, sbirro, ...
German:Handlanger, Sbirre, ...
Italian:scagnozzo, sbire, ...
Spanish:secuaz, guardia armado, ...
Portuguese:capanga, sbirre, ...
Chinese:打手, 古代武装警察, ...
Japanese:手下, 武装警官, ...
Arabic:تابع, شرطي مسلح, ...
Hebrew:אִישׁ בִּצּוּעַ, שָׂכִיר חֶרֶב, ...
Russian:прихвостень, сбир, ...
Ukrainian:підручний, сбір, ...
Catalan:esbirro, sbirro, ...
Danish:håndlanger, sbir, ...
Dutch:handlanger, gewapende politieagent, ...
Greek:πράκτορας, καταδιωκτής, ...
Hungarian:csatlós, poroszló, ...
Khmer:ដៃជើង, សប៊ីរ, ...
Korean:하수인, 옛 이탈리아 무장 경관, ...
Polish:pachołek, szeryf, ...
Portuguese (BR):capanga, sbire, ...
Romanian:spărgător, spion, ...
Swedish:hantlangare, sbir, ...
Thai:ลูกน้อง, เจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจติดอาวุธในอิตาลีโบราณ, ...
Turkish:tetikçi, silahlı polis memuru, ...
Vietnamese:tay sai, lính canh vũ trang, ...

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