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Jur. meurtrier; assassinEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > murderer
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feminine - murderess; noun Murderers are no longer hanged in Britain.) meurtrier/-ière -
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Crim. auteur de meurtres en série; boucherEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > mass murderer
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1. noun[+ person] reconnaître coupable━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque convict est un nom, l'accent tombe sur la première syllabe: ˈkɒnvɪkt, lorsque c'est un verbe, sur la seconde: kənˈvɪkt.* * *1. ['kɒnvɪkt] 2. [kən'vɪkt]transitive verb reconnaître or déclarer [quelqu'un] coupable (of de; of doing d'avoir fait); [evidence] condamnera convicted murderer — ( in prison) un condamné pour meurtre; ( now released) un ancien condamné pour meurtre
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11 hunt
hunt [hʌnt]1. nounchasse f• elephant/tiger hunt chasse f à l'éléphant/au tigre• the hunt is on for... on cherche...a. ( = seek) chercher ; ( = pursue) poursuivreb. [+ fox, deer] chasser• hunt around until you find what you need fouillez jusqu'à ce que vous trouviez ce dont vous avez besoin4. compounds► hunt saboteur, hunt sab (inf) noun (British) militant qui participe à des actions directes contre les chasses à courre* * *[hʌnt] 1.2) ( activity) chasse f3) (fox-hunting group, area) chasse f à courre2.transitive verb1) (seek, pursue) rechercherto hunt somebody out of ou off — faire sortir quelqu'un de
2) ( pursue) chasser [game, fox]3.1) ( for prey) chasser2) ( search)to hunt for something — chercher [quelque chose] partout [object, person, address]; être à la recherche de [truth, cure]
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mass [mæs]1. nouna. [of substance, objects] masse fb. ( = people) the masses les masses (populaires)c. (religious) messe f2. plural noun3. adjectivea. [unemployment, destruction] massif ; [resignations, redundancies] en masse ; [hysteria] collectifb. [culture, movement] de masse[troops] se masser ; [clouds] s'amonceler5. compounds* * *[mæs] 1.2) ( amount) ( of people) foule f (of de); ( of details) quantité f (of de)3) Religion messe f4) Physics, Art masse f2.masses plural noun1) ( the people)the masses — gen la foule; ( working class) les masses fpl
2) (colloq) GB ( lots)3.masses of work — beaucoup or plein (colloq) de travail
noun modifier1) ( large scale) [ audience] de masse; [ destruction, exodus, protest, unemployment] massif/-ive; [ sackings] en massemass meeting — rassemblement m de masse
2) ( of the people) [ movement, tourism] de masse4.intransitive verb [troops] se regrouper; [bees] se masser; [clouds] s'amonceler -
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scour [ˈskaʊər]a. [+ pan, sink] récurer ; [+ floor] frotterb. ( = search) fouiller• they scoured the neighbourhood in search of the murderer ils ont fouillé le quartier pour trouver l'assassin• I've scoured the house and I can't see my keys anywhere j'ai fouillé la maison de fond en comble et je n'arrive pas à trouver mes clés2. compounds* * *['skaʊə(r)]transitive verb1) ( scrub) récurer -
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stalk [stɔ:k]1. noun[+ game, prey, victim] traquer ; [+ suspect] filer• to stalk out/off sortir/partir d'un air digne* * *[stɔːk] 1.1) Botany, Culinary (of grass, rose, broccoli) tige f; (of leaf, apple, pepper) queue f; ( of mushroom) pied m; ( of cabbage) trognon m2.transitive verb1) ( hunt) [hunter] chasser [quelque chose] à l'approche; [animal] chasser; [murderer] suivre2) fig [fear, danger] régner sur; [disease] sévir; [killer] rôder dans [place]3.1) ( walk)to stalk out of the room — ( angry) quitter la pièce d'un air furieux
2) ( prowl)to stalk through — rôder dans [countryside, streets]
••my eyes were out on stalks — (colloq) j'avais les yeux qui me sortaient des orbites
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16 amnesty
['æmnəsti]plural - amnesties; noun(a general pardon given to people who have done wrong especially against the government: The murderer was released under the amnesty declared by the new president.) amnistie -
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1) (tending to make blind: a blinding light.) aveuglant2) (sudden: He realized, in a blinding flash, that she was the murderer.) aveuglant -
18 bring to justice
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19 clue
[klu:](anything that helps to solve a mystery, puzzle etc: The car number was a clue to the identity of the murderer; I can't answer the second clue in this crossword.) indice- clueless- not to have a clue -
20 cut-throat
noun (a murderer.) assassin
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murderer — mur·der·er / mər dər ər/ n: a person who commits murder Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. murderer … Law dictionary
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murderer — [n] person who kills assassin, butcher, criminal, cutthroat, enforcer, executioner, hit and run*, hit person*, homicide, killer, manslaughterer, perpetrator, slaughterer, slayer, soldier, trigger person*; concept 412 … New thesaurus
murderer — [mur′dər ər] n. a person who commits or has committed murder … English World dictionary
murderer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accused (esp. BrE), alleged, suspected ▪ convicted ▪ potential, would be ▪ Does the death penalty deter would be murderers? … Collocations dictionary
murderer — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)dərə(r)[/t]] murderers N COUNT A murderer is a person who has murdered someone. One of these men may have been the murderer. ...a notorious mass murderer … English dictionary
murderer */ — UK [ˈmɜː(r)dərə(r)] / US [ˈmɜrdərər] noun [countable] Word forms murderer : singular murderer plural murderers someone who commits murder a mass murderer (= someone who has killed several people) … English dictionary
murderer — n. a mass; serial murderer * * * serial murderer a mass … Combinatory dictionary
murderer — mur|der|er [ˈmə:dərə US ˈmə:rdərər] n someone who murders another person ▪ a convicted murderer ▪ his brother s murderer … Dictionary of contemporary English
murderer — noun a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) (Freq. 12) • Syn: ↑liquidator, ↑manslayer • Derivationally related forms: ↑liquidate (for: ↑liquidator), ↑ … Useful english dictionary