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1 evil
(a) (wicked → person) malveillant, méchant; (→ deed, plan, reputation) mauvais; (→ influence) néfaste; (→ doctrine, spell, spirit) maléfique;∎ he's in an evil mood il est d'une humeur massacrante;∎ she has an evil temper elle a un sale caractère ou un caractère de chien;∎ to have an evil tongue être mauvaise langue;∎ he had his evil way with her il est arrivé à ses fins avec elle;∎ to put off the evil day or hour repousser le moment fatidique;∎ the Evil One le Malin(b) (smell, taste) infect, infâme2 nounmal m;∎ to speak evil of sb dire du mal de qn;∎ I wish her no evil je ne lui veux pas de mal;∎ social evils plaies fpl sociales, maux mpl sociaux;∎ the evils of drink les conséquences fpl funestes de la boisson;∎ a necessary evil un mal nécessaire;∎ pollution is one of the evils of our era la pollution est un fléau de notre époque;∎ it's the lesser evil or of two evils c'est le moindre mal;∎ proverb hear no evil, see no evil(, speak no evil) = formule qui fait référence aux trois singes dont l'un se couvre la bouche, l'autre les yeux et le troisième les oreilles, et qui symbolise la lâcheté devant l'injustice►► the evil eye le mauvais œil;∎ to give sb the evil eye jeter le mauvais œil à qn;∎ to ward off the evil eye se protéger du mauvais œil -
2 evil
A n1 ( wickedness) mal m ; to speak evil of sb dire du mal de qn ; the forces of evil les forces du Mal ;2 ( bad thing) (of war, disease, social problem) fléau m ; (of doctrine, regime) mal m ; the evils of drink/drugs le fléau de l'alcool/la drogue ; the evils of racism les maux du racisme.B adj [person] méchant ; [act, destiny, intent, genius, smell, tongue, temper] mauvais ; [plan, spirit] maléfique ; The Evil One le Malin.to give sb the evil eye jeter le mauvais œil à qn ; the lesser of two evils le moindre mal ; hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil Prov il vaudrait mieux ne pas s'en mêler ; money is the root of all evil l'argent est la source de tous les maux ; to put off the evil hour ou day repousser le moment fatidique ; to return good for evil rendre le bien pour le mal. -
3 evil
evil [ˈi:vl]1. adjective[person, spell, reputation] mauvais ; [deed, influence] néfaste ; [power] malfaisant ; [place] maléfique ; [smell] infect2. nounmal m3. compounds* * *['iːvl] 1.1) [U]2) ( bad thing) mal m2.adjective [person, forces, genius] malfaisant; [act, intent] diabolique; [spirit] maléfique; [smell] nauséabond••to put off the evil hour ou day — repousser le moment fatidique
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