Grammatical class

Adjective

infâme

infamous, nefarious, villainous

Details

Syllables

in-fâ-me

Phonetics

ɛ̃.fam

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

8635

Freq. (movies)

5607

Freq. (news)

38812

Sentences

Il n'y a rien d'infâme qui se passe ici.

There's nothing nefarious going on here.

A2

Il y a eu bien des génocides dans l'histoire, mais le plus connu (ou le plus infâme) est celui perpétré par les nazis.

There have been many genocides in history, but the most famous (or infamous) is that perpetrated by the Nazis.

B2

Ah ! vous voulez vous échapper, infâme créature ! vous cherchez à vous sauver comme une voleuse, au milieu de la nuit, hein ?

Ah! you're trying to escape, vile creature! you're trying to escape like a thief, in the middle of the night, eh?

C1