Grammatical class
Noun
méchant
jerk (cruel person)
Details
Syllables
mé-chant
Phonetics
me.ʃɑ̃
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
39496
Freq. (movies)
20998
Freq. (news)
10224
Variants
Sentences
Arthur a le rôle du méchant.
Arthur plays the role of the villain.
A1
Les flics ont attrapé le méchant.
The cops caught the bad guy.
A1
Dans de nombreuses pièces, le méchant sert de faire-valoir au héros.
In many plays, the villain acts as a foil to the hero.
B1