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

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