Grammatical class

Noun

meurtrier

murderer (person who commits murder)

Details

Syllables

meur-trier

Phonetics

mœʁ.tʁi.je

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

20104

Freq. (movies)

2234

Freq. (news)

5059

Sentences

Tu es un meurtrier.

You're a murderer.

A1

Je ne suis pas un meurtrier.

I'm not a murderer.

A1

Le meurtrier confessa son crime.

The murderer confessed his crime.

A1

Jamais on n'a capturé le meurtrier.

The murderer was never caught.

A1

Le meurtrier fut exécuté.

The murderer was executed.

A2

La police a arrêté le meurtrier.

The police arrested the murderer.

A2

Le meurtrier court toujours.

The murderer is still at large.

B1

Le meurtrier a été exécuté ce matin.

The murderer was executed this morning.

B1

Le policier a arraché une arme au meurtrier.

The policeman wrested a gun from the murderer.

B1

La police a arrêté les complices du meurtrier.

The police have arrested the murderer's accomplices.

B1

Il est défendu de tuer ; tout meurtrier est puni, à moins qu’il n’ait tué en grande compagnie, et au son des trompettes.

Killing is forbidden; every murderer is punished, unless he has killed accompanied by many men and to the sound of trumpets.

C2