Schurke

Signification (Anglais)

villain, scoundrel

Concepts

canaille

gredin

scélérat

crapule

coquin

fripouille

bandit

brigand

malfaiteur

vaurien

escroc

vilain

voyou

racaille

méchant

personne méprisable

chien

fourbe

super-vilain

drôle

agresseur

cambrioleur

voleur

fripon

forban

mufle

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈʃʊrkə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Derived from Middle High German schurgen, schürgen (“to shove, push, egg on”) in the 16th century, from Old High German scurgen. This verb is related to (but probably not the direct ancestor of) modern schüren (“to stir, stoke up”); compare Old High German fiurscurio (“villain”, literally “he who stokes up fire”). Middle High German schurgen shows Upper German umlaut blocking in -ur- + consonant. This southern origin also partially explains the hardening of -g- to -k-, though the lack of any g-forms in Schurke is peculiar. The noun moreover has little currency in dialects, north or south.

Phrases

Deswegen konnte der Schurke sich unbehelligt daran zu schaffen machen .

C'est pourquoi le méchant pourrait être sans sami.