Verbrechen

Signification

1. (countable,neuter,strong) a felony, indictable offence
2. (countable,neuter,strong) a crime; any criminal offence
3. (neuter,strong,uncountable) crime (illegal activity as such, at large; criminals collectively)

Coupé comme

Ver‧bre‧chen

Genre

Neutre

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/fərˈbrɛçən/

Étymologie

17th century, nominalised infinitive of verbrechen (now in limited use), from Middle High German verbrechen (“to breach, violate”). Equivalent to ver- + brechen (“to break”).

Phrases

Büro des Gouverneurs , ein Verbrechen .

Le bureau du gouverneur, un crime.