Halunke

Signification (Anglais)

1. scoundrel, thug
2. rascal, scalawag

Concepts

canaille

crapule

fripouille

coquin

gredin

escroc

vaurien

malfaiteur

racaille

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scélérat

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fripon

Synonymes

Schurke

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Schuft

Gauner

Spitzbube

Lump

Strolch

Haderlump

Kanaille

Bandit

Verbrecher

Lümmel

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Tunichtgut

Missetäter

Schlufi

Fötzel

Bösewicht

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Rowdy

Unhold

Gangster

Du

Ganove

Teufelsbrut

Übeltäter

Pistolero

Bube

Canaille

Frevler

Galgenstrick

Galgenvogel

Mörder

Schelm

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Schlingel

böser Mensch

Raufbold

Gewalttäter

Oberschurke

Erzspitzbube

Bunke

Schubiack

Aufrührer

Coupé comme

Ha‧lun‧ke

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/haˈlʊŋkə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à tchèque: holomek

In summary

In literary use since ca. 1700. From Silesian East Central German Holomken (“servant”, 15th c.), from Old Czech holomek. Compare modern Czech holomek (“scoundrel”). The also attested sense “heathland warden, messenger” suggests merger with older Upper Sorbian *holank (attested as a name), diminutive of holan (“heathland dweller”), derived from hola (“heath”).