ruffian

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
2. (obsolete) A pimp; a pander.
3. (obsolete) A lover; a paramour.

Verb

To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.

Adj

Brutal, cruel, ruffianlikes.

Concepts

brute

voyou

rufian

vaurien

hooligan

Apache

misérable

racaille

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sauvage

scélérat

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asocial

blouson noir

casseur

paumé

ruffian

truand

houligan

apache

pauv’type

bandit

barbare

dévoyé

escroc

loubard

Synonymes

hooligan

rowdy

hoodlum

bully

villain

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thug

rascal

scoundrel

brawler

tough

rogue

gangster

brute

knave

bandit

yob

roughneck

bestial

lout

troublemaker

vagabond

desperado

hood

yobbo

apache

rioter

yobo

playboy

rascals

riff-raff

robber

rough

ruffianly

scamp

swaggerer

thief

tramp

trouble maker

troubler

vandal

wandering

yegg

bad fellow

suspicious fellow

out-law

wicked man

desperados

bad egg

cruel rough person

bad hat

Traductions

Rohling

rufião

straatschuimer

rufián

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apache

Schurke

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Grobian

mascalzone

Raufbold

Schuft

villanzone

κακούργος

furfante

Bösewicht

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Schelm

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɹʌfi.ən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle French rufian, from Italian ruffiano (“pimp”).