poltron

Meaning

Concepts

coward
lily-livered
cowardly
chicken-hearted
craven
yellow
chicken
🐔
white-livered
chickenhearted
pussy
😺
poltroon

be cowardly

dastardly
foul play
frightened
mean
terrified
uncourageous
yellow-bellied
base
Synonyms

peureux
C2
😨
lâche
B1
couard
49k
froussard
26k
capon
poltronne
poule mouillée
poulet
B1
🐔
angoissé
25k
😟
avoir peur
😨
couille molle
dégonflé
C2
froussarde

lache

mauviette
C1
pleutre
couarde
abject
29k

poule-mouillée

bas
A1
craindre
B2
😨
ignoble
C2
jaune
B2
méprisable
C2
Translations

vigliacco
korkak
ödlek
poltrão
Warmduscher
lafaard
cobarde
cobarde
gallina
🐔
covarde
Feigling
gallina
🐔
Weichei
watje
Frequency

30k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɔl.tʁɔ̃/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French
poltron
In summary

Inherited from Middle French poltron, ultimately borrowed from Italian poltrone. Attested since 1509.

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