Polyglot Dictionary

vilain

/vi.lɛ̃/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les vilains

Meaning

  1. villain

    • Le vilain trame sa vengeance.

      The villain plots his revenge.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

malvado

malvado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "villain."

Portuguese

vilão

vilão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "villain."

Practice

1 What does vilain mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ trame sa vengeance.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vilain?

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