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English and French Translation Search Results for ruffian

Summary

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ruffian:
- brute; barbare
Wiktionary:
- ruffian → rufian, voyou, brute

English

Detailed Translations for ruffian from English to French

ruffian:

ruffian [the ~] noun

the ruffian (brute; thug; tough; madman)
la brute; le barbare
- brute [la ~] noun
- barbare [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for ruffian:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
barbare	brute; madman; ruffian; thug; tough	barbarian; brute; cruel person; fiend; idiot; imbecile; loony; lunatic; madcap; madman; madwoman; maniac; mental patient; mentally disturbed person; mentally ill person; nut
brute	brute; madman; ruffian; thug; tough	barbarian; brute; cruel person; fiend
-	bully; hooligan; roughneck; rowdy; tough; yob; yobbo; yobo
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	devil
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
barbare		abominable; barbaric; brutal; cruel; gruesome; heinous; inhuman; inhumane

Related Words for "ruffian":

ruffians, ruffianly

Synonyms for "ruffian":

bully; tough; hooligan; roughneck; rowdy; yob; yobo; yobbo; attacker; aggressor; assailant; assaulter

Related Definitions for "ruffian":

a cruel and brutal fellow¹

Wiktionary Translations for ruffian:

ruffian

noun

scoundrel, rascal
- ruffian → rufian; voyou; brute

ruffian

noun

Homme malhonnête ou violent
- voyou → hoodlum; hood; hooligan; ruffian; lout

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University