English to French Meaning of thug - voyou

Thug :

voyou

noun

voyou, coupe-gorge, Tricher, filou, tour, meurtrier, coquin, scélérat, fripon, canaille

Thug :: voyouThugs :: voyous

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Definitions of thug in English

Noun(1) an aggressive and violent young criminal

Examples of thug in English

(1) There is no reason why a thug should be immune from the ordinary criminal law.(2) One of his ancestors suppressed a riot by laying low a man called Murphy, a thug at the head of a mob who was wielding a wire whip.(3) Take a leap of faith that even though he looks like a thug, he is not necessarily a thug .(4) A frail widow was brutally robbed of her life savings in her own home by a violent thug who left her with a broken arm and leg.(5) Those who dominate in the new 249-seat Wolesi Jirga will have secured their seat through a mixture of thuggery and bribery.(6) I think that if somebody behaves thuggishly towards you, you have the right to protect yourself.(7) The original Thugs were bands of roving criminals in India who strangled and robbed travellers.(8) A thoughtful comparative analysis of three religious groups, the Zealots, Assassins, and Thugs , by David Rapoport, indicates at least as many differences as similarities between them, particularly in the matter of intention.(9) Drastic measures need to be taken such as dusk to dawn curfews on thugs and yobs roaming our neighbourhood.(10) It's one of the sorrier episodes of Chinese history that China has so thuggishly gone into Tibet and occupied it.(11) Three schoolboys on a day out at Salford Quays were stabbed by a gang of thugs near the Lowry arts centre.(12) What was done here was thuggish , malevolent, illegal, and immoral.(13) I am sick of the mindless thugs who think they have a right to disrupt other people's lives.(14) The Tories are anxious not to upset anybody these days, even thugs and criminals.(15) There's none of that half-cocked, late-night thuggishness about these soldiers.(16) A footballer today told how he was beaten up by a gang of thugs who left him unable to play for his team.

(1) thud ::

bruit sourd

Synonyms

Noun

1. ruffian ::

brute

2. hooligan ::

hooligan

3. vandal ::

vandale

4. hoodlum ::

voyou

5. gangster ::

bandit

6. villain ::

scélérat

7. criminal ::

criminel

8. tough ::

dure

9. bruiser ::

cogneur

10. hardman ::

homme dur

11. goon ::

continue

12. heavy ::

lourd

13. enforcer ::

enforcer

14. hired gun ::

mercenaire

15. hood ::

capuche

Different Forms

thug, thugs

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