What does bourreau in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word bourreau in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bourreau in French.
The word bourreau in French means executioner, persecutor, child beater, workhorse, workaholic, heartbreaker. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word bourreau
executionernom masculin (exécuteur public) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) C'est le bourreau qui actionnait la guillotine. The executioner is the one who worked the guillotine. |
persecutornom masculin (tortionnaire) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les nazis furent les bourreaux des juifs durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. The Nazis were the persecutors of the Jews during the Second World War. |
child beaternom masculin ([qqn] qui maltraite les enfants) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
workhorse, workaholicnom masculin ([qqn] travaillant beaucoup) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
heartbreakernom masculin (séducteur) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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