What does victime in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word victime in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use victime in French.

The word victime in French means victim, casualty, victim, victim, victim, sacrificial victim, be the victim of, have one victim, result in one casualty, portray yourself as a victim, victim of an assault, assault victim, victim of your own success. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word victime

victim, casualty

nom féminin (personne tuée ou blessée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette guerre a fait beaucoup de victimes.
This war has created many victims.

victim

nom féminin (personne ayant subi un préjudice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Finalement, dans cette histoire, cet homme n'est pas le coupable mais la victime. La victime a décidé de porter plainte contre son agresseur.
Finally, in this story, this man is not the guilty party but the victim. The victim decided to file a complaint against his attacker.

victim

nom féminin (souffre-douleur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alexandre est la victime de ses petits camarades.
Alexander is the laughing stock of his little playmates.

victim, sacrificial victim

nom féminin (Religion : personne sacrifiée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y avait des victimes choisies pour le culte du soleil.
Sacrificial victims were chosen for the sun cult.

be the victim of

locution verbale (être l'acteur malheureux de [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Valérie a été victime d'un accident de cheval à 12 ans. Si vous êtes victime d'un accident sur votre lieu de travail, prévenez immédiatement votre superviseur.

have one victim, result in one casualty

locution verbale (engendrer une victime)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
The collision caused three deaths and one serious injury.

portray yourself as a victim

locution verbale (se plaindre)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

victim of an assault, assault victim

nom féminin ([qqn] ayant subi une agression)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

victim of your own success

locution adjectivale (dépassé par son succès)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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