méchant
French edit
Etymology edit
From the present participle of the Old French verb mescheoir, from *mé- + cheoir (choir). Compare also mauvais.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
méchant (feminine méchante, masculine plural méchants, feminine plural méchantes)
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Noun edit
méchant m (plural méchants, feminine méchante)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “méchant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.