noun🔗ShareVoyou, gangsterSomeone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire."The school bully, a notorious thug, intimidated smaller students and often stole their lunch money. "Le tyran de l'école, un voyou notoire, intimidait les élèves plus petits et volait souvent leur argent de poche.personcharacterhumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThug, étrangleurOne of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her."Historical accounts describe the thug as a member of a group that ritually murdered travelers in India centuries ago. "Les récits historiques décrivent le thug comme un membre d'un groupe qui assassinait rituellement des voyageurs en Inde il y a des siècles.religionhistoryculturegrouppersonweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlante envahissanteIn gardening, an over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed."The ivy was a real thug in the garden; it quickly covered the entire flower bed, pushing out the other plants. "Le lierre était une véritable plante envahissante dans le jardin ; il a rapidement recouvert tout le parterre de fleurs, repoussant les autres plantes.plantagriculturenaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVoyou, gangsterA punk; a hoodlum; a hooligan."A group of thugs vandalized the park benches and spray-painted graffiti on the playground. "Un groupe de voyous a vandalisé les bancs du parc et tagué des graffitis sur l'aire de jeux.personcharactersocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgir en voyou, se comporter comme un voyouTo commit acts of thuggery, to live the life of a thug, or to dress and act in a manner reminiscent of someone who does."To fit in with the older kids, he started thugging, dressing in dark clothes and using aggressive language. "Pour s'intégrer aux plus grands, il a commencé à agir en voyou, à s'habiller de vêtements sombres et à utiliser un langage agressif.actionstylecharacterculturesocietyhumanpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
