Bâtard (en. Bastard)

/batɛʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Child whose parents are not married.

He is known as a bastard in his town because his parents never married.

Il est connu comme un bâtard dans sa ville, car ses parents ne se sont jamais marriés.

Figurative: A discredited or worthless person.

This bastard has never respected the rules of society.

Ce bâtard n'a jamais respecté les règles de la société.

In terms of quality, something that is counterfeit or inferior.

This product is a bastard compared to the originals.

Ce produit est un bâtard par rapport aux originaux.

The term comes from the Old French 'bastard', which means an illegitimate child.

bastard of luck

An unexpected or unfortunate chance.

bâtard de chance

to act like a bastard

To act in a dishonest or malicious way.

agir comme un bâtard

a servant bastard

A person used for difficult or unpleasant tasks.

un bâtard de service

bastardry

The quality of being a bastard or the state of being illegitimate.

bâtardise

to bastardize

To make something less pure or of inferior quality.

bâtardiser

bastardly

Quality or manner of being a bastard.

bâtardement

A derogatory term for someone dishonest.

This guy is a real bastard; he betrayed his friends.

Ce type est un vrai bâtard, il a trahi ses amis.

Used to express anger or frustration.

It annoys me; this bastard missed his chance again!

Ça m'énerve, ce bâtard a encore raté son coup!