assassin
French → English
noun//a.sa.sɛ̃//
(person) Murderer: a person who intentionally kills another; killer
L'assassin a été arrêté peu après le meurtre.
(English) The murderer was arrested shortly after the killing.
La police recherche toujours l'assassin de la jeune fille.
(English) The police are still searching for the girl's killer.
adj//a.sa.sɛ̃//
(figurative) Scathing: extremely critical or harsh intended to harm; murderous
Elle lui a lancé un regard assassin avant de partir.
(English) She gave him a scathing look before leaving.
La critique a publié un article assassin sur le film.
(English) The critic published a scathing article about the movie.
Entry ID: fr:en:assassin · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary