bourreau
French → English
(history) Executioner: an official who carries out a sentence of death on a legally condemned person
Pendant la Révolution française, le bourreau actionnait la guillotine sur la place de la Concorde.
(English) During the French Revolution, the executioner operated the guillotine at the Place de la Concorde.
L'identité du bourreau était souvent gardée secrète pour le protéger de la vengeance des familles.
(English) The executioner's identity was often kept secret to protect him from families' revenge.
(metaphor) Tormentor: a person who inflicts severe physical or mental suffering on someone else
L'enfant a fini par dénoncer son bourreau qui le harcelait quotidiennement à l'école.
(English) The child finally reported his tormentor who was bullying him daily at school.
Ce chef d'orchestre est un véritable bourreau de travail qui exige la perfection absolue de ses musiciens.
(English) This conductor is a real workhorse (tormentor of work) who demands absolute perfection from his musicians.
Entry ID: fr:en:bourreau · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary