| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| murder n | (act: deliberate killing) | meurtre nm |
| | | assassinat nm |
| | The premeditated murder of a shopkeeper by her husband shocked the community. |
| | Le meurtre prémédité d'un commerçant a choqué la population locale. |
| murder n | (crime: deliberate killing) (Droit) | homicide volontaire nm |
| | He was convicted of second-degree murder. |
| | Il a été déclaré coupable d'homicide volontaire sans préméditation. |
| murder n | (massacre) | meurtre nm |
| | A murder was committed in this house several decades ago. |
| | Un meurtre a été commis dans cette maison il y a plusieurs décennies. |
| murder [sb]⇒ vtr | (kill: a person) | tuer⇒, assassiner⇒ vtr |
| | He murdered his wife. |
| | Il a tué sa femme. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| murder n | figurative, uncountable, slang ([sth] very difficult) | horrible adj |
| | (familier) | galère adj |
| | I hated doing it. It was murder! |
| | J'ai déteste faire ça. C'était horrible ! |
| murder n | (flock of crows) (de corbeaux) | volée, nuée, bande nf |
| | A murder of crows alighted in the treetops, cackling loudly among themselves. |
| | Une volée de corbeaux se posa au sommet des arbres, croassant fort entre eux. |
Formes composées
murder | murdered |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| attempted murder n | (law: unsuccessful planned killing) | tentative de meurtre nf |
| | A 47-year-old man from Barnsley has been charged with attempted murder. |
| | Un homme de 47 ans de Barnsley a été accusé de tentative de meurtre. |
| commit murder vtr + n | (kill [sb] deliberately) | commettre un meurtre loc v |
| | The court found Anderson guilty of committing murder. |
| | La cour a reconnu Anderson coupable d'avoir commis un meurtre (or: coupable de meurtre). |
| felony murder | (law) (Droit, common law) | meurtre concomitant d'un crime, homicide concomitant d'une infraction majeure nm |
first-degree murder,
murder of the first degree,
murder in the first degree n | US (law: planned killing) (Droit américain) | meurtre au premier degré nm |
| | (équivalent) | meurtre avec préméditation nm |
| | (équivalent) | assassinat nm |
| | The defendant was convicted of first-degree murder. |
| get away with murder v expr | figurative, informal (never be punished) | faire n'importe quoi en toute impunité loc v |
| | | s'en tirer en toute impunité loc v |
| | Somehow Joe always seems to get away with murder. |
| | Curieusement, Joe semble faire toujours n'importe quoi en toute impunité. |
| mass murder n | (killing of many people) | massacre nm |
| | | tuerie nf |
| | | carnage nm |
| | Nothing justifies the mass murder of civilians. |
| murder case n | (murder incident) | meurtre, homicide nm |
| murder case n | (police, court case) | affaire de meurtre, affaire criminel nf |
| murder mystery n | (detective story, thriller) | roman policier nm |
| | The British author Agatha Christie is best-known for her murder mysteries. |
| murder one n | US (law) | meurtre au premier degré nm |
| murder trial n | (law: homicide proceedings) | procès pour meurtre nm |
| | The murder trial will take place at Bristol Crown Court. |
| murder weapon n | (item used in homicide) | arme du crime nf |
| | The police say that they have found the murder weapon. |
| | La police dit avoir trouvé l'arme du crime. |
| murder will out expr | figurative (secret will eventually be exposed) | tout se sait un jour ou l'autre expr |
| | | tout finit par se savoir expr |
| ritual murder n | (religion: human sacrifice) | sacrifice humain nm |
| | The Aztecs frequently staged ritual murders to appease their gods. |
| | Les Aztèques organisaient fréquemment des sacrifices humains à grande échelle en offrande aux dieux. |
scream bloody murder,
scream blue murder,
yell bloody murder,
yell blue murder v expr | informal (shriek, yell loudly) (familier) | crier comme un putois loc v |
| | | hurler comme un forcené loc v |
| | | crier comme un cochon qu'on égorge loc v |
| | (soutenu) | pousser des cris d'orfraie loc v |
| serial murder n | (law: killings of multiple people) | meurtre en série nm |
| | Ogorzow was convicted and executed for the serial murder of eight women. |
| | Ogorzow a été condamné et exécuté pour le meurtre en série de huit femmes. |
willful murder (US),
wilful murder (UK) n | (law: killing with intent) | meurtre délibéré nm |
| | Wilson has been charged with the wilful murder of his wife. |
| | Wilson a été inculpé du meurtre délibéré de sa femme. |