villain
villano
definition
noun
the terrorists are cartoon villains
(in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.
translation of 'villain'
noun
malvado,
traidor,
bribón,
ladrón,
criminal,
villano,
infame,
malo,
tunante
example
To me, he is a great 'villain' , responsible for millions of deaths and for keeping the country in poverty.
Voldermort is the evil 'villain' in the novel, the murderer of Harry's parents, and the creature who plans to kill Harry.
Of course the evil plot that the 'villain' finally springs in the third act makes no particular sense.
Why is it taking more than three months to investigate the real 'villain' ?
There's even a Hollywood feature film in production, featuring Ben Kingsley as evil 'villain' the Hood, and due for release sometime next year.
A normal thriller would have a 'villain' , ready to strike at any moment and a hero in hot pursuit of the truth that will set him or her free.
‘It is a thriller where the main 'villain' is not a person but AIDS itself,’ says Mr. Sarup.
Is the English ivy covering the unattractive fence in my backyard really an environmental 'villain' ?
Trichinosis, a parasite found in pork, is the 'villain' responsible for this accepted practice of burning of our precious pork chops.
Ripley is the ambiguous, charming 'villain' in Patricia Highsmith's iconic series of novels who has fascinated readers since he first appeared in 1955.
Chaucer was great, the 'villain' was definitely evil, and the jousting/action scenes were very well done.
He and his pals have to find the real 'villain' to clear Harry and stop the carnage.
They even try to hold the country's governing council responsible for the 'villain' 's actions and demand immediate attacks.
While Woodward would gladly play the role of pantomime 'villain' this summer when he takes his Lions to New Zealand, he is not so keen to have the boos and hisses directed at his players.
In Orwell's novel 1984, Big Brother is the evil 'villain' .
The real 'villain' in this depiction is the devil.
BBC One is attempting to locate and vanquish the 'villain' responsible.
In the James Bond thriller On Her Majesty's Secret Service a 'villain' dies horribly when he pitches on to a toboggan run and slides to the bottom - by which time he is hamburger.
This is a line that is greatly overused in action movies where an evil 'villain' has plotted to take over the world… or whatever.
a pantomime 'villain'
For this act he inherited the role of pantomime 'villain' and was booed roundly every time he touched the ball from then on.
But it is the Scottish banks which are the real 'villains' of the piece, all huddled together in an abysmal performance right at the bottom of the league table.
The plot involves three 'villains' who inveigle a girl into prostitution in order to make ends meet.
This ancestry may also account for the difficulty of explaining the motives of Shakespeare's 'villains' .
Are you an evil 'villainess' bent on destroying the city?
An obscene moral inversion has taken place in mainstream thinking, in which those who commit mass murder are viewed with sympathy while their victims are presented as the real 'villains' .
Ever since I learnt about cities and transport planning, I realised that the real 'villains' in urban chaos are personal vehicles.
But neither Lecter, nor the terrible Mason, are the real 'villains' of ‘Hannibal’.
To intensify the tragedy of King Lear, Shakespeare has not one but two tragic characters and four 'villains' .
Finally, we love a good 'villainess' - a sexually voracious woman incurs our particularly punitive wrath.
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