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poltroon
UK
/pɒlˈtruːn/
US
/pɑlˈtrun/
Übersetzungen
poltroons
Pl.
UK
/pɒlˈtruːn/
US
/pɑlˈtrun/
The soldiers were disappointed to find a poltroon among their ranks, unwilling to face the enemy.
Les soldats furent déçus de trouver un poltron dans leurs rangs, incapable d’affronter l’ennemi.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Synonyme
more poltroon
Komp.
most poltroon
Super.
UK
/pɒlˈtruːn/
US
/pɑlˈtrun/
Rare/archaic use meaning 'cowardly'; recorded in historical dictionaries.
His poltroon retreat shocked even his longtime critics.
Sa fuite poltronne a choqué même ses détracteurs de longue date.
Definitionen
The soldiers were disappointed to find a poltroon among their ranks, unwilling to face the enemy.
The general denounced the deserter as a poltroon who fled at the first sound of gunfire.
In the old tale, the innkeeper calls his loafing son a good-for-nothing poltroon.
His poltroon retreat shocked even his longtime critics.