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hun

UK
/hʌn/
US
/hʌn/

Translations

hunnoun
huns
pl
UK
/hʌn/
US
/hʌn/
chériFormule familière d'adresse.
"Could you pass the salt, hun?" she asked with a smile.
« Peux-tu me passer le sel, chéri ? » demanda-t-elle avec un sourire.
BocheTerme péjoratif, surtout historique.
The propaganda poster depicted the enemy as a fierce Hun.
L'affiche de propagande représentait l'ennemi comme un boche féroce.
The Huns invaded Europe in the 4th century.
Les Huns ont envahi l'Europe au IVe siècle.
The Huns were known for their skilled horsemanship and archery.
Les Huns étaient connus pour leur grande maîtrise de l'équitation et du tir à l'arc.
Synonyms
barbarian
savage
marauder
raider
invader
nomad
horseman
warrior
conqueror
honey
darling
sweetheart
love
babe
dear
hunadjective
more hun
Comp.
most hun
Super.
UK
/hʌn/
US
/hʌn/
Used attributively to describe things relating to the Huns or, figuratively, barbaric behaviour.
Synonyms
barbarous
inhuman
cruel
vicious
barbarian
barbaric
savage
brutal
ferocious
uncivilized

Definitions

hunnoun
A member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who invaded and settled in Europe in the 4th and 5th centuries.
The Huns were known for their skilled horsemanship and archery.
A derogatory term used to describe a German soldier, especially during World War I.
The propaganda poster depicted the enemy as a fierce Hun.
Informal. An affectionate term of address, a clipped form of honey.
"Could you pass the salt, hun?" she asked with a smile.
hunadjective
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