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ogre

/ˈəʊɡə/

/ˈoʊɡər/

Translations

ogrenoun

ogres

/ˈəʊɡə/

/ˈoʊɡər/

The children were terrified of the stories about the ogre that lived in the forest.

Les enfants étaient terrifiés par les histoires sur l’ogre qui vivait dans la forêt.

ogreAu sens figuré, pour une personne brutale ou cruelle.

The new manager was such an ogre that everyone was afraid to approach him with questions.

Le nouveau directeur était un tel ogre que tout le monde avait peur de l’aborder pour lui poser des questions.

Synonyms

ogreadjective

/ˈəʊɡə/

/ˈoʊɡɚ/

Used attributively to modify another noun, indicating something monstrous or cruel.

ogresqueSe dit d’une personne, d’un trait ou d’un acte monstrueux, cruel ou rappelant un ogre.

The villain hatched an ogre plan to seize the kingdom.

Le méchant a élaboré un plan ogresque pour s’emparer du royaume.

Synonyms

ogrenoun

A mythical creature often depicted as a large, hideous, man-like being that eats humans.

The children were terrified of the stories about the ogre that lived in the forest.

A person who is perceived as brutish, cruel, or terrifying.

The new manager was such an ogre that everyone was afraid to approach him with questions.

ogreadjective

Monstrous, cruel, or resembling an ogre (used before a noun).

The villain hatched an ogre plan to seize the kingdom.