bad guy

• Personne moralement mauvaise, méchante ou malfaisante ; souvent utilisée dans les histoires, les films ou la vie réelle pour désigner un antagoniste ou quelqu'un qui enfreint les règles.

A person who is morally wrong, evil, or villainous, often used in stories, movies, or real-life contexts to describe an antagonist or someone who breaks rules.

1. Villain or antagonistA2informal

   A person who is evil, harmful, or opposes the hero in a story, movie, or real life.

   Méchant (antagoniste)

   • In the movie, the bad guy wore a black hat.
   • The bad guy was finally caught by the police.
   • Every good story needs a memorable bad guy.

2. Person who does wrongA2informal

   A person who behaves immorally or breaks rules, often causing trouble.

   Malfaiteur, personne malveillante

   • He's not really a bad guy, just misunderstood.
   • Don't be the bad guy in this situation.
   • The bad guy in the group convinced others to follow him.