English–French
“criminal” in French
Pronunciation
IPA/kʁiminɛl/
Example
La police a arrêté le criminel hier.
The police arrested the criminal yesterday.
How to say “criminal” in French
“Criminal” in French is criminel.
A person identified as having committed a serious crime, viewed as the subject of a police case.
Example sentences with criminel
La justice a mis le criminel en prison.
The justice system has put the criminal in prison.
Tips for using criminel
- As a noun, criminel is masculine, with criminelle as the feminine form, and it commonly appears as le criminel in police reporting.
Other French words for “criminal”
Le délinquant a été arrêté hier.
The criminal was arrested yesterday.
Le malfaiteur a été arrêté hier.
The criminal was arrested yesterday.