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82 words
French word
hooligan
Pronunciation
IPA/uligan/
Meaning
- masculine nounhooligan
Example
Le match a été perturbé par des hooligans.
Hooligans disrupted the match.
More examples
La police a arrêté plusieurs hooligans après les violences.
The police arrested several hooligans after the violence.
Core concept
An aggressive crowd member linked to a sporting event and disturbing public order.
Common phrases
des hooligans
hooligans
un hooligan violent
a violent hooligan
groupe de hooligans
group of hooligans
Similar words
voyou: A young thug or delinquent who engages in violence or minor crime.
casseur: A person who breaks things during protests or clashes.
chahuteur: A spectator who shouts loudly and disrupts others at sporting events.
fauteur de troubles: A person who stirs up trouble and causes disturbances.
Definition in French
Supporter ou individu qui se livre à des comportements agressifs et perturbateurs dans l'espace public, notamment autour des matchs.
Word origin
Hooligan entered French as an English borrowing, and the English word was first recorded in the 1890s with no secure known etymology.
Usage tips
- In French, the final sound of hooligan is nasalized, approximately /ɑ̃/, rather than pronounced like the English ending in gan.
Opposites
- pacifistepacifistnoun
Related words
- hooliganismehooliganismnoun