massacre
21Massacre — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Massacre (homonymie). Un massacre est le meurtre d une fraction non négligeable d une population humaine ou animale[1], en général à l instigation d une autorité ou d un pouvoir. Le massacre est souvent le fait d …
22massacre — massacrer /mas euh kreuhr/, n. /mas euh keuhr/, n., v., massacred, massacring. n. 1. the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder. 2. a… …
23MASSACRE — s. m. Tuerie, carnage. Il se dit plus ordinairement en parlant Des hommes qu on tue sans qu ils se défendent. Grand, horrible massacre. Le massacre des Innocents. Le massacre de la Saint Barthélemy. Le massacre des Vêpres siciliennes. La ville… …
24MASSACRE — n. m. Action de massacrer. Horrible massacre. Le massacre des Innocents. Le massacre des Vêpres siciliennes. La ville fut prise d’assaut et on fit un grand massacre des habitants. Fig. et fam., C’est un massacre, se dit en parlant de Quelque… …
25massacre — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), bloody, brutal, terrible ▪ an appalling massacre of women and children ▪ genocidal ▪ indiscriminate …
26massacre — mas|sa|cre1 [ˈmæsəkə US ər] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Frenc] 1.) [U and C] when a lot of people are killed violently, especially people who cannot defend themselves ▪ the only survivor of the massacre massacre of ▪ the massacre of several hundred pro …
27massacre — {{11}}massacre (n.) 1580s, from M.Fr. massacre wholesale slaughter, carnage, from O.Fr. macacre, macecle slaughterhouse, butchery, of unknown origin; perhaps related to L. macellum provisions store, butcher shop. {{12}}massacre (v.) 1580s, from M …
28massacre — I UK [ˈmæsəkə(r)] / US [ˈmæsəkər] noun Word forms massacre : singular massacre plural massacres * 1) [countable/uncountable] the action of killing of a lot of people the massacre of unarmed civilians 2) [countable] informal a serious defeat in a… …
29Massacre — Das Wort Massacre (engl. für Massaker) bezeichnet: eine US amerikanische Death Metal Band, siehe Massacre (Band) den Ort Massacre (Dominica) auf der Karibikinsel Dominica eine experimentelle US amerikanische Rockband mit Bill Laswell ein… …
30massacre — 01. Thousands of Tutsis were [massacred] in Rwanda during the ethnic violence there. 02. Our team [massacred] the other team ten to zero. 03. Reports coming out of East Timor tell of [massacres] of villagers. 04. Soldiers [massacred] entire… …
