scoundrel

[US]/'skaʊndr(ə)l/
[UK]/'skaʊndrəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. skurk, landskall
Word Forms

Example Sentences

I gave the scoundrel a slap in the face.

Jeg ga skurken en klaps i ansiktet.

I'll give the scoundrels a drubbing if I can!.

Jeg skal grise til skurkene hvis jeg kan!

I can't endure talking to those scoundrels.

Jeg kan ikke utstå å snakke med de skurkene.

He is a notorious scoundrel in the neighborhood.

Han er en notorisk skurk i nabolaget.

The scoundrel tried to cheat his way out of the situation.

Skurken prøvde å lure seg ut av situasjonen.

Beware of that scoundrel, he cannot be trusted.

Pass på den skurken, han kan ikke stol på.

The scoundrel was caught red-handed stealing from the shop.

Skurken ble tatt på fersken mens han stjal fra butikken.

She fell for the charm of the scoundrel but later regretted it.

Hun ble betatt av skurkens sjarm, men angret senere på det.

The scoundrel was finally brought to justice for his crimes.

Skurken ble endelig stilt for retten for sine forbrytelser.

The scoundrel's deceitful ways eventually caught up with him.

Skurkens bedragerske måte fanget ham til slutt.

The scoundrel's true colors were revealed when he betrayed his friends.

Skurkens sanne farger ble avslørt da han forrådte vennene sine.

Despite his charming facade, he was nothing but a scoundrel at heart.

Til tross for hans sjarmende fasade, var han ingenting annet enn en skurk i hjertet.

The scoundrel's cunning ways often fooled those around him.

Skurkens listige måte lurt ofte folk rundt ham.

Real-world Examples

He was willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars to please this scoundrel.

Han var villig til å betale titusenvis av dollar for å behage denne landskapet.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

I think we were all pleased to lose the scoundrel at so small a price.

Jeg tror vi alle var glade for å miste landskapet til en så liten pris.

Source: Treasure Island ( abridged version)

" Oh, " cried the farmer with his last breath, " I am rightly served for pitying a scoundrel."

" Åh, " ropte bonden med sitt siste åndedrag, " jeg er rettmessig straffet for å ha hatt medlidenhet med en landskapet."

Source: Aesop's Fables

Now, I have been...I've been a scoundrel in my life.

Nå, jeg har vært...jeg har vært en landskapet i mitt liv.

Source: Focus on the Oscars

" Oh, the scoundrels" ! cried Passepartout, who could not repress his indignation.

" Åh, landskapet!" ropte Passepartout, som ikke kunne undertrykke sin harme.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Ah yes, wormholes — the last refuge of scoundrels and desperate physicists.

Å ja, ormehull – landskapers og desperate fysikeres siste tilfluktssted.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2023 Collection

We are both scoundrels, Scarlett, and nothing is beyond us when we want something.

Vi er begge landskaper, Scarlett, og ingenting er utenfor rekkevidde når vi vil ha noe.

Source: Gone with the Wind

And this scoundrel would come in looking like a mangy rat.

Og denne landskapet ville komme inn og se ut som en skitten rotte.

Source: 1000 episodes of English stories (continuously updated)

The man filming yells no, no, no, Prophet Jonah, this is gone. God, these scoundrels.

Mannen som filmer roper nei, nei, nei, profet Jonah, dette er borte. Gud, disse landskapetene.

Source: NPR News July 2014 Compilation

" Braggarts and rogues, dogs and scoundrels, drive them out, Harry Potter, see them off! "

"? Skrytere og landskaper, hunder og landskaper, driv dem bort, Harry Potter, få dem til å dra!"

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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