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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnéfaste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: néfaste
"Il a été impliqué dans des activités néfastes."
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Wicked, villainous, or criminal.
"The detective uncovered a nefarious plot to defraud the elderly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Latin nefarius, from nefas ('wrong, crime'), from ne- ('not') + fas ('right, divine law').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "nefarious" is said worldwide
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néfaste
Transliteration: néfaste
"Il a été impliqué dans des activités néfastes."
nefarious
Transliteration: nefarious
Script: ruchlos
"Sie deckten einen ruchlosen Plan auf."
nefarious
Transliteration: nefarious
Script: nefando
"Hanno commesso un atto nefando."
nefarious
Transliteration: nefarious
Script: nefario
"El villano tenía intenciones nefarias."
nefarious
Transliteration: nefarious
Script: nefário
"Eles descobriram um plano nefário."
कुटिल
Transliteration: kutil
"पुलिस ने उनके कुटिल षड्यंत्र का पर्दाफाश किया।"
邪恶的
Transliteration: xiéè de
"警方粉碎了一个邪恶的阴谋。"
극악무도한
Transliteration: geukakmudohan
"그들은 극악무도한 범죄를 저질렀다."
極悪非道の
Transliteration: gokuaku hidō no
"彼らは極悪非道な計画を企てていた。"
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