monster
US /ˈmɑːn.stɚ/
UK /ˈmɑːn.stɚ/
1.
monstre, créature
an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening, or a real creature that is large and frightening
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The child was scared of the monster under his bed.
L'enfant avait peur du monstre sous son lit.
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They discovered a deep-sea monster previously unknown to science.
Ils ont découvert un monstre des profondeurs marines auparavant inconnu de la science.
2.
monstre, brute
a person of a cruel or wicked nature
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He was a true monster for what he did to those innocent people.
C'était un vrai monstre pour ce qu'il a fait à ces innocents.
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Only a monster could commit such a heinous crime.
Seul un monstre pourrait commettre un crime aussi odieux.