villain

villano

Personaje malo de una historia que se enfrenta al protagonista.

En inglés sencillo: The bad character in a story who opposes the main character.

• The villain escapes at the end.
• She played the villain in that film.
• The heroes finally defeated the villains.

Sinónimos: antagonist, bad guy

Antónimos: hero

Expresiones frecuentes: the main villain, play the villain, a movie villain

malvado, villano

Persona que actúa con crueldad o hace cosas muy malas.

En inglés sencillo: A person who behaves cruelly or does seriously wrong things.

• He was a cruel villain.
• The papers called the businessman a villain.
• Those villains cheated elderly people out of their savings.

Sinónimos: scoundrel, wrongdoer

Expresiones frecuentes: a cruel villain, a real villain, the main villain, a wicked villain

rival, oponente

Jugador contrario en póquer, especialmente al explicar una mano de ejemplo.

En inglés sencillo: An opposing player in poker, especially when explaining an example hand.

• Villain raises before the flop.
• If villain folds, we win the pot.
• The villains have smaller stacks than we do.

Sinónimos: opponent

Expresiones frecuentes: villain bets, villain calls, villain folds