English-French translation for "bogeyman"
"bogeyman" French translation
bogeyman {noun}
bogeyman {noun} (also: ogre)
There are some who are making the United States into a bogeyman.
I do not support the view of many on the 'no'side that NATO is the bogeyman of the world, nor that the UN is necessarily the panacea for
bogeyman {noun} [myth.]
bogeyman {noun} [lit.]
The saviour has become the bogeyman while trying to save his own hide.
He came as the saviour and now he is playing bogeyman.
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "bogeyman":
© Princeton Universitybugbear · bugaboo · boogeyman · booger
Usage examples
Usage examples for "bogeyman" in French
On the extreme left and among certain well-known anti-Europeans, the Bolkestein Directive had become an obvious bogeyman, the symbol of an anti-social Europe.
I think the NDP unfortunately is setting up a bogeyman by saying if we do not have all of this overlayering somehow the parks are going to be in peril.
Instead of making serious attempts to carry out economic reforms, certain people prefer to use the Polish plumber as a bogeyman to scare children and young people looking for work.
Similar words
Have a look at the English-Turkish dictionary by bab.la.