How do you pronounce 'Rape' and 'viol'?

Listen to clear English audio pronunciation of 'Rape' and native French audio speech for 'viol' with bilingual sentence examples on DictBridge.

What is an example sentence for Rape in French?

English: "The court found him guilty of rape." | French: "Le tribunal l'a déclaré coupable de viol."

noun · verb

English to French Dictionary

rape Meaning in French (rape signification en français)

Q: What is 'viol' called in English?

'viol' in English is called "Rape". Rape refers to: Le crime de forcer une personne à avoir des rapports sexuels ou une autre pénétration sexuelle contre sa volonté.

nounviol

verbvioler

viol in English:rape

Phonetic:vjɔl

Gender:Masculin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de rape en français est viol, violer. (Le crime de forcer une personne à avoir des rapports sexuels ou une autre pénétration sexuelle contre sa volonté.)

Definitions of Rape

1
noun(formal)
viol
The crime of forcing someone to have sexual intercourse or other sexual penetration against their will.
Le crime de forcer une personne à avoir des rapports sexuels ou une autre pénétration sexuelle contre sa volonté.
2
verb(formal)
violer
To force someone to have sexual intercourse or other sexual penetration against their will.
Forcer une personne à avoir des rapports sexuels ou une autre pénétration sexuelle contre sa volonté.

Example Sentences

formal

“The court found him guilty of rape.”

Le tribunal l'a déclaré coupable de viol.

formal

“She bravely reported the rape to the police.”

Elle a courageusement signalé le viol à la police.

formal

“The incident of rape shocked the entire community.”

L'incident de viol a choqué toute la communauté.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In English:

sexual assaultviolation

Inflected Word Forms

past tenseraped

present participleraping

agent nounrapist

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

date rapecollocation

Rape committed by someone the victim knows socially, especially on a date.

statutory rapecollocation

Sexual intercourse with a person below the age of consent, even if they appear to consent.

rape culturecollocation

A society or environment whose prevailing social attitudes have the effect of normalizing or trivializing sexual assault and abuse.