A sneaking, malicious coward.
[Middle English, probably alteration of Old Norse dæstr, exhausted, from past participle of dæsa, to languish, decay.]
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das·tard (dăs'tərd) ![]() |
[Middle English, probably alteration of Old Norse dæstr, exhausted, from past participle of dæsa, to languish, decay.]
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Only a dastard would perform such an unthinkable act.
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Nederlands (Dutch)
(geniepige) lafaard
Français (French)
n. - infamie, lâcheté, ignominie
Deutsch (German)
n. - (gemeiner) Feigling
Português (Portuguese)
n. - covarde (m), vil (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - persona ruin, persona vil
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ynkrygg
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
懦夫, 卑鄙的人
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 懦夫, 卑鄙的人
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الجبان وبخاصه الشخص الذي يرتكب أعمال خسيسه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מוג-לב, רע-לב
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