Usage examples of "evil" in English with translation to French

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Good always wins over evil. Le bien triomphe toujours du mal.
Do you believe in the Evil Eye? Crois-tu au mauvais œil ?
That was an evil bunny. C’était un méchant lapin.
Out of the mouth comes evil. La langue est source de bien des maux. (littéralement : La bouche ...).
Competition is neither good nor evil in itself. La compétition en soi n'est ni bonne ni mauvaise.
Why are you always so evil? Pourquoi es-tu toujours si méchant ?
Do you know good from evil? Sais-tu faire la différence entre le bien et le mal ?
Science can be used for good or evil purposes. La science peut être employée à bon ou à mauvais escient.
She gave me the evil eye. Elle me fixait avec un regard méchant.
Poverty is the root of all evil. La pauvreté est à la racine de tout mal.
An experienced healer can lift curses and dispel evil eyes. Un guérisseur qui a de l'expérience peut lever les malédictions et dissiper le mauvais œil.
The hero finally defeated the evil scientist. Le héros vainquit finalement le méchant scientifique.
Money is the root of all evil. L'argent est la racine de tous les maux.
The talisman he's wearing is supposed to ward off evil spirits. Le talisman qu'il porte est supposé éloigner les mauvais esprits.
I am your father's spirit, doomed for a certain time to walk the night, and during the day I am confined to burn in fires, until the evil crimes I had done in my life are burnt and purged away. Je suis l'esprit de ton père, condamné, pour un certain temps, à marcher la nuit, et, durant le jour, confiné à brûler dans les feux, jusqu'à ce que les méchants crimes que j'ai commis au cours de ma vie soient brûlés et épurés.
Evil isn't born, it is taught. Le mal n'est pas né, il est formé.
I don't believe that there is any evil person in this world. Je ne crois pas qu'il y ait qui que ce soit de mauvais dans ce monde.
A baby does not know good or evil. Un bébé ne distingue pas le bien du mal.
A witch once gave Christopher Columbus an evil eye... and never got it back. Un jour, une sorcière envoya le mauvais oeil à Christophe Colomb... et ne le vit jamais revenir.
It is easy to distinguish good from evil. Il est facile de distinguer le bien du mal.
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