heroine

héroïne

Femme admirée pour son courage ou ses réussites, ou personnage féminin principal d’une histoire.

En anglais simple : A woman admired for courage or achievements, or the main female character in a story.

• She became a heroine after the rescue.
• The novel's heroine travels across the desert.
• These women are remembered as national heroines.

Comment l'utiliser : the heroine of something (The heroine of the novel escapes from prison.)

Synonymes : female hero

Expressions courantes : national heroine, heroine of something, brave heroine