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1 malin
malin [malɛ̃], maligne, maline (inf) [maliɲ, malin]1. adjective• il est malin comme un singe [adulte] he's a crafty old devil (inf) ; [enfant] he's a crafty little devil (inf)• c'est malin ! oh, very clever!2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *
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maligne malɛ̃, maliɲ adjectif1) ( intelligent) cleverj'ai eu l'air malin! — iron I looked like a total fool!
2) (colloq) ( difficile)3) ( méchant)4) Médecine [tumeur] malignant
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nom masculin, féminin1) ( personne rusée)faire le or son malin — (colloq) to show off
jouer au plus malin — (colloq) to play the wise guy (colloq)
2) Littératurele Malin — Satan, the Devil
••à malin, malin et demi — Proverbe there's always someone who will outwit you
* * *malɛ̃, maliɲ, malin (-igne); malin, -e1. adj1) (= futé) smart, cleverc'est malin! ironique — well done!
Ah c'est malin! Nous voilà enfermés à cause de toi! — Oh, well done! You've got us locked in!
2) (sourire) knowing4) (influence) malign2. nm/ffaire le malin; faire la maligne — to try to be clever
Arrête de faire le malin. — Stop trying to be clever.
* * *A adj1 ( intelligent) [personne, air, esprit] clever; être malin to be clever; il est trop malin pour se laisser prendre he's too clever to be taken in; elle n'est pas bien or très maligne she isn't very bright; j'ai eu l'air malin! iron I looked a right fool○ GB, I looked like a total fool!; c'est malin○! iron very clever!; ce n'est pas (très) malin○ de ta part that wasn't very clever ou bright of you; bien malin celui qui peut me dire a prize for anyone who can tell me;2 ○( difficile) ce n'est pas plus malin que ça that's all there is to it; ce n'est pas bien malin it's not exactly difficult;3 ( méchant) malicious; prendre un malin plaisir à faire to take malicious pleasure in doing; l'esprit malin the Evil One, the Devil;4 Méd [tumeur] malignant.B nm,f1 ( personne rusée) clever person; un petit malin○ ( enfant) a little devil○; iron smart aleck○; regardez-moi ce gros malin○! who's the bright spark○ GB ou the smart one US!; faire le or son malin○ to show off; jouer au plus malin○ to play the wise guy○;à malin, malin et demi Prov there's always someone who will outwit you.elle avait un petit air malin she had a wily ou cunning look about herjouer au plus malin avec quelqu'un to try and outsmart ou outwit somebodytu te crois malin d'avoir copié sur les autres? so you think cribbing from the others was a clever thing to do?4. [malveillant]elle mettait une joie maligne à me poser les questions les plus difficiles she would take a perverse pleasure in asking me the most difficult questionséprouver un malin plaisir à faire quelque chose to experience (a) malicious pleasure in doing something————————, maligne [malɛ̃, iɲ] nom masculin, nom fémininc'est un malin, il trouvera bien une solution he's a bright spark, he'll find a wayalors, gros malin, montre-nous ce que tu sais faire (familier & ironique) OK, wise guy, show us what you can do————————Malin nom masculinle Malin the Devil, the Evil One -
2 roublard
1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *(colloq), roublarde ʀublaʀ, aʀd adjectif crafty, cunning* * *ʀublaʀ, aʀd adj roublard, -epéjoratif crafty* * *A adj crafty, cunning.B nm,f crafty devil○; ce roublard de Paul that crafty devil Paul.———————— -
3 vicelard
vicelard, e (inf!) [vis(ə)laʀ, aʀd]1. adjective2. masculine noun, feminine noun( = pervers) pervert* * *1 ( pervers) [personne, regard] depraved, corrupt;2 ( rusé) [question, clause] trick ( épith); [personne] sly, sneaky; c'est vicelard de lui demander ça it's not fair to ask him/her that.————————1. [personne cruelle] sly devil2. [pervers]un vieux vicelard a dirty old man, an old lecher
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