What does canaille in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word canaille in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use canaille in French.
The word canaille in French means crook, rascal, imp, scallywag, scamp, cheeky, mischievous, shady, coarse, riffraff, cheeky attitude, devil-may-care attitude. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word canaille
crooknom féminin (vieilli (mauvais garçon, truand) (informal) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) C'est une canaille recherchée par la police. He is a crook who is wanted by the police. |
rascal, imp, scallywag, scampnom féminin (chenapan) (child) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Victor m'a piqué un gâteau : quelle canaille, celui-là ! Victor stole a biscuit from me; he's a rascal, that one! |
cheeky, mischievousadjectif (polisson) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il m'a lancé un petit sourire canaille. He gave me a cheeky (or: mischievous) smile. |
shadyadjectif (douteux) (informal) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il possède une réputation canaille. He has a shady reputation. |
coarseadjectif (vulgaire) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il avait des habitudes canailles. He had coarse habits. |
riffraffnom féminin (vieux (racaille, populace) (pejorative, uncountable) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) C'est un quartier de la ville plein de canailles. It is a part of the city that's full of riffraff. |
cheeky attitude, devil-may-care attitudenom masculin (attitude espiègle) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ce petit garçon a un air canaille, il doit faire plein de bêtises ! |
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