What does coquine in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word coquine in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use coquine in French.

The word coquine in French means cheeky, risqué, devil, little devil, reprobate, scoundrel. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word coquine

cheeky

adjectif (espiègle)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il a de grands yeux bleus coquins.
He has big, mischievous blue eyes.

risqué

adjectif (grivois, osé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Alain m'a fait une proposition coquine à la cafétéria !
Alan made a risqué suggestion to me in the cafeteria!

devil, little devil

(familier (filou)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le coquin ! Il a réussi à avoir du rab de chocolat !
The devil (or: little devil)! He managed to get hold of a bit more chocolate!

reprobate

(familier (débauché)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le coquin a encore passé la nuit dehors. Quelle coquine : elle ne portait pas de culotte sous sa jupe.
That reprobate's been out all night again.

scoundrel

(vieilli (bandit, canaille)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le pauvre bougre s'est fait ruer de coups par de fieffés coquins qui ont pris la fuite.
The poor sod got beaten up by out-and-out scoundrels who ran away.

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