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Kanaille
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German
Alternative forms
de Canaille
Etymology
de :bor fr:canaille
de fr canaille.
Pronunciation
de /kaˈnaljə/ Germany
de De-Canaille.ogg Berlin
de De-Kanaille.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /kaˈnaɪ̯ə/ Austria
de De-Kanaille2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de aljə aɪ̯ə 3
Noun
f
de formerly _ derogatory now _ dated _ and usually _ humorous scoundrel, rascal, also someone extravagant, eccentric
de Na, du alte Kanaille! Well, well, you rascal
de Der Typ ist echt so’ne Kanaille... That guy is positively eccentric...
de archaic collective mob, vermin, canaille
182 Aber er strafte sich selber Lügen, indem er plötzlich hervorzischte: »Parbleu, Jean! man müßte diesen infamen Schmierfinken den Respekt mit Pulver und Blei in den Leib knallen … Das Pack …! Die Canaille …!« But he gave the lie to himself by suddenly hissing out: "Parbleu, Jean! one would have to pound respect with powder and lead in these infamous greases ... The pack ...! The canaille ...!"
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Journaille
Further reading
31 Canaille, Kanaille