rascal

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(răs'kəl) pronunciation
n.
  1. One that is playfully mischievous.
  2. An unscrupulous, dishonest person; a scoundrel.
adj. Archaic
Made up of, belonging to, or relating to the common people: "Nor shall the Rascal Rabble here have Peace" (John Dryden).

[Middle English rascaile, rabble, commoners, from Old French rascaille, probably from rasque, mud, from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre, to scrape. See rash2.]

rascally ras'cal·ly adj.

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noun

    One who causes minor trouble or damage: devil, imp, mischief, prankster, rogue, scamp. Informal cutup. See good/bad.

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

A fool considered under another aspect.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A dishonest but likable person. Also: A child who gets into mischief.

pronunciation Every rascal is not a thief, but every thief is a rascal. — Aristotle (384-322 BC)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - røver (din lille røver), skurk
adj. - uærlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
dondersteen, schoft

Français (French)
n. - coquin, chenapan, voyou (arch)
adj. - coquin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schlingel, Halunke, Gauner
adj. - gemein, schuftig

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αχρείος, κατεργάρης, μασκαράς, κουμάσι

Italiano (Italian)
briccone, mascalzone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - malandro (m)

Русский (Russian)
мошенник, негодяй, шалун

Español (Spanish)
n. - pícaro, bribón, tunante
adj. - perteneciente o relativo a un bribón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rackarunge

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
流氓, 恶棍, 无赖, 淘气鬼, 捣蛋鬼, 不诚实的, 下贱的, 卑鄙的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 流氓, 惡棍, 無賴, 淘氣鬼, 搗蛋鬼
adj. - 不誠實的, 下賤的, 卑鄙的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 악한, 나쁜 놈, 불량배
adj. - 악한의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ならず者, いたずらっ子, 悪者, いたずら者
adj. - ごろつきの, 下賎の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وغد, نذل, وضيع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שובב, נוכל, נבל, "מזיק", "תכשיט"‬
adj. - ‮שובב, נוכל, נבל, "מזיק", "תכשיט"‬


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