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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSchalk
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Schalk
"Du bist mir ein kleiner Schalk!"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A mischievous person, animal, or child.
"Stop eating those cookies, you little rascal!"
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (in the sense 'rabble, dregs of society'): from Old French rascaille, of unknown origin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "rascal" is said worldwide
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canaille
Transliteration: canaille
"Viens ici, petite canaille !"
Schalk
Transliteration: Schalk
"Du bist mir ein kleiner Schalk!"
mascalzone
Transliteration: mascalzone
"Quella piccola mascalzone ha nascosto le mie chiavi."
pícaro
Transliteration: pícaro
"Ven aquí, pequeño pícaro."
canalha
Transliteration: canalha
"Venha cá, seu pequeno canalha."
शובी
Transliteration: sharati
Script: शरारती
"इधर आओ, तुम छोटे शरारती!"
淘气鬼
Transliteration: táoqì guǐ
"过来，你这个小淘气鬼！"
개구쟁이
Transliteration: gae-gu-jaeng-i
"이리 와, 이 개구쟁이 같으니라고!"
悪戯っ子
Transliteration: itazurakko
Script: いたずらっ子
"こら、そこの小さな悪戯っ子！"
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