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Meaning of Rascal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ˈɹɑːskl̩

Definitions

  1. A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
  2. A surname.
  3. A cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
  4. A member of a criminal gang.
    Papua-New-Guinea

Equivalents

العربية النّذل
Български моше́ник
Cymraeg cenau gwalch
Esperanto bubaĉo fripono kanajlo
Gàidhlig meaban slaightear
हिन्दी दुष्ट पाजी
Bahasa Indonesia bajingan bangsat
日本語 腕白坊主 野郎
Latina furcifer verbero
Македонски мангуп
မြန်မာဘာသာ ငတေ
Português canalha patife pilantra
Română mișel ticălos
Slovenčina darebáčka darebák
ไทย เลง
Türkçe hınzır
Українська шахрай ядуха
Tiếng Việt ranh con

Examples

“Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]”
“And he smote Corinius on his shaven jowl with the dice box, calling him cheat and mangy rascal, whereupon Corinius drew forth a bodkin to smite him in the neck withal; […]”
“That little rascal bit me!”
“If you have deer in the area, you may have to put a fence around your garden to keep the rascals out.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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