gredin

French

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gredich.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʁə.dɛ̃/
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Noun

gredin m (plural gredins, feminine gredine)

(obsolete) beggar
(dated) scoundrel, rascal
- 1954, Hergé, Les Aventures de Tintin - L'Affaire Tournesol, →ISBN, page 25:
  Ah, si jamais je le retrouve, ce sinistre gredin de Tournesol!
  Oh, if I ever find that utter scoundrel Calculus!

Further reading

“gredin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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