matois

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Definition of matois - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

ruse cachée

Dated

rusé et astucieux mais qui cache cette intelligence sous une apparence innocente

Dated

Ce paysan matois a su négocier le meilleur prix pour ses terres.

malin

rusé

Noun, masculine

ruse cachée

Dated

personne rusée qui cache sa malice et ses vraies intentions

Dated

Ce matois a réussi à nous duper sans qu'on s'en aperçoive.

fourbe

malin

sournois

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Origin of matois

ancien français, matois (rusé, malin)

Examples of matois in a sentence

Elle a un sourire matois qui cache ses véritables intentions.
Un matois a profité de la situation.
Les matois savent manipuler sans se faire remarquer.

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English:sly, sly fox, ...
German:listig, Schlitzohr, ...
Italian:scaltro sotto un'aria innocente, furbo, ...
Spanish:ladino, zorro, ...
Portuguese:astuto, velhaco, ...
Chinese:狡黠, 老奸巨猾的人, ...
Japanese:食えない, 食わせ者, ...
Arabic:ماكر, مراوغ, ...
Hebrew:עַרְמוּמִי, עָרְמוּמִי, ...
Russian:хитроватый, хитрец, ...
Ukrainian:лукавий, хитрун, ...
Catalan:murri, ...
Danish:udspekuleret, en ræv, ...
Dutch:geslepen, sluw persoon, ...
Greek:πονηρός, δόλιος, ...
Hungarian:ravasz, ravasz ember, ...
Khmer:ឆ្លាតលាក់លៀម, មនុស្សកលល្បិច, ...
Korean:약삭빠른, 교활한 사람, ...
Polish:chytry, przebiegła osoba, ...
Portuguese (BR):manhoso, velhaco, ...
Romanian:șiret și neîncrezător, viclean, ...
Swedish:slug, räv, ...
Thai:เจ้าเล่ห์ซ่อนเร้น, คนเจ้าเล่ห์, ...
Turkish:kurnaz, sinsi, ...
Vietnamese:ranh mãnh, kẻ láu cá, ...

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Definition of matois - Reverso French Dictionary

Adjective

Noun, masculine

Origin of matois

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