gredin

French

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gredich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁə.dɛ̃/

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Noun

gredin m (plural gredins, feminine gredine)

1. (obsolete) beggar
2. (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.