Grammatical class

Adjective

malin

(obsolete) nocive, pernicious

Details

Syllables

ma-lin

Phonetics

ma.lɛ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

7780

Freq. (movies)

2251

Freq. (news)

9782

Variants

Sentences

Avoir l’air malin

To look daft, to look silly (ironic)

A1

Tu es malin.

You're clever.

A1

Reste malin !

Stay sharp.

A1

John est malin.

John is clever.

A1

Tom était malin.

Tom was smart.

A1

Prendre un malin plaisir à faire quelque chose

To take perverse pleasure in doing something

A2

Le chien est malin.

The dog is smart.

A2

Ce garçon est malin.

That boy is smart.

A2

Quiconque l'a fait était malin.

Whoever did this was smart.

B1

Bien qu'il soit malin, il n'est pas prudent.

Although he may be clever, he is not wise.

B1

Rendre difficile une tâche facile ne donne pas l'air malin.

A person who makes an easy matter sound difficult does not seem to be so smart.

B1

Tom croit que son ordinateur est possédé par un esprit malin.

Tom thinks that his computer is possessed by an evil spirit.

B1