mean

French translation: méchant, mesquin

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English term or phrase:	mean
French translation:	méchant, mesquin
Entered by:	GILLES MEUNIER

15:05 Apr 3, 2002

English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary

English term or phrase: mean

he is so mean

méchant, mesquin

Explanation:
voilà

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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 23:02

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4 +15

méchant, mesquin

GILLES MEUNIER

4 +1

cruel, misérable

depgrl (X)

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1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +15

méchant, mesquin

Explanation:
voilà

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 23:02
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 75574

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

cruel, misérable

Explanation:
my first thought

depgrl (X)
PRO pts in pair: 107

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