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canalha — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • herd noun A large group of animals of one kind that live, feed, or move together.
  • louse noun A tiny wingless insect that lives as a parasite on the skin or hair of animals and people.
  • rascal noun A dishonest or badly behaved person, especially in a way that can seem mischievous rather than truly dangerous.
  • scoundrel noun A dishonest or unprincipled person; a rogue or villain.
  • sleaze noun Dishonest or immoral behavior, especially involving corruption or inappropriate sexual conduct.
  • sleazebag noun A morally disreputable or sleazy person (informal, derogatory).
  • swine noun A pig, especially a domesticated one raised for farming.

Senses

canalha is used for these senses in English:

  • herd (now, usually, pejorative) A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. [from 15th c.]
  • louse (colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.
  • rascal Sometimes diminutive: a cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
  • scoundrel A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
  • sleaze (informal, countable) A person of low moral standards.
  • sleazebag (slang) A morally reprehensible, disreputable, or sleazy person.
  • swine (pejorative) A contemptible person (plural swine or swines).

herd — full definition

  1. noun A large group of animals of one kind that live, feed, or move together.
  2. verb To gather, drive, or guide people or animals together as a group.

louse — full definition

  1. noun A tiny wingless insect that lives as a parasite on the skin or hair of animals and people.
  2. noun An informal, insulting term for a despicable or deceitful person.
  3. verb To search for and remove lice from someone or something.

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