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canalla — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cutthroat adj Ruthlessly competitive, with no regard for fairness or the interests of others.
  • louse noun A tiny wingless insect that lives as a parasite on the skin or hair of animals and people.
  • lowlife noun A dishonest, disreputable person, especially one thought to have criminal habits.
  • rascal noun A dishonest or badly behaved person, especially in a way that can seem mischievous rather than truly dangerous.
  • rat noun A rodent similar to a mouse but larger, often considered a pest.
  • rogue noun A dishonest or unprincipled person; a scoundrel.
  • scoundrel noun A dishonest or unprincipled person; a rogue or villain.
  • scum noun A thin layer of dirt, foam, or other impurities that gathers on the surface of a liquid.
  • sleazebag noun A morally disreputable or sleazy person (informal, derogatory).
  • swine noun A pig, especially a domesticated one raised for farming.

Senses

canalla is used for these senses in English:

  • cutthroat An unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person.
  • louse (colloquial, dated, not usually used in plural form) A contemptible person; one who is deceitful or causes harm.
  • lowlife (derogatory) An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal.
  • rascal A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
  • rat (informal) An informant or snitch.
  • rogue A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
  • scoundrel A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
  • scum (derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.

cutthroat — full definition

  1. adj Ruthlessly competitive, with no regard for fairness or the interests of others.
  2. adj Describing a variant of a card or board game where each player competes individually rather than in teams.

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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