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
- adj Ruthlessly competitive, with no regard for fairness or the interests of others.
- adj Describing a variant of a card or board game where each player competes individually rather than in teams.
louse — full definition
- noun A tiny wingless insect that lives as a parasite on the skin or hair of animals and people.
- noun An informal, insulting term for a despicable or deceitful person.
- verb To search for and remove lice from someone or something.