how to pronounce malin

/ma.lɛ̃/

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malin is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛ̃

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An example use of malin in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… prévu il est plus malin que prévu il est …”

meanings of malin

adjective:

Smart and quick-thinking, and often a trickster; cunning, crafty.
Malicious, sadistic (which likes to do or say hurtful things for fun).
Nocive; pernicious.
Said of an aggressive animal or a petulant person.
Malignant.

noun:

Trickster, smart person.

name:

The Devil.

malin frequency in french - C1 level of CEFR

the word malin occurs in french on average 14.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.