Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - rascal
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Rascal
rascal
noun Etymology: Middle English rascaile foot soldiers, commoners, worthless person, from Anglo-French rascaille, from Old French dialect (Norman & Picard) *rasquer to scrape, clean off, from Vulgar Latin *rasicare Date: 15th century 1. a mean, unprincipled, or dishonest person 2. a mischievous person or animal • ~ adjective
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1.
n. often joc. a dishonest or mischievous person, esp. a child. Derivatives rascaldom n. rascalism n. rascality n. (pl. -ies). rascally adj. Etymology: ME f. OF rascaille rabble, prob. ult. f. L radere ras- scrape ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. мошенник 2. плут, негодник the little rascals! —- вот плутишки! you lucky rascal! —- ну и везет этому шельмецу! that young rascal is a nephew of mine —- этот молодой повеса - мой племянник ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) мошенник 2) joc. плут, шельмец (особ. о ребенке); you lucky rascal! - ну и везучий ты шельмец! Syn: see scoundrel ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
(rascals) If you call a man or child a rascal, you mean that they behave badly and are rude or dishonest. (OLD-FASHIONED) What’s that old rascal been telling you? N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 humorous a child who behaves badly but whom you still like (You little rascal! Where have you hidden my shoes?) 2 old-fashioned a dishonest man - rascally adj old use (a rascally trick) rash ~1 adj doing something too quickly, without thinking carefully about whether it is sensible or not (Don't go making any rash decisions about your future! | It was rather rash of you to lend them your car.) - rashly adv (I rashly agreed to look after the children.) - rashness n (Strangely, it was his rashness which attracted me.) ~2 n 1 a lot of red spots on someone's skin, caused by an illness (She had a nasty rash on her arms. | come/break out in a rash) (My mother comes out in a rash if she eats seafood. | heat rash/nettle rash/nappy rash etc (=a rash caused by heat etc)) (The baby's got nappy rash again.) 2 a rash of informal a large number of unpleasant events, changes etc within a short time (a sudden rash of unofficial strikes) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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NASA abbr. Responsive Access Small Cargo Affordable Launch transport. abbr. Rotorcraft Aircrew Systems Concepts Airborne Laboratory mil. abbr. Rotocraft/ Aircrew Systems Concepts Airborne Laboratory univ. abbr. Research And Special Collections Available Locally ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- early 14c., rascaile "people of the lowest class, rabble," from O.Fr. rascaille, perhaps from rasque "mud, filth, scab, dregs," from V.L. *rasicare "to scrape" (see rash (n.)). The singular form is first attested 1475; extended sense of "low, dishonest person" is from early 14c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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