# die Kanaille

die Kanaille is a German noun meaning “scoundrel”. Forms: der Kanaille, die Kanaillen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Kanaille
- Plural: die Kanaillen

## In other languages

- Русский: бран. каналья, мерзавец

## Meanings

1. _archaic · humorous_ scoundrel, rascal, (also) someone extravagant, eccentric
   - Na, du alte Kanaille! — Well, well, you rascal
2. _archaic · collective_ mob, vermin, canaille
   - Aber er strafte sich selber Lügen, indem er plötzlich hervorzischte: »Parbleu, Jean! man müßte diesen infamen Schmierfinken den Respekt mit Pulver und Blei in den Leib knallen … Das Pack …! Die Canaille …!« — But he gave the lie to himself by suddenly hissing out: "Parbleu, Jean! one would have to pound respect with powder and lead in these infamous greases ... The pack ...! The canaille ...!"
3. _archaic · no plural_ mob; rabble
   - Die Kanaille rottete sich am Stadttor zusammen.

## Examples

- Er ist eine Kanaille. — He is a scoundrel.
- Du bist eine Kanaille. — You are a scoundrel.

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