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malin — French Word of the Day in 20 seconds
clever / crafty (fem. maligne) · word of the day
A 20-second word-of-the-day drill on « malin ».
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🎧 Narrated by a native French speaker · every line read aloud
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🎬 About this short
A 20-second drill on « malin » (adj. [ma.lɛ̃] — clever / crafty (fem. maligne)): guess the meaning, then hear it in two real sentences. The full word-of-the-day page adds audio, related words and more examples.
🔊 The example sentences
Elle est très maligne.She’s very clever.
C’est malin, ça !That’s clever! (or ironically: nice one…)
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