malinadj.
[ma.lɛ̃]
clever / crafty (fem. maligne)
In a sentence
- Elle est très maligne.She’s very clever.
- C’est malin, ça !That’s clever! (or ironically: nice one…)
Clever in a crafty, street-smart way. « C’est malin ! » — sarcastically — is also what you say when someone breaks something.
🎬 The word in under a minute
What « malin » means, the register it belongs to (courant), and two sentences you can use today. A new word every day → Open this short as a page — transcript included →