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knaves:
- coquins; malfaiteurs; salauds; bandits; truands; filous; scélérats
knave:
- espiègle; polisson; gamin
Wiktionary:
- knave → valet, voyou, fourbe, page
- knave → valet, garçon, écuyer

English

Detailed Translations for knaves from English to French

knaves:

knaves [the ~] nom

the knaves (bastards; scoundrels)
le coquins; le malfaiteurs; le salauds; le bandits; le truands; le filous; le scélérats
- coquins [le ~] nom
- malfaiteurs [le ~] nom
- salauds [le ~] nom
- bandits [le ~] nom
- truands [le ~] nom
- filous [le ~] nom
- scélérats [le ~] nom

Translation Matrix for knaves:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bandits	bastards; knaves; scoundrels	pack of knaves; scoundrels
coquins	bastards; knaves; scoundrels	naughty boys; rascals; young brats
filous	bastards; knaves; scoundrels	pack of knaves; scoundrels
malfaiteurs	bastards; knaves; scoundrels	pack of knaves; scoundrels
salauds	bastards; knaves; scoundrels	bastards; boors; dirty fellows; dirty pigs; louts; nasty characters; nasty fellows; pack of knaves; scoundrels; skunks; swines; yokels
scélérats	bastards; knaves; scoundrels	pack of knaves; scoundrels
truands	bastards; knaves; scoundrels	pack of knaves; scoundrels

Related Words for "knaves":

knave

knave:

knave [the ~] nom

the knave (rascal; naughty boy; scoundrel; baddie; rogue; naughty child; blackguard; good for nothing)
l'espiègle; le polisson; le gamin
- espiègle [le ~] nom
- polisson [le ~] nom
- gamin [le ~] nom

Translation Matrix for knave:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
espiègle	baddie; blackguard; good for nothing; knave; naughty boy; naughty child; rascal; rogue; scoundrel	clown; comedian; comic; funnyman; guy; jackanapes; joker; lad; naughty boy; naughty child; queer chap; queer fellow; rascal; rogue; scamp; slyboots; wag; youth
gamin	baddie; blackguard; good for nothing; knave; naughty boy; naughty child; rascal; rogue; scoundrel	baby; baby boy; chap; fellow; guy; infant; kid; kiddy; lad; little child; little kid; mischievous boy; naughty boy; nipper; small child; small one; son; sonny; street-boy; tike; tiny tot; toddler; tot; tyke; urchin; vandal
polisson	baddie; blackguard; good for nothing; knave; naughty boy; naughty child; rascal; rogue; scoundrel	bastard; brat; cad; cur; dirty fellow; guy; jackanapes; lad; monstrosity; naughty boy; naughty child; ogre; pariah; pervert; rascal; rascals; rogue; scamp; scoundrel; skunk; slob; swine; ugly fellow; villain; wag; youth
-	jack; rapscallion; rascal; rogue; scalawag; scallywag; varlet
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
espiègle		arch; cute; mischievous; rascally; roguish; waggish
gamin		boy-like; boyish; child-like; childish; mischievous; naughty; playful; rascally; waggish
polisson		amiss; bad; boy-like; boyish; child-like; childish; currish; false; faulty; inaccurate; incorrect; mischievous; naughty; off; off target; playful; rascally; waggish; wrong; wrongly

Related Words for "knave":

knaves

Synonyms for "knave":

rogue; rascal; rapscallion; scalawag; scallywag; varlet; villain; scoundrel
jack; face card; picture card; court card

Related Definitions for "knave":

one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince¹
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel¹

Wiktionary Translations for knave:

knave

noun

playing card
- knave → valet
deceitful fellow
- knave → voyou; fourbe
archaic: boy; especially, boy servant
- knave → page

knave

noun

Carte
- valet → jack; knave

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• knave	→ valet	↔ Bauer — regional: der Bube oder Unter in verschiedenen Kartenspielen
• knave	→ garçon	↔ Knabe — gehoben, veraltend, süddeutsch: Kind männlichen Geschlechts
• knave	→ écuyer	↔ Knappe — Gehilfe und Lehrling eines Ritters

Related Translations for knaves

pack of knaves

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University