faire le malin
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛʁ lə ma.lɛ̃/
Verb
- (informal) to get wise, get cute, to act smart, to try to be clever, to be impertinent
- Synonyms: frimer, se la péter, faire le fier
- Tu feras moins le malin quand la police se sera rendue compte que tu leur as menti. ― You'll be laughing on the other side of your face when the police find out you've been lying to them.
Usage notes
This verb is usually translated by "show off" in translation dictionaries, but this is inaccurate.
Derived terms
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