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malin comme un singe

French, adjective/ma.lɛ̃ kɔm œ̃ sɛ̃ʒ/

malin comme un singe is a French adjective meaning “smart as a whip (very smart, very shrewd, very clever)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Astucieux”.

What does malin comme un singe mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    smart as a whip (very smart, very shrewd, very clever)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Astucieux.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of malin comme un singe

  • maligne comme un singe feminine
  • malins comme des singes masculine plural
  • malignes comme des singes feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce malin comme un singe?

  • /ma.lɛ̃ kɔm œ̃ sɛ̃ʒ/
  • \ma.lɛ̃ kɔ.m‿œ̃ sɛ̃ʒ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.