Ruffian
//ˈɹʌfi.ən//
Translations of "ruffian" (21 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | грубиян(scoundrel, rascal), хулиган(scoundrel, rascal) | grubijan, huligan | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 痞子(scoundrel, rascal) | pǐzi | |
| Dutch | schelm(scoundrel, rascal), schurk(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| Finnish | rettelöijä(scoundrel, rascal), räyhääjä(scoundrel, rascal), öykkäri(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| French | brute(scoundrel, rascal), rufian(scoundrel, rascal), voyou(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| Galician | arrufado(scoundrel, rascal), arrufainado(scoundrel, rascal), bagaxeiro(scoundrel, rascal), francante(scoundrel, rascal), gallofo(scoundrel, rascal), mandito(scoundrel, rascal), moinante(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| German | Raubein(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| Greek | κακούργος(scoundrel, rascal) | kakoúrgos | |
| Irish | bithiúnach(scoundrel, rascal), ruifíneach(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| Italian | facinoroso(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| Khmer | អ្នកលេងកាប់ចាក់(scoundrel, rascal) | neak leeŋ kap cak | |
| Macedonian | грубијан(scoundrel, rascal) | grubijan | |
| Norwegian | bølle(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| Plautdietsch | Ruchull(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| Polish | artysta(scoundrel, rascal), artystka(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| Portuguese | rufião(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| Russian | буя́н(scoundrel, rascal), негодя́й(scoundrel, rascal), хулига́н(scoundrel, rascal) | buján, negodjáj, xuligán | |
| Serbo-Croatian | grubìjān(scoundrel, rascal), silèdžija(scoundrel, rascal), грубѝја̄н(scoundrel, rascal), силѐџија(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| Spanish | rufián(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| Swedish | lymmel(scoundrel, rascal), rackare(scoundrel, rascal), skurk(scoundrel, rascal), slyngel(scoundrel, rascal) | — | |
| Yiddish | כוליגאַן(scoundrel, rascal) | khuligan |
schelm, schurk
rettelöijä, räyhääjä, öykkäri
brute, rufian, voyou
arrufado, arrufainado, bagaxeiro, francante, gallofo, mandito, moinante
Raubein
bithiúnach, ruifíneach
facinoroso
bølle
Ruchull
artysta, artystka
rufião
grubìjān, silèdžija, грубѝја̄н, силѐџија
rufián
lymmel, rackare, skurk, slyngel
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