faire le malin
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Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (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 edit
This verb is usually translated by "show off" in translation dictionaries, but this is inaccurate.