débrouillard
French
editEtymology
editFrom débrouiller + -ard.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdébrouillard (feminine débrouillarde, masculine plural débrouillards, feminine plural débrouillardes)
- resourceful, self-reliant, able to cope, crafty, wily
Derived terms
editNoun
editdébrouillard m (plural débrouillards)
- resourceful person, hustler
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “débrouillard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.