scallywag in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for scallywag in the English»Italian Dictionary

scallywag [Brit ˈskalɪwaɡ, Am ˈskæləˌwæɡ, ˈskæliˌwæɡ] N

1. scallywag inf:

scallywag (rascal) (child)

birbante mf

scallywag (adult)

mascalzone m / mascalzona f

2. scallywag Am HISTORY:

scallywag pej

= al termine della guerra di secessione, sudista favorevole alla riconciliazione con gli stati del nord

Translations for scallywag in the Italian»English Dictionary

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essere una buona lana

to be a rascal or a scallywag

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I used to be a bit of a scallywag.

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We no longer have a war on drugs; we now have a war on scallywags.

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For these sins, they were acted as wooden curmudgeons, in contrast to the loveable scallywags next door who admitted to benefit fraud in the most charmingly impish way.

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There is always a debate about whether scallywags and scoundrels use privacy laws to conceal their wrongdoing.

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Stay away from me pot of gold ya bleeding scallywags!

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Scallywag was, however, the very opposite of a reliable source.

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That dastardly unsavoury chap -- he's such a scallywag!

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Despite the occasional scallywag, this lively account of largely forgotten men comes down heavily in favour of the latter proposition.

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Scallywag's done a lot of yachting this year, a lot of sailing.

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I was immediately drawn to a couple of scallywags.

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