"malin comme un singe" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /ma.lɛ̃ kɔm œ̃ sɛ̃ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-malin comme un singe.wav Forms: maligne comme un singe [feminine], malins comme des singes [masculine, plural], malignes comme des singes [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=maligne comme un singe|fp=malignes comme des singes|mp=malins comme des singes}} malin comme un singe (feminine maligne comme un singe, masculine plural malins comme des singes, feminine plural malignes comme des singes)
  1. (simile) smart as a whip (very smart, very shrewd, very clever)
    Sense id: en-malin_comme_un_singe-fr-adj-4Ie8liCp Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes

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