Varlet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɑːɹlɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɑːlɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɑːlɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɑːɹlɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

knave rascal rogue scalawag rapscallion scallywag page

Word Forms

rascally

adjective

lacking principles or scruples; ; - W.M. Thackaray

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Knecht

ein betrügerischer und unzuverlässiger Schurke

🇫🇷French

valet

un scélérat trompeur et peu fiable

🇪🇸Spanish

truhán

un sinvergüenza engañoso y poco confiable

🇮🇹Italian

cameriere

un mascalzone ingannevole e inaffidabile

🇷🇺Russian

слуга

лживый и ненадежный негодяй

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वार्लिट

एक धोखेबाज और अविश्वसनीय बदमाश

🇮🇳Tamil

வார்லெட்

ஒரு வஞ்சகமான மற்றும் நம்பமுடியாத அயோக்கியன்

🇮🇳Telugu

వార్లెట్

ఒక మోసపూరిత మరియు నమ్మదగని దుష్టుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

वरलेट

एक कपटी आणि अविश्वसनीय बदमाश

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾರ್ಲೆಟ್

ಮೋಸದ ಮತ್ತು ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಾರ್ಹವಲ್ಲದ ದುಷ್ಟ

🇵🇰Urdu

ورلیٹ

ایک دھوکہ باز اور ناقابل اعتبار بدمعاش

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

瓦尔莱特

不可靠的骗子

🇯🇵Japanese

バレー

欺瞞的で信頼できない悪党

🇰🇷Korean

악한

기만적이고 믿을 수 없는 악당

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người hầu

một tên vô lại lừa dối và không đáng tin cậy

🇹🇭Thai

คนรับใช้

คนโกงที่หลอกลวงและไม่น่าเชื่อถือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelacur

bajingan yang penipu dan tidak dapat diandalkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فارليت

وغد مخادع وغير موثوق به

🇮🇷Persian

وارلت

یک شرور فریبکار و غیرقابل اعتماد

🇹🇷Turkish

küçük adam

aldatıcı ve güvenilmez bir alçak

🇮🇱Hebrew

דלי

נבל מרמה ולא אמין

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