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riffraff

riff·raff

The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or positionThe rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.

/ˈɹɪfɹæf/

Значение

значений: 2

(пренебрежительное, разговорное, неисчисляемое, обычно)The rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.
They started charging a modest fee in an effort to keep the riffraff out.
Pöbel, Plebs, gemeines Volk
че́рньčérnʹ, сбро́дsbród, бы́длоbýdlo
(разговорное, неисчисляемое, обычно)Sweepings; refuse.

Ещё определения

disparaging terms for the common people

Переводы

языков: 7

Русский

the rabble:

Deutsch

the rabble:

Происхождение

From Old French rif et raf (“one and all”), of Germanic origin. The first word is from rif

From Old French rif et raf (“one and all”), of Germanic origin. The first word is from rifler (“to scrape off”) and the last is from raffler, related to rafler (“to plunder”).

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