gamine
gamine · gamines
беспризорница, проказница
A street urchin; a homeless girlA (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
/ɡæˈmiːn/
» Tom once described Mary as having a gamine look.
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2 sensesA (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
беспризо́рницаbesprizórnica
a homeless girl who roams the streets
A mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman.
прока́зницаprokáznica
Examples
1 sentencesTom once described Mary as having a gamine look.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
a female street urchin; a homeless girl:
a mischievous, playful, elfish, pert girl or young woman:
Origin
Borrowed from French gamine.Borrowed from French gamine.
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