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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgentalha
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʒẽ-ta-ʎɐ
"Ele olhava para toda aquela gentalha com desprezo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Disreputable or undesirable people of low social status.
"The exclusive club employs strict security to keep out the riff-raff." - 2
Worthless objects, rubbish, or refuse.
"He cleared out all the old riff-raff from the garage to make space."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late Middle English period from the Old French phrase 'rif et raf', meaning 'one and all' or 'completely', the term originally denoted sweepings or refuse. Over the centuries, its meaning shifted through reduplication to disparagingly refer to people of disreputable character or low social standing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Riff-raff" is said worldwide
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racaille
Transliteration: ra-ka-ij
"Il ne veut pas de cette racaille dans son quartier."
Gesindel
Transliteration: ge-zin-del
"Er wollte das ganze Gesindel nicht auf seiner Party haben."
canaglia
Transliteration: ka-na-ʎa
"La polizia ha cercato di ripulire la zona da quella canaglia."
chusma
Transliteration: tʃuz-ma
"El portero no dejó entrar a la chusma al evento."
gentalha
Transliteration: ʒẽ-ta-ʎɐ
"Ele olhava para toda aquela gentalha com desprezo."
तुच्छ लोग
Transliteration: tucch log
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अभिजात वर्ग उस इलाके में तुच्छ लोगों को नहीं आने देता।"
下流之辈
Transliteration: xià liú zhī bèi
Script: 中文汉字
"保安把那些下流之辈赶出了大厅。"
불량배
Transliteration: bullyangbae
Script: 한국어 한글
"경비원은 그 불량배들이 클럽에 들어오는 것을 막았다."
下司
Transliteration: gesu
Script: 日本語
"警備員は会場から下司な連中を締め出した。"
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