Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to a clever person, a one and a half as clever person”; "to each clever person, there is a corresponding one and a half as clever person".
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /a ma.lɛ̃ | ma.lɛ̃ e d(ə).mi/
Proverb[edit]
à malin, malin et demi
- one will always find a cleverer or stronger person than oneself
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