Talk:finagle
Latest comment: 13 years ago by Nbarth in topic In common french , "magouiller" & "truander" exist
In common french , "magouiller" & "truander" exist[edit]
and are widely used (cf p. 608 & 1038 of "Le Petit Larousse 2008) .
"Truand" is a very old french "argot" word ( cf François Villon's ballads) , and "truander" can be found in old dictionnaries. Maybe not very euphonic, but no more than "finagle".
As for "magouiller" , I think it comes from the italian "lavorare a maglia" : patiently and deftly knitting up a "combinazione" ... T.y. Arapaima 10:02, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
- Merci!
- I’ve added these as appropriate.
- BTW, compare English truant to French truand.
- —Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 12:27, 27 January 2011 (UTC)