Sainte-maline (en. Saint-maline)
/sɛ̃t malin/
Slang Meanings
To be very intelligent in a cunning way.
This crook is really clever; he always knows what to do.
Cet escroc est vraiment sainte-maline, il sait toujours quoi faire.
To refer to someone who always finds complicated solutions.
He found another clever solution to a simple problem.
Il a encore trouvé une solution sainte-maline à un problème simple.