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yokel

/ˈjəʊ.kəl/

/ˈjoʊ.kəl/

Translations

yokelnoun

yokels

/ˈjəʊ.kəl/

/ˈjoʊ.kəl/

péquenaudPéjoratif ; désigne une personne de la campagne jugée peu raffinée ou naïve.

The city dwellers often referred to him as a yokel because of his rural accent and simple mannerisms.

Les citadins le traitaient souvent de péquenaud à cause de son accent rural et de ses manières simples.

Additional translations

ploucFamilier et péjoratif ; emploi courant pour une personne jugée grossière ou peu sophistiquée.

Synonyms

country bumpkin

yokeladjective

/ˈjəʊ.kəl/

/ˈjoʊ.kəl/

Used attributively before a noun to indicate a rustic or unsophisticated quality.

rustiqueS'emploie pour évoquer ce qui est caractéristique des gens de la campagne, avec une nuance familière ou péjorative selon le contexte.

They told yokel jokes in a broad country accent.

Ils racontaient des blagues rustiques avec un fort accent de la campagne.

yokelnoun

A person from the countryside who is considered to be unsophisticated or lacking in social graces.

The city dwellers often referred to him as a yokel because of his rural accent and simple mannerisms.

An unsophisticated or gullible person, often regarded with condescension, whether or not they are from the countryside.

Don't be such a yokel; they'll take advantage of you.

yokeladjective

Characteristic of rural, unsophisticated people; rustic.

They told yokel jokes in a broad country accent.