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121 hinterlistig
Adj. cunning, deceitful; underhanded; Methoden: auch underhand* * *treacherous (Adj.)* * *hịn|ter|lis|tig1. adj(= tückisch) crafty, cunning; (= verräterisch) treacherous; (= betrügerisch) deceitful2. adv(= tückisch) cunningly; (= betrügerisch) deceitfully* * *hin·ter·lis·tigI. adj deceitful, deceptive, crafty, shiftyII. adv deceitfully, deceptively, craftily, shiftilyaufs H\hinterlistigste in the most deceitful [or deceptive] [or crafty] [or shifty] way [or manner]* * *Adjektiv deceitful* * ** * *Adjektiv deceitful* * *adj.artful adj.deceitful adj.insidious adj. -
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* * *artistic (Adj.); artistical (Adj.); elaborate (Adj.)* * *kụnst|voll1. adjartistic; (= kompliziert) elaborate2. advelaborately* * *(very detailed or complicated: an elaborate design.) elaborate* * *kunst·vollI. adj ornate, elaborate, artisticII. adv ornately* * *1.Adjektiv ornate or elaborate and artistic; (kompliziert) elaborate2.1) ornately or elaborately and artistically2) (geschickt) skilfully* * ** * *1.Adjektiv ornate or elaborate and artistic; (kompliziert) elaborate2.1) ornately or elaborately and artistically2) (geschickt) skilfully* * *adj.artful adj.artistic adj. adv.artfully adv. -
123 schlau
I Adj. (klug) clever, shrewd; (listig) crafty; ein schlauer Fuchs umg. a crafty ( oder sly) customer; aus ihm werde ich nicht schlau umg. I can’t make him out; daraus werde ich nicht schlau umg. I can’t make head or tail of it; das war besonders schlau von dir iro. that was particularly clever on your part; schlaues Buch umg. reference book ( über + Akk on); was steht denn in deinem schlauen Buch? umg. what does your source of all wisdom say?; sich ein schlaues Leben machen make a cushy life for o.s., feather one’s nest; ein ganz Schlauer pej. SchlaubergerII Adv.: das hat er sich schlau ausgedacht! that was good thinking on his part* * *(klug) astute; knowing; shrewd; clever; smart;(listig) wily; crafty; foxy; artful; canny; vulpine; sly; cunning* * *[ʃlau]1. adjclever, smart; Mensch, Idee auch shrewd; (= gerissen) cunning, crafty, wily; Sprüche cleverer ist ein schláúer Kopf — he has a good head on his shoulders
ein schláúer Bursche — a crafty or cunning devil (inf)
ein schláúes Buch (inf) — a clever book
ich werde nicht schláú aus ihm/dieser Sache — I can't make him/it out
See:→ Fuchs2. advcleverlysie tut immer so schláú — she always thinks she's so clever or smart
etw schláú anfangen or anstellen — to manage sth cleverly
See:* * *1) (clever: an astute businessman.) astute2) shrewdly3) (showing good judgement; wise: a shrewd man; a shrewd choice.) shrewd4) slyly5) slily6) (cunning or deceitful: He sometimes behaves in rather a sly manner.) sly* * *[ʃlau]I. adj1. (clever) clever, shrewddu bist ein \schlaues Bürschlein! what a clever clogs you are! BRIT2. (gerissen) crafty, wilyein \schlauer Fuchs a sly foxein \schlauer Plan/Vorschlag an ingenious plan/suggestionaus jdm/etw \schlau werden to understand sb/sth, to understand what sb/sth is about famich werde nicht \schlau aus der Bedienungsanleitung I can't make head nor tail of the operating instructionsII. adv cleverly, shrewdly, craftily, ingeniously* * *1.1) shrewd; astute; (gerissen) wily; crafty; cunning2) (ugs.): (gescheit) clever; bright; smartaus etwas nicht schlau werden — (ugs.) not be able to make head or tail of something
2.aus jemandem nicht schlau werden — (ugs.) not be able to make somebody out; s. auch Buch 1)
adverbial shrewdly; astutely; (gerissen) craftily; cunningly* * *aus ihm werde ich nicht schlau umg I can’t make him out;daraus werde ich nicht schlau umg I can’t make head or tail of it;das war besonders schlau von dir iron that was particularly clever on your part;schlaues Buch umg reference book (über +akk on);was steht denn in deinem schlauen Buch? umg what does your source of all wisdom say?;sich ein schlaues Leben machen make a cushy life for o.s., feather one’s nest;B. adv:das hat er sich schlau ausgedacht! that was good thinking on his part* * *1.1) shrewd; astute; (gerissen) wily; crafty; cunning2) (ugs.): (gescheit) clever; bright; smartaus etwas nicht schlau werden — (ugs.) not be able to make head or tail of something
2.aus jemandem nicht schlau werden — (ugs.) not be able to make somebody out; s. auch Buch 1)
adverbial shrewdly; astutely; (gerissen) craftily; cunningly* * *adj.crafty adj.cunning adj.cute adj.foxy adj.shifty adj.shrewd adj.sly adj.wily adj. adv.cleverly adv.cunningly adv.cutely adv.shrewdly adv.slyly adv.smartly adv. -
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II Adv. lächeln etc.: impishly* * *artful* * *ver|schmịtzt [fɛɐ'ʃmɪtst]1. adjmischievous2. advmischievously* * *(playfully mischievous: He made a sly reference to my foolish mistake.) sly* * *ver·schmitzt[fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɪtst]\verschmitzt lächeln to smile mischievously/slyly, to give a mischievous/sly smile* * *1.Adjektiv mischievous; roguish2.adverbial mischievously; roguishly* * *A. adj arch, impish;verschmitztes Augenzwinkern twinkle in sb’s eyeB. adv lächeln etc: impishly* * *1.Adjektiv mischievous; roguish2.adverbial mischievously; roguishly -
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126 chytry
adj1) ( przebiegły) cunning, sly2) (pot) ( urządzenie) artful, ingenious; ( chciwy) greedychytry lis — (przen) cunning fox
* * *a.1. (= przebiegły) cunning, crafty, sly; chytry lis l. chytra sztuka (= spryciarz) crafty l. sly (old) fox; chytry jak lis l. wąż (as) sly as a fox.2. pot. (= skąpy) mean, cheap, stingy.3. żart. (= sprytnie pomyślany) clever, ingenious; chytra sztuczka clever trick.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > chytry
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127 lisi
adj. 1. [skóra, ferma] fox attr.; [nora, łapa, ogon] fox’s; [kołnierz, pelisa, czapka] fox (fur) attr. 2. [przebiegłość] fox-like, vulpine; [zamiary] treacherous; [wykręty] artful; [uśmiech] sly, cunning, crafty- było coś lisiego w jego spojrzeniu he had a cunning look about him* * *a.1. (= odnoszący się do lisa) fox; lisia czapa l. czapka (= otoczka wokół Księżyca) halo round the moon.2. (= zrobiony z futra z lisa) fox-fur.3. przen. (= właściwy komuś przebiegłemu) foxy, sly.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > lisi
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128 podstępny
* * *a.deceitful, scheming; ( o oszuście) artful; (o grze, zamiarach) insidious; ( o praktykach) underhand; ( o pytaniach) nasty; (o konstrukcji, urządzeniu) tricky.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > podstępny
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