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1 deceitful
adj. bedräglig, svekfull* * *adjective (deceiving or insincere: She's such a deceitful child!) bedräglig, svekfull -
2 cunning
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3 deceit
n. bedrägeri* * *[di'si:t]((an act of) deceiving: She was too honest to be capable of deceit.) bedrägeri, svek- deceitfully
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4 dishonest
adj. ohederlig, oärlig* * *[dis'onist](not honest; deceitful: She was dishonest about her qualifications when she applied for the job.) oärlig- dishonesty -
5 double-cross
verb (to betray (someone for whom one has already arranged to do something deceitful).) spela dubbelspel med, lura -
6 foxy
adj. slug, listig, rävaktig* * *1) (clever in a deceitful way: He's a foxy fellow.) slug, listig2) (like a fox: She had rather foxy features.) rävlik, rävaktig -
7 sly
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8 sneak
n. smygande; skvallerbytta (slang); tjuv; lurifax--------v. smyga; smyga sig iväg, försöka dra sig ur något; skvallra (slang); sno, smussla (slang)* * *[sni:k] 1. verb1) (to go quietly and secretly, especially for a dishonest purpose: He must have sneaked into my room when no-one was looking and stolen the money.) smyga2) (to take secretly: He sneaked the letter out of her drawer.) smyga, smussla2. noun(a mean, deceitful person, especially a telltale.) skvallerbytta- sneakers- sneaking
- sneaky
- sneakiness
См. также в других словарях:
Deceitful — De*ceit ful, a. Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere. [1913 Webster] Harboring foul deceitful thoughts. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deceitful — index collusive, colorable (specious), deceptive, delusive, devious, dishonest, disingenuous, evasive … Law dictionary
deceitful — mid 15c., from DECEIT (Cf. deceit) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Deceitfully; deceitfulness … Etymology dictionary
deceitful — *dishonest, mendacious, lying, untruthful Analogous words: crafty, tricky, wily, guileful, foxy, insidious, cunning, *sly, artful: underhand, underhanded, stealthy, furtive, clandestine (see SECRET): *crooked, devious, oblique: delusory,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deceitful — [adj] dishonest, insincere artful, astucious, astute, beguiling, clandestine, counterfeit, crafty, cunning, deceiving, deceptive, delusive, delusory, designing, disingenuous, double dealing, duplicitous, fallacious, false, feline, foxy,… … New thesaurus
deceitful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ acting to deceive others. DERIVATIVES deceitfully adverb deceitfulness noun … English terms dictionary
deceitful — [dē sēt′fəl, disēt′fəl] adj. 1. tending to deceive; apt to lie or cheat 2. intended to deceive; deceptive; false SYN. DISHONEST deceitfully adv. deceitfulness n … English World dictionary
deceitful — adj. deceitful to + inf. (it was deceitful to say such things behind her back) * * * [dɪ siːtf(ə)l] deceitful to + inf. (it was deceitful to say such things behind her back) … Combinatory dictionary
deceitful — [[t]dɪsi͟ːtfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is deceitful, you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true. They claimed the government had been deceitful... The ambassador called… … English dictionary
deceitful — adjective Date: 15th century having a tendency or disposition to deceive: a. not honest < a deceitful child > b. deceptive, misleading < deceitful advertising > Synonyms: see dishonest • deceitfully adverb • … New Collegiate Dictionary
deceitful — deceitfully, adv. deceitfulness, n. /di seet feuhl/, adj. 1. given to deceiving: A deceitful person cannot keep friends for long. 2. intended to deceive; misleading; fraudulent: a deceitful action. [1400 50; late ME; see DECEIT, FUL] Syn. 1.… … Universalium