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Feelim is a man of forty-five years, wiry, slender, and as cunning as a fox... (S. O'Casey, ‘Oak Leaves and Lavender’, act I) — Филим - мужчина сорока пяти лет, стройный, жилистый и хитрый как лиса.
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as clever/cunning as a fox хитрый как лисаDon't trust your boss! He's as cunning as a fox!
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > as cunning as a fox
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xитpый кaк лиcaFeelim is a man of forty-five years, wiry, slender, and as cunning as a fox (S. O"Casey) -
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(as) cunning ( або sly) as a fox хитрий як лисиця, як змій, як чортEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > (as) cunning as a fox
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Хитрый как лисDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > As cunning as a fox
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12 we attribute courage to the lion and cunning to the fox
Макаров: мы приписываем храбрость льву, а хитрость лисеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > we attribute courage to the lion and cunning to the fox
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cunning ['kʌnɪŋ]∎ he's as cunning as a fox il est rusé comme un renard2 nounⓘ I have a cunning plan La série télévisée comique Blackadder a été diffusée pendant de nombreuses années en Grande-Bretagne. Baldrick, qui en était l'un des personnages principaux et qui était particulièrement stupide, inventait toujours des stratagèmes qu'il présentait à son maître précédés de la formule I have a cunning plan ("J'ai un plan des plus ingénieux"). Aujourd'hui on utilise cette phrase sur le mode humoristique en référence à la série télévisée ou bien lorsque quelqu'un est sur le point d'expliquer un projet qu'il a conçu. -
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1. nounSchläue, die; Gerissenheit, die2. adjectiveschlau; gerissen* * *1. adjective1) (sly; clever in a deceitful way: cunning tricks.) listig2) (clever: a cunning device.) klug2. noun(slyness or deceitful cleverness: full of cunning.) die Klugheit- academic.ru/85913/cunningly">cunningly* * *cun·ning[ˈkʌnɪŋ]I. adjit was \cunning of the managing director to... es war ziemlich clever von dem Geschäftsführer,...to develop \cunning defences raffinierte Schutzmechanismen entwickelna \cunning look ein listiger Blicka \cunning plan ein gerissener Plan3.▶ to be as \cunning as a fox ein schlauer Fuchs seinto show a bit of \cunning sich akk klug anstellen* * *['kʌnɪŋ]1. n(= cleverness) Schlauheit f, Listigkeit f, Gerissenheit f; (liter = skill) (Kunst)fertigkeit f, Geschick nt2. adj1) plan schlau; person schlau, gerissen; smile, expression verschmitzt, verschlagen (pej); (= ingenious) gadget schlau or clever (inf) ausgedacht* * *cunning [ˈkʌnıŋ]A adj (adv cunningly)1. obs geschickt2. schlau, listig, gerissen:3. US umg niedlich, süß (Baby etc)B s1. obs Geschicklichkeit f2. Schlauheit f, List(igkeit) f, Gerissenheit f3. SPORT Spielwitz m* * *1. nounSchläue, die; Gerissenheit, die2. adjectiveschlau; gerissen* * *adj.listig adj.schlau adj. n.Hinterlist f. -
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1. [ʹkʌnıŋ] n1. хитрость, коварство, лукавствоto play cunning - разг. лукавить, хитрить
2. редк. уменье, ловкость, искусство2. [ʹkʌnıŋ] athe old sculptor's hand never lost its cunning - рука старого скульптора не утратила мастерства
1. коварный, хитрый, лукавый2. искусно сделанныйa cunning gadget - хитроумный прибор, хитрая штуковина
3. амер. разг. прелестный, привлекательный; интересный, пикантный4. арх. умелый, ловкий -
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1 ეშმაკი, გაქნილი, ქვეშქვეშაa cunning policy ეშმაკური / ვერაგული პოლიტიკა2 ნიჭიერი, მოხერხებულიa cunning workman კვალიფიცირებული / გერგილიანი მუშა(კი)3 სიეშმაკე, ეშმაკობა -
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it was \cunning of the managing director to... es war ziemlich clever von dem Geschäftsführer,...;to develop \cunning defences raffinierte Schutzmechanismen entwickeln;a \cunning look ein listiger Blick;a \cunning plan ein gerissener PlanPHRASES:to be as \cunning as a fox ein schlauer Fuchs sein nto show a bit of \cunning sich akk klug anstellen -
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1. adjective1) (sly; clever in a deceitful way: cunning tricks.) slu, listig2) (clever: a cunning device.) lur, flink2. noun(slyness or deceitful cleverness: full of cunning.) sluhet, listighetlistig--------lur--------slu--------utspekulert--------yndigIsubst. \/ˈkʌnɪŋ\/1) sluhet, list2) ( gammeldags) dyktighet, ferdighet, flinkhetIIadj. \/ˈkʌnɪŋ\/1) slu, listig, utspekulert2) (amer., hverdagslig) søt, deilig, nett, god3) ( gammeldags) dyktig, flink
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as cunning as a fox — very sly, very clever, shrewd … English contemporary dictionary
Cunning — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Cunning >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cunning cunning craft Sgm: N 1 cunningness cunningness craftiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 subtlety subtlety artificiality Sgm: N 1 maneuvering maneuvering … English dictionary for students
Fox — (Heb. shu al, a name derived from its digging or burrowing under ground), the Vulpes thaleb, or Syrian fox, the only species of this animal indigenous to Palestine. It burrows, is silent and solitary in its habits, is destructive to vineyards … Easton's Bible Dictionary
fox´like´ — fox «foks», noun, verb. –n. 1. a wild animal related to the dog, having a pointed muzzle and bushy tail. Foxes are flesh eating mammals smaller than wolves. In many stories the fox gets the better of other animals by his cunning. 2. its fur. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
Fox — (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[ u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fox and geese — Fox Fox (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[ u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fox bat — Fox Fox (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[ u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fox bolt — Fox Fox (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[ u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fox brush — Fox Fox (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[ u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fox evil — Fox Fox (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[ u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fox grape — Fox Fox (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[ u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English