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1 devious
adjective1) (winding) verschlungen2) (unscrupulous, insincere) verschlagen [Person]; hinterhältig [Person, Methode, Tat]* * *['di:viəs](not direct; not straightforward: We climbed the hill by a devious route; He used devious methods to get what he wanted.) abwegig- academic.ru/86144/deviously">deviously- deviousness* * *de·vi·ous[ˈdi:viəs]to take a \devious route einen Umweg fahren* * *['diːvɪəs]adj1) (= deceitful, sly) person verschlagen, hinterhältig; means, method hinterhältig, krumm (inf); business, plan, game, attempt trickreichby devious means — auf die krumme Tour (inf)
his/her devious mind — seine/ihre verschlungenen Gehirnwindungen
2) (= tortuous) route, way gewunden* * *devious [ˈdiːvjəs; -vıəs] adj (adv deviously)1. abwegig, irrig, falsch (Argumente etc):devious step Fehltritt m2. gewunden (auch fig):take a devious route einen Umweg machen3. umherirrend4. verschlagen, unaufrichtig, falsch:by devious means auf krummen Wegen, hintenherum (beide umg)5. abgelegen (Küsten etc)* * *adjective1) (winding) verschlungen2) (unscrupulous, insincere) verschlagen [Person]; hinterhältig [Person, Methode, Tat]* * *adj.abwegig adj. -
2 wangle
1. 2. nounKniff, derby a wangle — durch Schiebung (ugs.)
* * *['wæŋɡl](to obtain or achieve (something) by trickery: He got us seats for the concert - I don't know how he wangled it.) deichseln* * *wan·gle[ˈwæŋgl̩]vt ( fam)she managed to \wangle an invitation to his house es gelang ihr, sich eine Einladung zu ihm nach Hause zu verschaffen* * *['wŋgl] (inf)1. nSchiebung f (inf), Mauschelei f (inf)I think we can arrange some sort of wangle — ich glaube, wir können es so hinbiegen (inf) or hindrehen (inf)
2. vtjob, ticket etc organisieren (inf), verschaffento wangle sb in — jdn reinschleusen (inf)
he'll wangle it for you — er wird das schon für dich drehen (inf) or deichseln (inf)
* * *wangle [ˈwæŋɡl] umgA v/twangle one’s way out of → B2. eine Abrechnung etc fälschen frisieren umg3. etwasb) herausschinden umg:she has wangled herself a salary increase sie hat eine Gehaltserhöhung für sich herausgeschlagen umg;wangle a penalty (Fußball) einen Elfmeter schinden4. etwas ergaunern:5. jemanden verleiten:wangle sb into doing sth jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun6. wangle sb into a gang jemanden in eine Bande einschleusenC s1. Kniff m, Trick m2. Gaunerei f* * *1. 2. nounKniff, derby a wangle — durch Schiebung (ugs.)
* * *v.drehen v.hinkriegen v.
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