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1 unscrupulous
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2 unscrupulous
adjective* * ** * *un·scru·pu·lous[ʌnˈskru:pjələs]\unscrupulous dealings/methods skrupellose Machenschaften/Methoden* * *[ʌn'skruːpjʊləs]adjperson, behaviour skrupellos, gewissenloshe is unscrupulous where money is concerned — er ist skrupellos or gewissenlos, wenn es um Geld geht
* * *unscrupulous adj (adv unscrupulously) skrupel-, bedenken-, gewissenlos* * *adjective* * *adj.gewissenlos adj.hemmungslos adj.skrupellos adj. -
3 unscrupulous
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4 cowboy
nounCowboy, der; (Brit. coll.): (unscrupulous businessman, tradesman, etc.) Betrüger, der* * *noun (in the United States, a man who looks after cattle on a ranch.) der Cowboy* * *ˈcow·boyI. nto play \cowboys and Indians ≈ Räuber und Gendarm spielen* * *A s1. Cowboy m:play cowboys and Indians Cowboy und Indianer spielen2. Aus Kuhjunge m, Kuhhirt m3. Br umg (Berufs)Pfuscher m pej:a firm of cowboy builders eine windige BaufirmaB adj Cowboy…:C v/i AUTO Br umg rücksichtslos fahren* * *nounCowboy, der; (Brit. coll.): (unscrupulous businessman, tradesman, etc.) Betrüger, der* * *n.Kuhhirt -en m. -
5 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. -
6 gátlástalan
(DE) hemmungslos; orgastisch; skrupellos; (EN) hell-bent; intemperate; machiavellian; stick-at-nothing; uninhibited; unscrupulous -
7 lelkiismeretlen
(DE) Gewissenlosigkeit {e}; bedenkenlos; gewissenlos; unverantwortlich; (EN) conscienceless; have no conscience; unconscientious; unconscionable; unprincipled; unscrupulous
См. также в других словарях:
unscrupulous — un‧scru‧pu‧lous [ʌnˈskruːpjləs] adjective behaving in an unfair or dishonest way: • Workers unity is the only force which protects working people against exploitation by unscrupulous employers. unscrupulously adverb * * * unscrupulous UK US… … Financial and business terms
Unscrupulous — Un*scru pu*lous, a. Not scrupulous; unprincipled. {Un*scru pu*lous*ly}, adv. {Un*scru pu*lous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unscrupulous — I adjective base, conscienceless, corrupt, crooked, deceitful, dishonest, dishonorable, disingenuous, faithless, false, fraudulent, immoral, inequitable, iniquitous, lawless, perfidious, profligate, questionable, roguish, ruthless, shifty, sly,… … Law dictionary
unscrupulous — (adj.) 1803, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + SCRUPULOUS (Cf. scrupulous) … Etymology dictionary
unscrupulous — [adj] immoral arrant, base, casuistic, conscienceless, corrupt, crafty, crooked, deceitful, degraded, degrading, disgraceful, dishonest, dishonorable, exploitative, illegal, improper, low down*, mercenary, perfidious, petty, questionable,… … New thesaurus
unscrupulous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ without moral scruples. DERIVATIVES unscrupulously adverb unscrupulousness noun … English terms dictionary
unscrupulous — [unskro͞o′pyə ləs] adj. not scrupulous; not restrained by ideas of right and wrong; unprincipled unscrupulously adv. unscrupulousness n … English World dictionary
unscrupulous — adj. 1) unscrupulous in (unscrupulous in his business dealings) 2) unscrupulous to + inf. (it was unscrupulous of their lawyer to withhold evidence) * * * [ʌn skruːpjʊləs] unscrupulous to + inf. (it was unscrupulous of their lawyer to withhold… … Combinatory dictionary
unscrupulous — un•scru•pu•lous [[t]ʌnˈskru pyə ləs[/t]] adj. not scrupulous; not restrained by scruples; unprincipled: unscrupulous business dealings[/ex] • Etymology: 1795–1805 un•scru′pu•lous•ly, adv. un•scru′pu•lous•ness, ˈlɒs ɪ ti n. syn: unscrupulous,… … From formal English to slang
unscrupulous — unscrupulously, adv. unscrupulousness, unscrupulosity /un skrooh pyeuh los i tee/, n. /un skrooh pyeuh leuhs/, adj. not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled. [1795 1805; UN 1 + SCRUPULOUS] Syn. UNSCRUPULOUS,… … Universalium
unscrupulous — [[t]ʌnskru͟ːpjʊləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person as unscrupulous, you are critical of the fact that they are prepared to act in a dishonest or immoral way in order to get what they want. These kids are being exploited by… … English dictionary