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1 cunning
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2 manoeuvre
[mə'nuːvə(r)] 1. (US maneuver) vtto manoeuvre sth into — ulokować ( perf) coś w +loc
to manoeuvre sth out of — wydostać ( perf) or wydobyć ( perf) coś z +gen
2. n ( fig)to manoeuvre sb into doing sth — pokierować ( perf) kimś tak, żeby coś zrobił
manewr m* * *[mə'nu:və] 1. noun1) (a planned movement (of troops, ships, aircraft, vehicles etc): Can you perform all the manoeuvres required by the driving test?) manewr2) (a skilful or cunning plan or action: His appointment was the result of many cunning manoeuvres.) intryga, podchody2. verb(to (cause to) perform manoeuvres: She had difficulty manoeuvring her car into the narrow space.) manewrować -
3 belie
[bɪ'laɪ]vt* * *present participle - belying; verb(to give a false idea or impression of (something): His innocent face belies his cunning.) zadawać kłam, maskować -
4 craft
[krɑːft]n( weaving etc) rękodzieło nt; ( journalism etc) sztuka f; ( skill) biegłość f; ( pl inv) ( boat) statek m; ( plane) samolot m* * *1) (an art or skill: the craft of wood-carving.) sztuka, rzemiosło2) ((plural craft) a boat or ship: sailing craft.) łódź, statek3) (cunning or trickery: craft and deceit.) przebiegłość•- crafty- craftily
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6 engine
['ɛndʒɪn]n ( AUT)* * *['en‹in] 1. noun1) (a machine in which heat or other energy is used to produce motion: The car has a new engine.) silnik, motor2) (a railway engine: He likes to sit in a seat facing the engine.) lokomotywa•- engineer 2. verb(to arrange by skill or by cunning means: He engineered my promotion.) przeprowadzić -
7 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) żyć z kombinowania -
8 shifty
['ʃɪftɪ]adjchytry, przebiegły* * *adjective (looking cunning and dishonest: I don't trust him - he has a very shifty look.) nie budzący zaufania, podejrzany -
9 sly
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10 subtle
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11 wily
['waɪlɪ]adjprzebiegły, chytry* * *(crafty, cunning, sly etc: a wily old fox; He is too wily for the police to catch him.) przebiegły- wiliness
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Cunning — Cun ning (k[u^]n n[i^]ng), a. [AS. cunnan to know, to be able. See 1st {Con}, {Can}.] 1. Knowing; skillful; dexterous. A cunning workman. Ex. xxxviii. 23. [1913 Webster] Tis beauty truly blent, whose red and white Nature s own sweet and cunning… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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cunning — [kun′iŋ] adj. [ME, having skill, knowing < prp. of cunnen, to know: see CAN1] 1. Now Rare skillful or clever 2. skillful in deception; sly; crafty 3. made or done with skill or ingenuity ☆ 4. attractive or pretty in a delicate way; cute n … English World 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
cunning — cun|ning1 [ˈkʌnıŋ] adj [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Present participle of cun to know , an early form of can; CAN1] 1.) someone who is cunning is clever and good at deceiving people in order to get what they want = ↑crafty ▪ a cunning opponent 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English