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1 cunning
['kʌnɪŋ] 1.2) (clever) [trick, plot, device] abile2.* * *1. adjective1) (sly; clever in a deceitful way: cunning tricks.) furbo2) (clever: a cunning device.) astuto2. noun(slyness or deceitful cleverness: full of cunning.) astuzia* * *cunning /ˈkʌnɪŋ/A a.1 astuto; furbo; scaltroB n. [u]astuzia; furberiacunninglyavv.astutamente.* * *['kʌnɪŋ] 1.2) (clever) [trick, plot, device] abile2. -
2 sly
[slaɪ]1) spreg. (cunning) furbo, scaltro2) (secretive) [smile, look] d'intesa••on the sly — colloq. alla chetichella, di nascosto
* * *1) (cunning or deceitful: He sometimes behaves in rather a sly manner.) astuto2) (playfully mischievous: He made a sly reference to my foolish mistake.) allusivo•- slyly- slily
- slyness* * *[slaɪ](wily) astuto (-a), scaltro (-a), (secretive) furtivo (-a), (mischievous: trick) birbone (-a), (smile) sornione (-a), malizioso (-a)2. non the sly — di nascosto, di soppiatto
* * *sly /slaɪ/a.1 astuto; furbo; scaltro; malizioso2 furtivo; sornione; allusivo; d'intesa: a sly look, un'occhiata d'intesa; a sly remark, un'osservazione allusiva3 birichino; sbarazzino; scherzoso● (fig.) a sly dog, un furbacchione; un sornione □ (fig.) a sly old fox, una vecchia volpe □ on the sly, alla chetichella; di nascosto; in segreto; di soppiattoslyly avv. slyness n. [u].* * *[slaɪ]1) spreg. (cunning) furbo, scaltro2) (secretive) [smile, look] d'intesa••on the sly — colloq. alla chetichella, di nascosto
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3 wily
['waɪlɪ]aggettivo astuto, scaltrowily old fox — colloq. vecchia volpe, volpone
* * *(crafty, cunning, sly etc: a wily old fox; He is too wily for the police to catch him.) astuto, furbo- wiliness* * *wily /ˈwaɪlɪ/a.astuto; furbo; scaltro● (fig.) a wily old fox, una vecchia volpe; un furbo di tre cotte.* * *['waɪlɪ]aggettivo astuto, scaltrowily old fox — colloq. vecchia volpe, volpone
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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
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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
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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
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