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1 sly
1. a хитрый, ловкий; пронырливый2. a лукавый, озорной3. a коварный4. a тайный, скрытыйby sly degrees — потихоньку, исподволь
on the sly — тайком, потихоньку, украдкой
Синонимический ряд:1. artful (adj.) artful; conniving; crafty; deceitful; deceptive; deep; foxy; guileful; scheming; subdolous; subtle; tricky; vulpine; wily2. clever (adj.) adroit; clever; cunning; dexterous; ingenious; slim3. faithless (adj.) dishonorable; dishonourable; double-dealing; faithless; traitorous; treacherous4. secretive (adj.) clandestine; elusive; evasive; furtive; insidious; secret; secretive; stealthy; surreptitious; underhand5. sharp (adj.) canny; shady; sharp; shifty; slick; slippery; smooth6. shrewd (adj.) astute; calculating; designing; intelligent; shrewd; smart7. sneak (verb) creep; glide; gumshoe; lurk; pussyfoot; shirk; skulk; slide; slink; slip; sneak; stealАнтонимический ряд:frank; guileless; obvious; open; simple; undesigning -
2 silent
['saɪlənt]прил.1)а) безмолвный, молчащийto be / keep / remain / stay silent — молчать; хранить молчание
The audience fell silent. — Публика замолчала.
б) немой; неозвученныйв) безмолвный, лишённый звуков; бесшумныйsilent house — дом, погрузившийся в тишину
The streets were silent. — Улицы были безмолвны.
Syn:г) молчаливый, немногословный, замкнутыйSyn:2)а) безмолвный, невысказанный, необъявленныйHe withdrew in silent protest before the vote. — Перед проведением голосования он, ни сказав ни слова, удалился (в знак протеста).
Syn:б) умалчивающий (о чём-л.)History is silent about this person. — История умалчивает об этом человеке.
3) мед. скрытый, латентный4) непроизносимый ( о букве)
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