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1 sournoiserie
suʀnwazʀi nf* * *sournoiserie nf1 ( caractère) slyness;2 ( action) underhand trick.[surnwazri] nom féminin2. [acte] sly piece of work[parole] sly remark -
2 roublardise
(colloq) ʀublaʀdiz nom féminin craftiness, cunning* * *ʀublaʀdiz nfpéjoratif craftiness* * *roublardise○ nf1 ( caractère) craftiness, cunning; avec or par roublardise by cunning;2 ( action) cunning trick.[rublardiz] nom féminin -
3 ruse
ruse [ʀyz]feminine nounb. ( = subterfuge) trick* * *ʀyz1) ( procédé) trick, rusec'est une ruse de guerre — hum it's a cunning stratagem
c'est une ruse de Sioux — hum it's a crafty trick
2) ( habileté) cunning, craftiness* * *ʀyz nf1) (= adresse, roublardise) cunning, craftiness2) (= moyen) trickery3) (= tour, subterfuge) trick, ruse* * *ruse nf1 ( procédé) trick, ruse; imaginer une ruse pour faire qch to think of a cunning way of doing sth; connaître les ruses du métier to know the tricks of the trade; c'est une ruse de guerre hum it's a cunning stratagem; c'est une ruse de Sioux hum it's a crafty trick;2 ( habileté) cunning, craftiness; avec ruse cunningly; faire preuve de or agir avec ruse to be cunning.[ryz] nom féminins'approprier quelque chose par ruse to obtain something through ou by trickery -
4 sournoiserie
shiftiness, slyness, sneakiness
См. также в других словарях:
Slyness — Sly ness, n. The quality or state of being sly. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slyness — index artifice, evasion, indirection (deceitfulness), knavery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
slyness — noun a) The state or quality of being being sly. With his natural slyness, he was able to talk his way out of trouble. b) The result or product of being sly. Syn: craftiness … Wiktionary
slyness — sly ► ADJECTIVE (slyer, slyest) 1) having a cunning and deceitful nature. 2) (of a remark, glance, or expression) insinuating. 3) (of an action) surreptitious. ● on the sly Cf. ↑on the sly … English terms dictionary
slyness — noun see sly … New Collegiate Dictionary
slyness — See slyly. * * * … Universalium
slyness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Deceitful cleverness: art, artfulness, artifice, craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, wiliness. See HONEST, MEANS. 2. Lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action: chicanery, craft, craftiness,… … English dictionary for students
slyness — sly·ness || slaɪnɪs n. craftiness, cunning; secretiveness, stealth; mischievousness, playfulness … English contemporary dictionary
slyness — sly·ness … English syllables
slyness — See: sly … English dictionary
slyness — noun shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception • Syn: ↑craft, ↑craftiness, ↑cunning, ↑foxiness, ↑guile, ↑wiliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑wily ( … Useful english dictionary