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1 deviousness
* * *de·vi·ous·ness[ˈdi:viəsnəs]n no pl* * *['diːvIəsnɪs]nthe deviousness of his mind — seine verschlungenen Gedankengänge pl
2) (= tortuousness) Gewundenheit f* * *1. Abwegigkeit f2. Gewundenheit f3. Verschlagenheit f, Unaufrichtigkeit f* * *n.Abwegigkeit f. -
2 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.
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