Crafty - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

Clever or skilful, especially in a crafty or cunning way.

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Her artful wiles

adjective

Intelligent and skillful, esp. in persuading, sometimes without being completely honest

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His politics was an artful blend of high-minded patriotism and malicious gossip about his opponents…

adjective

Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.

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An astute businessman

adjective

Quick to see how to use a situation to your advantage

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He was politically astute, and was soon appointed to a number of powerful committees in congress.

adjective

Acting in a scheming and ruthlessly determined way.

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He was a coolly calculating, ruthless man

verb

Determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically.

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The program can calculate the number of words that will fit in the space available

adjective

Using other people or situations as a way to get something you want, esp. in a selfish or secret way

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The letter reveals a very calculating young man who had always sought a career in politics.

adjective

Having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.

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Canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal

adjective

Intelligent and careful

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He is a canny investor.

verb

Act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage.

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She always cheats at cards

noun

A person who behaves dishonestly in order to gain an advantage.

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Athletes who abide by the rules are up against cheats with a distinct advantage.

adjective

Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

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A cunning look came into his eyes

noun

Skill in achieving one's ends by deceit.

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A statesman to whom cunning had come as second nature

adjective

Skillful in planning and ready to deceive people in order to get what you want

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A cunning scheme, they made their way safely back through enemy territory by stealth and cunning.

adjective

Guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others.

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A deceitful politician

adjective

Marked by deliberate deceptiveness

adjective

Acting in a calculating, deceitful way.

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A designing little minx

verb

Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.

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A number of architectural students were designing a factory

adjective

Showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals.

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He's as devious as a politician needs to be

adjective

Using indirect ways to get what you want, esp. without showing your real purpose

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Devious methods, they went by a devious route.

adjective

Using indirect ways to get what you want, especially without showing your real purpose

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Officials called the company 'devious and underhand'., management seems to have acted deviously and…

adjective

Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way.

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He was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family

adjective

Not honest

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He’s been dishonest with us, and i’ll never trust him again.

adjective

Deceitful.

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A duplicitous philanderer

adjective

Involving duplicity

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A duplicitous traitor/spy/politician

adjective

Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.

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She was evasive about her phone number

adjective

Resembling or likened to a fox.

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A terrier with prick ears and a foxy expression

adjective

Quick and intelligent

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The company’s foxy chairman outmaneuvered his competitors.

adjective

Having or showing sly or cunning intelligence.

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A supremely guileful and deceptive politician

adjective

Using cleverness in order to deceive someone or get what you want

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We could see that john's guileful smile and flattering talk were a disguise, and that he was really…

adjective

Given to or involved in making secret and underhand plans.

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They had mean, scheming little minds

noun

The activity or practice of making secret and underhand plans.

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His own colleagues accused him of scheming

verb

Make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

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Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

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The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

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Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

adjective

Having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute.

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She was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture

adjective

Able to judge a situation accurately and turn it to your own advantage

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He’s a very shrewd businessman., barbara made some shrewd investments.

adjective

Able to judge people and situations well and make good decisions

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My one big regret is about money - i wish i'd been more shrewd., simon is an extremely shrewd busin…

adjective

(of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slender.

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Her slim figure

verb

Make oneself thinner, especially by dieting.

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If he's overweight, he should slim

noun

A course or period of slimming.

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A sponsored slim

adjective

Having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature.

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A sly, manipulative woman

adjective

Not letting others know true opinions or intentions, or dishonest

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She thought that by being sly, she could fool people., a cat can be a very sly animal., he winked s…

adjective

(of a task, problem, etc.) requiring care and skill because difficult or awkward.

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Applying eyeliner can be a tricky business

adjective

(of a piece of work or a problem) difficult to deal with and needing careful attention or skill

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Removing scar tissue can be a very tricky operation., he’s a tricky fellow – you can’t always trust…

adjective

Acting or done in a secret or dishonest way.

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Underhand dealings

adjective

(done) by moving the arm from back to front with the hand below shoulder level and with the inner part of the hand facing forward

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An underhand toss

adjective

Done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage

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This is an underhand attempt to resume commercial whaling., insurers have been accused of using und…

adjective

Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.

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His wily opponents

adjective

Quick to think of things, having a very good understanding of situations and possibilities, and often willing to use tricks to achieve an aim

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A wily hunter