Новый большой англо-русский словарь - cunning
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cunning
1. хитрость, коварство, лукавство to play cunning —- разг. лукавить, хитрить 2. редк. уменье, ловкость, искусство the old sculptor's hand never lost its cunning —- рука старого скульптора не утратила мастерства 3. коварный, хитрый, лукавый cunning look —- хитрый взгляд as cunning as a fox —- хитрый как лиса 4. искусно сделанный a cunning gadget —- хитроумный прибор, хитрая штуковина 5. ам. разг. прелестный, привлекательный; интересный, пикантный cunning baby —- прелестный ребенок cunning smile —- очаровательная улыбка 6. уст. умелый, ловкий
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1.
1. noun 1) хитрость, коварство 2) obs. ловкость, умение Syn: see guile 2. adj. 1) хитрый, коварный 2) obs. искусный, способный, ловкий; изобретательный 3) amer.; coll. прелестный, изящный, интересный, пикантный cunning smile - очаровательная улыбка ...Англо-русский словарь
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adj. & n. --adj. (cunninger, cunningest) 1 a skilled in ingenuity or deceit. b selfishly clever or crafty. 2 ingenious (a cunning device). 3 US attractive, quaint. --n. 1 craftiness; skill in deceit. 2 skill, ingenuity. Derivatives cunningly adv. cunningness n. Etymology: ME f. ON kunnandi knowing f. kunna know: cf. CAN(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of can know Date: 14th century 1. dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end a ~ plotter 2. displaying keen insight a ~ observation 3. characterized by wiliness and trickery ~ schemes 4. prettily appealing ; cute a ~ little kitten Synonyms: see clever, sly • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. obsolete a. knowledge, learning b. magic art 2. dexterous skill and subtlety (as in inventing, devising, or executing) high-ribbed vault…with perfect ~ framed — William Wordsworth 3. craft, slyness Synonyms: see art ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
1. Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people. These disturbed kids can be cunning. ...Mr Blair’s cunning plan. = crafty ADJ • cunningly They were cunningly disguised in golf clothes. ADV: usu ADV with v 2. Cunning is the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people. ...one more example of the cunning of today’s art thieves... N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 adj 1 someone who is cunning is good at deceiving people in order to get what they want (She can be very cunning when she wants to be.) 2 behaviour or actions that are cunning are dishonest and unfair, and are used to get what you want (That was a cunning trick!) 3 a cunning object or piece of equipment is clever and unusual (a cunning little device for keeping out draughts) 4 AmE old-fashioned attractive (That's a cunning little dress you're wearing.) - cunningly adv (There was a microphone cunningly placed behind the picture.) ~2 n the ability to achieve what you want by deceiving people in a clever way (the tiger's ferocity and cunning | low cunning (=unpleasant dishonest methods)) (She would use low cunning in order to win people's sympathy.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- early 14c., prp. of cunnen "to know." Originally meaning "learned," the sense of "skillfully deceitful" is probably 14c. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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