Translations for „slyness“ in the English » German Dictionary

sly·ness [ˈslaɪnəs] N no pl

1. slyness (secretiveness):

slyness

Heimlichtuerei f

2. slyness pej (clever deceptiveness):

slyness

Gerissenheit f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Slyness, everyone will die of something.

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Downright trojan slyness since 1945.

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He was an unfaithful husband and capable of slyness.

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Slyness-concealment has the function of preventing one from making it clean break with it and feeling relieved.

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All these things are unpleasant and do not show your skill in playing, but your slyness or your rudeness.

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The animal doesn't convey pure evil, but it certainly has a smugness and slyness about it.

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He does have a towering presence and a kind of unexpected slyness.

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Admirers of hokum warmed to its slyness and the seeming innocence that provided a context for simplistic shenanigans.

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With obvious gusto, and half-amused slyness, this daydreaming dandy is itching to take the mantle.

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He is known for his agility, slyness, and craftiness.

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