Translations for „cunning“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . cun·ning [ˈkʌnɪŋ] ADJ

1. cunning (ingenious):

cunning idea

bistroumen

cunning idea

premeten

cunning person also

pretkan

cunning person also

prekanjen

cunning device

premišljen

cunning device

dodelan

cunning look

prebrisan

cunning look

zvit

2. cunning Am (cute):

cunning

srčkan

cunning

ljubek

II . cun·ning [ˈkʌnɪŋ] N no pl

cunning (ingenuity)

spretnost f

cunning (ingenuity)

bistroumnost f

cunning (ingenuity)

pretkanost f

cunning (guile)

zvijača f

cunning ADJ

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cunning (archaic)

spreten, zmožen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Unfortunately, the cunning script-writers have done little to clear it at the end.

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He makes men cunning in all arts (and sciences, according to most authors), but especially in rhetoric, speaking with a hoarse voice.

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He is constantly thinking quickly both while incarcerated and active, and some of his escapes have been a result of his cunning schemes.

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The film has a cunning resemblance to our ordinary life, and (while we were acting), we felt it firsthand.

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You see now how extremely cunning the author could be.

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Some suggest the harsh conditions have throughout history forced the inhabitants of the region to be cunning, inventive and cooperative.

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In which our heroes are revealed as weak with cunning linguists.

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She worked as a farmhand until 1822, when she started to support herself as a cunning woman.

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Every bit had to be right; there was plenty of room for error, but there was opportunity to be cunning too.

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It has been transcribed as, with meaning cunning or wicked.

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