cunning in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.cunning [Brit ˈkʌnɪŋ, Am ˈkənɪŋ] N

II.cunning [Brit ˈkʌnɪŋ, Am ˈkənɪŋ] ADJ

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devilish smile, cunning
diabolique

Translations for cunning in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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cautèle
cunning
roué (rouée)
cunning
roué (rouée) pej
cunning devil
roublardise
craftiness, cunning
avec ou par roublardise
by cunning
roublardise
cunning trick
cauteleux (cauteleuse)
cunning
rouerie
cunning
rouerie
cunning trick, trickery uncountable
finaud (finaude)
cunning, wily
renard
cunning devil
être rusé comme un renard
to be as cunning as a fox
imaginer une ruse pour faire qc
to think of a cunning way of doing sth
c'est une ruse de guerre hum
it's a cunning stratagem
ruse
cunning, craftiness
faire preuve de ou agir avec ruse
to be cunning

cunning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cunning in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for cunning in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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malin (maligne) sourire
cunning

cunning Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be cunning of sb to +infin
être astucieux de la part de qn de +infin
as cunning as a fox
rusé(e) comme un renard
to show cunning
faire preuve d'ingéniosité
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In which our heroes are revealed as weak with cunning linguists.
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The intellect, unirradiated by reason, is a faculty of the instinct, which man shares with the higher animals (cunning).
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He is also a master at cunning deception, craftiness, and treachery.
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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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It has been transcribed as, with meaning cunning or wicked.
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But after settling down near them these have come to see their cunning.
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He is known more for his deception, trickery, cunning and magic than for his physical might, and is known to be incredibly self-serving.
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This was a well-known and documented trick from a period when cunning folk were often consulted about lost items.
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He did however warn the women of deceptions and cunning.
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Unfortunately, the cunning script-writers have done little to clear it at the end.
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