Translations for „wily“ in the English » German Dictionary

wily [ˈwaɪli] ADJ

wily

listig

wily deception, plan, tactics

raffiniert

wily person also

gewieft

a wily old bird [or fox]

ein schlauer Fuchs

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a wily old bird [or fox]

ein schlauer Fuchs

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Wily gave him a nuclear energy supply to extend his life.

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The finale reunites the rabbits but the wily animals win nothing.

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Wily is one of the few editors that supports mouse chording.

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It is in the form of a fabliau and tells the story of a miserly merchant, his avaricious wife and her lover, a wily monk.

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His daydream is a huge circus-like maze, and he constantly uses his wily words to psyche out his opponents.

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A wily negotiator, she secured good prices for exports and cut the debts which had piled up before she became "ariki".

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