cunning in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cunning in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cunning [Brit ˈkʌnɪŋ, Am ˈkənɪŋ] ADJ

1. cunning pej:

cunning person

astuto, furbo

cunning person (nastier)

scaltro

cunning animal

astuto

cunning look, smile

furbo

he's a cunning old fox

è una vecchia volpe

2. cunning (clever):

cunning trick, plot, device

abile

II.cunning [Brit ˈkʌnɪŋ, Am ˈkənɪŋ] N pej

cunning (of person)

astuzia f

cunning (of person)

furbizia f

cunning (of person) (nastier)

scaltrezza f

cunning (of animal)

astuzia f

he had a reputation for cunning

era reputato una persona furba

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devilish smile, cunning

diabolico

Translations for cunning in the Italian»English Dictionary

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furbesco

cunning

scaltrezza

cunning

è un volpacchiotto fig

he's a cunning old fox

furbizia

cunning

astuto persona, mente

cunning

è un tipo astuto

he's a cunning old fox, he's clever

volpino

cunning

abile

cunning

un abile trucco

a cunning trick

è un volpone

he's a cunning or wily old fox, he's a sly or crafty old dog, he's a slick or smooth operator

cunning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cunning in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.cunning [ˈkʌ·nɪŋ] ADJ

1. cunning (ingenious):

cunning person

astuto, -a

cunning device, idea, plan

ingegnoso, -a

2. cunning (sly):

cunning

scaltro, -a

II.cunning [ˈkʌ·nɪŋ] N

cunning

astuzia f

Translations for cunning in the Italian»English Dictionary

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scaltro (-a)

cunning

scaltrezza

cunning

furbacchione (-a)

cunning devil

malizioso (-a)

cunning

astuzia

cunning

furberia

cunning

furbizia

cunning

furbo (-a)

cunning person

volpe

cunning person

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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He did however warn the women of deceptions and cunning.

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A reason which also explains her sweet and down-to-earth nature, as opposed to most vampires, who are usually heartless and cunning.

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As was often the case in court cases against cunning folk, the conviction worked as advertise and gave her more assignments.

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He is very resourceful and cunning to find food, likes sleeping on sofas but dislikes bathing.

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

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You see now how extremely cunning the author could be.

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

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Cunning and wise sea creatures wait for the enemy to fall into their lure.

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