crafty

furbo, astuto

Abile a ingannare gli altri per ottenere ciò che vuole.

In inglese semplice: Good at tricking people to get what you want.

• He is a crafty salesman.
• The crafty fox escaped the trap.
• She exposed his crafty plan to cheat the customers.

Sinonimi: cunning, sly, wily, devious

Contrari: honest, guileless

Espressioni comuni: crafty fox, crafty salesman, crafty plan

ingegnoso, abile, astuto

Capace di ottenere un risultato con intelligenza e abilità, a volte trovando il modo di ingannare gli altri.

In inglese semplice: Clever and skilled at achieving something, often by finding a way to trick others.

• That was a crafty move.
• The crafty player found a way around our defence.
• She used a crafty solution to win the contest.

Sinonimi: clever, ingenious, cunning

Contrari: unskilled

Espressioni comuni: crafty player, crafty move, crafty solution

furtivo, di nascosto

Fatto di nascosto perché gli altri non se ne accorgano.

In inglese semplice: Done secretly so that other people will not notice.

• She took a crafty peek at my cards.
• He had a crafty look through the window.
• I made a crafty visit to the kitchen for more cake.

Sinonimi: sneaky, furtive, surreptitious

Contrari: open

Espressioni comuni: crafty look, crafty peek, crafty glance