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Detailed Translations for cunning from English to German

cunning:

cunning adj

  1. cunning (vicious; mean; nasty; )
  2. cunning (obscene; smooth; sleek; )
  3. cunning (sly; roguish; slick)
  4. cunning (calculating; shrewd; sly; dodgy)
  5. cunning (sly; shrewd)

cunning [the ~] noun

  1. the cunning (shrewdness; slyness)
    die Schlauheit; die Pfiffigkeit; die Falschheit; die Gerissenheit; die Hinterlist; die Listigkeit; die Niederträchtigkeit; die Gewiegtheit
  2. the cunning (sharpness; keenness)
    die Gewandtheit; die Gerissenheit; die Verschlagenheit; die Gewieftheit; die Geriebenheit
  3. the cunning (craftiness; slyness; shrewdness)
    die Durchtriebenheit; die Abgefeimtheit; die Geriebenheit
  4. the cunning (subtlety; down to the minutest details; nicety; slyness)
    die Arglist; die Schlauheit; die Gerissenheit; die Hinterlist; die Verschlagenheit
  5. the cunning (nicety; slyness; down to the minutest details)
    die Finesse; die Schlauheit; Raffinement; die Gerissenheit; die Spitzfindigkeit; die Verschlagenheit; die Geschliffenheit
  6. the cunning (slyness; guile; wiliness; craftiness)
    die Schlauheit; die Listigkeit; die Geschliffenheit

Translation Matrix for cunning:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Abgefeimtheit craftiness; cunning; shrewdness; slyness
Arglist cunning; down to the minutest details; nicety; slyness; subtlety deceitfulness; pitfall; trap; treacherousness
Durchtriebenheit craftiness; cunning; shrewdness; slyness
Falschheit cunning; shrewdness; slyness deceit; defect; error; falseness; falsity; fault; flaw; illegitimacy; incorrectness; malignity; sneakiness; spuriousness; venomousness; viciousness; virulence
Finesse cunning; down to the minutest details; nicety; slyness elegance; finesse; gracefulness; refinement; subtlety
Geriebenheit craftiness; cunning; keenness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness acumen; acuteness; discernment; keen perception; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness
Gerissenheit cunning; down to the minutest details; keenness; nicety; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness; subtlety acumen; acuteness; adeptness; cleverness; discernment; dodge; intelligence; keen perception; quick-wittedness; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness; smartness; trick; wiliness
Geschliffenheit craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; slyness; wiliness acumen; acuteness; discernment; keen perception; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness
Gewandtheit cunning; keenness; sharpness ability; acumen; acuteness; adeptness; briskness; discernment; handiness; intelligence; keen perception; knack; quick-wittedness; quickness; rapidity; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; skill; slyness; tempo; trick
Gewieftheit cunning; keenness; sharpness acumen; acuteness; adeptness; cleverness; discernment; dodge; intelligence; keen perception; quick-wittedness; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness; smartness; trick; wiliness
Gewiegtheit cunning; shrewdness; slyness sharpness
Hinterlist cunning; down to the minutest details; nicety; shrewdness; slyness; subtlety
Listigkeit craftiness; cunning; guile; shrewdness; slyness; wiliness cleverness; sagacity
Niederträchtigkeit cunning; shrewdness; slyness dirty trick; malignity; meanness; scabbiness; venomousness; viciousness; virulence; wickedness
Pfiffigkeit cunning; shrewdness; slyness adeptness; brightness; cleverness; discernment; dodge; insight; intelligence; quick-wittedness; sagacity; sharpness; smartness; trick; wiliness
Raffinement cunning; down to the minutest details; nicety; slyness elegance; finesse; gracefulness; refinement; subtlety
Schlauheit craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; shrewdness; slyness; subtlety; wiliness acumen; acuteness; adeptness; cleverness; discernment; intelligence; keen perception; quick-wittedness; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness; trick
Spitzfindigkeit cunning; down to the minutest details; nicety; slyness acumen; acuteness; adeptness; discernment; intelligence; keen perception; quick-wittedness; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness; trick
Verschlagenheit cunning; down to the minutest details; keenness; nicety; sharpness; slyness; subtlety acumen; acuteness; discernment; keen perception; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness
- craft; craftiness; foxiness; guile; slyness; wiliness
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- clever; cute; ingenious
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- artful; crafty; insidious; maliciously; sly; studied; subtle humour; thoroughgoing; thoroughpaced; wily
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abgefeimt cunning; roguish; slick; sly blackguardly; roguish; scoundrelly; villainous
ausgekocht cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; roguish; sharp; shrewd; slick; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile astute; blackguardly; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; roguish; sagacious; scoundrelly; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; villainous; wily; wise
berechnend calculating; cunning; dodgy; roguish; shrewd; slick; sly calculated; calculating
bösartig cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile abominable; appalling; bad; badly; blackguardly; detestable; double-tongued; dubious; evil-minded; false; ghastly; grimy; horrible; horrid; ill-fated; low; macabre; malicious; mean; nasty; obnoxious; obscure; odious; ominous; problematic; questionable; roguish; scary; scoundrelly; shady; shifty; sinister; slimy; spooky; suspect; suspicious; terrible; uncertain; unholy; unreliable; venomous; vicious; villainous; virulent; vitriolic; with evil intention; woody
böse cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile abominable; angry; annoyed; appalling; bad; badly; bitter; blackguardly; blazing; detestable; displeased; dubious; enraged; evil-minded; false; fierce; fiery; furious; ghastly; glaring; grimy; horrible; horrid; ill-fated; indignant; infuriated; irate; livid; low; macabre; mad; malicious; mean; nasty; obnoxious; obscure; odious; ominous; problematic; questionable; raging; roguish; scary; scoundrelly; seething; shady; sharp; shifty; sinister; slimy; spooky; suspect; suspicious; terrible; uncertain; unholy; unreliable; upset; venomous; vexed; vicious; villainous; virulent; vitriolic; with evil intention; wrathful
doppelzüngig cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile badly; double-tongued; evil-minded; false; low; malicious; secretly; stealthily; vicious; with evil intention
durchtrieben cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; roguish; sharp; shrewd; slick; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile astute; blackguardly; bright; clever; hard core; perky; resourceful; roguish; scoundrelly; sharp; smart; villainous; wily
eigennützig calculating; cunning; dodgy; shrewd; sly egoistic; egotistical; self-interested; self-seeking; selfish
falsch cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; roguish; sharp; shrewd; slick; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile amiss; bad; badly; banal; below the belt; bogus; coarse; double-tongued; evil-minded; faked; false; falsely; faulty; feigned; fictitious; gross; improper; inaccurate; inappropriate; incorrect; indelicat; low; malicious; mean; nasty; not genuine; not high; off; off target; out of place; pedestrian; phoney; rotten; rude; shabby; sham; stingy; tactless; trite; trivial; uncalled for; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; unseemly; unsuitable; vapid; vicious; vile; vulgar; with evil intention; wrong; wrongly
feucht bald; cunning; icy; immoral; lack of moral; obscene; sleek; slippery; slithery; smooth; smoothly chilli; chilly; clammy; cold; cold and damp; damp; liquid; moist; smelling of sweat; sweaty; wet; wettish
frivol bald; cunning; icy; immoral; lack of moral; obscene; sleek; slippery; slithery; smooth; smoothly amoral; erotic; erotical; flighty; flippant; frivolous; gay; immoral; improper; impudent; inappropriate; indecent; indelicat; light-hearted; out of place; rude; scabrous; sensual; shallow; shameless; tactless; titillating; uncalled for; unseemly; unsuitable
gehässig cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile angry; enraged; hateful; invidious; irate; livid; malicious; mean; pedestrian; prickly; sarcastic; seething; snide; spiteful; stinging; thorny; vile
gemein cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile altogether; bad; base; bogus; combined; dubious; faked; false; feigned; fictitious; grimy; in all; jointly; macabre; mean; nasty; normal; not genuine; obscure; pedestrian; problematic; questionable; scary; shady; sham; shared; sheet; shifty; sinister; slimy; sordid; spooky; stingy; suspect; suspicious; together; uncertain; unreliable; vile; villainous; with each other; with one another; woody
gerieben cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile clever; nimble; quick; sharp; smart
gerissen cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; roguish; sharp; shrewd; slick; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile astute; blackguardly; bright; canny; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; roguish; ruptured; sagacious; scoundrelly; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; torn; villainous; wily; wise
geschliffen cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile licked; polished; sharpened; shined; slick; smoothened; well sharpened
gewandt cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; roguish; sharp; shrewd; slick; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile able; adroit; astute; bright; capable; clever; crafty; dexterous; experienced; expert; handy; ingenious; intelligent; keen; neat; nimble; perky; proficient; resourceful; sagacious; seasoned; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
gewichst cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; roguish; sharp; shrewd; slick; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
gewiegt cunning; shrewd; sly astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
gewissenlos bald; cunning; icy; immoral; lack of moral; obscene; sleek; slippery; slithery; smooth; smoothly amoral; heartless; immoral; indecent; merciless; pitiless; ruthless; unethical; unscrupulous
glatt cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile absolute; astute; beaming; bluntly; bright; clever; comfortable; downright; easily; easy; effortless; free; freely; greasy; kneadable; light; malleable; mouldable; not difficult; not hard; perky; phosphorescent; plastic; pliable; radiating; reflective; resourceful; sharp; shining; shiny; simple; slippery; slithery; smart; straight; too polite; wily; workable
glitschig bald; cunning; icy; immoral; lack of moral; obscene; sleek; slippery; slithery; smooth; smoothly dubious; greasy; grimy; nasty; obscure; problematic; questionable; scary; shady; shifty; sinister; slimy; slippery; slithery; suspect; suspicious; uncertain; unreliable
heimtückisch cunning; false; low; mean; nasty

Related Words for "cunning":

  • cunninger, cunningest, cunningly

Synonyms for "cunning":


Related Definitions for "cunning":

  1. showing inventiveness and skill1
    • the cunning maneuvers leading to his success1
  2. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness1
    • cunning kittens1
    • a cunning baby1
  3. crafty artfulness (especially in deception)1
  4. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception1

Wiktionary Translations for cunning:

cunning
noun
  1. skill of being sly or deceitful
adjective
  1. skillful
  2. sly
cunning
adjective
  1. um Wege wissend, seine Ziele (dennoch) zu erreichen
  2. durchtrieben, ausgeklügelt
  3. auf unsympathische Weise schlau, geschäftstüchtig
  4. österreichisch: schlau, verschiedene Möglichkeiten oder Listen durchdacht und angewendet habend, auf trickreiche Art und Weise
  5. von Menschen, abwertend: gerissen, gewieft
  6. schlau, gewitzt
  7. umgangssprachlich, abwertend: (in Bezug auf Menschen) durchtrieben, verschlagen
  8. pfälzisch: sich (bereits) mit allen Listen und Kniffen auskennen und dies entsprechend erkennen lassend
  1. auf unmoralische Art schlau
noun
  1. unzählbar: Fähigkeit und Gewohnheit, seine Ziele durch Täuschung zu erreichen
  2. Plural ungebräuchlich: Fähigkeit
  3. übertragen: ein kluger Mensch („schlauer Fuchs“)
  4. ein schlaues, kluges, mitunter berechnendes Verhalten einfacher Leute; die Fähigkeit dieser Leute, einen unüblichen, schlauen, cleveren Weg einschlagen, beziehungsweise ihren Vorteil zu wahren

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
cunning List list — vermogen om een oplossing die tegenstrevers verrast, te bedenken
cunning abgefeimt; arglistig; gerieben; gewiegt; listig; schlau; gewitzt artificieux — littéraire|fr péjoratif|fr Qui est plein d’artifice, de ruse.
cunning abgefeimt; arglistig; gerieben; gewiegt; listig; schlau; gewitzt astucieux — Qui a de l’astuce.
cunning listig; schlau malin — (familier) Rusé (5)
cunning abgefeimt; arglistig; gerieben; gewiegt; listig; schlau; gewitzt rusé — Qui a de la ruse, qui est plein de ruses.

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