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Detailed Translations for cunning from English to French

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)
    la bassesse; le malin; l'astuce; la ruse; le rusé; la crasse; le malicieux; l'infamie; le dégourdi; la perfidie; la sagacité; la vilenie
  2. the cunning (sharpness; keenness)
    la pertinence; le tranchant; la finesse; la pointe aiguë; l'esprit d'à-propos; la promptitude à la riposte; la concission
  3. the cunning (craftiness; slyness; shrewdness)
    la ruse; la rouerie
  4. the cunning (subtlety; down to the minutest details; nicety; slyness)
    la ruse; la finesse; la malice; le raffinement; la délicatesse; la perfidie; la fourberie; la rouerie; la malignité
  5. the cunning (nicety; slyness; down to the minutest details)
    le raffinement
  6. the cunning (slyness; guile; wiliness; craftiness)
    la malice; l'astuce; la ruse; la perfidie; la finesse; la fourberie; la roublardise; la rouerie; la malignité

Translation Matrix for cunning:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
astuce craftiness; cunning; guile; shrewdness; slyness; wiliness brightness; cleverness; discernment; insight; intelligence; manoeuver; manoeuvre; ruse; sagacity; smartness; trick
bas hose; knee stocking; stocking; stockings
bassesse cunning; shrewdness; slyness disdainfulness; malice; malignity; meanness; nastiness; spite; venomousness; viciousness; virulence; wickedness
calculateur PC; calculator; computer
concission cunning; keenness; sharpness
crasse cunning; shrewdness; slyness caboodle; contamination; dinginess; dirt; dirtiness; dirty; dirtyness; filth; filthiness; filthy; griminess; grubbiness; mess; pollution; smut
dégourdi cunning; shrewdness; slyness
délicatesse cunning; down to the minutest details; nicety; slyness; subtlety confidentiality; consideration; decency; delicacies; delicacy; discretion; elegance; fastidiousness; finesse; gracefulness; privacy; refinement; refreshment; secrecy; snack; subtleness; subtlety; tidbit; titbit
esprit d'à-propos cunning; keenness; sharpness acumen; acuteness; adeptness; discernment; intelligence; keen perception; quick-wittedness; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness
fin cease; concluding observations; concluding piece; concluding remarks; conclusion; end; ending; far end; final; final end; final piece; finale; finish; finishing line; finishing point; in conclusion; knock off; quitting; stopping; termination; terminus; tip
finesse craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; keenness; nicety; sharpness; slyness; subtlety; wiliness cleverness; delicacy; dodge; elegance; finesse; gracefulness; smartness; wiliness
fourberie craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; slyness; subtlety; wiliness crookedness; deceitfulness; dirty trick; nastiness; treacherousness
hypocrite dissembler; equivocator; fly boy; hypocrite; sham; shifty character; slick customer; smooth operator; sneak
infamie cunning; shrewdness; slyness defamation; disgrace; ignominy; infamy; scandal; scandalous behaviour; scandalous deed; shame; shameful act; slander
malice craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; slyness; subtlety; wiliness cleverness; impishness; intelligence; malice; mischief; nastiness; naughtiness; roguishness; sagacity; spite
malicieux cunning; shrewdness; slyness cleverness; sagacity
malignité craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; slyness; subtlety; wiliness malice; malignity; nastiness; spite; venomousness; viciousness; virulence
malin cunning; shrewdness; slyness clever fox; cleverness; sagacity; sly dog; slyboots
méchant asshole; bastard; dickhead; jackanapes; naughty boy; naughty child; piece of shit; prick; rascal; rogue; scoundrel; shit; shithead
perfidie craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; shrewdness; slyness; subtlety; wiliness act of faithlessness; breach of faith; deceit; deceitfulness; disloyalty; faithlessness; falseness; falsity; illegitimacy; infidelity; malignity; perfidy; sneakiness; spuriousness; treacherous quality; treacherousness; unfaithfulness; venomousness; viciousness; virulence
pertinence cunning; keenness; sharpness appropriateness; aptness; felicitousness; relevance; sharpness; strikingness; suitability
pointe aiguë cunning; keenness; sharpness acumen; acuteness; discernment; keen perception; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness
promptitude à la riposte cunning; keenness; sharpness acumen; acuteness; adeptness; discernment; intelligence; keen perception; quick-wittedness; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness
raffinement cunning; down to the minutest details; nicety; slyness; subtlety elegance; finesse; gracefulness; refinement; subtlety
roublard fly boy; shifty character; slick customer; smooth operator; sneak
roublardise craftiness; cunning; guile; slyness; wiliness slitheriness
rouerie craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; shrewdness; slyness; subtlety; wiliness
ruse craftiness; cunning; down to the minutest details; guile; nicety; shrewdness; slyness; subtlety; wiliness brightness; cleverness; crookedness; dirty trick; discernment; gimmicks; insight; intelligence; manoeuver; manoeuvre; nastiness; prank; ruse; sagacity; smartness; stunts; trick; trickery
rusé cunning; shrewdness; slyness cleverness; intelligence; sagacity; slick operator; slyboots
sagacité cunning; shrewdness; slyness acumen; acuteness; adeptness; brightness; cleverness; discernment; insight; intelligence; keen perception; quick-wittedness; sagacity; sharp-mindedness; sharpness; shrewdness; slyness; smartness
sournois fly boy; shifty character; slick customer; smooth operator; sneak; sneaks
tranchant cunning; keenness; sharpness cutting surface; sharpness
traître betrayer; collaborator; quisling; squeaker; squealer; traitor; traitor to one's country; traitress; villain
vilain guy; lad; naughty boy; rascal; scamp; youth
vilenie cunning; shrewdness; slyness dirty trick; malice; malignity; meanness; nastiness; spite; venomousness; viciousness; virulence; wickedness
- craft; craftiness; foxiness; guile; slyness; wiliness
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- clever; cute; ingenious
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
malicieux evil
- artful; crafty; insidious; maliciously; sly; studied; subtle humour; thoroughgoing; thoroughpaced; wily
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
adroit calculating; cunning; dodgy; shrewd; sly able; adroit; astute; bright; capable; clever; crafty; dexterous; easily; easy; effortless; expert; genuine; handy; ingenious; intelligent; neat; nimble; not difficult; not hard; perky; proficient; resourceful; sagacious; serious; sharp; shrewd; simple; skilful; skilled; skillful; sly; smart; straight; trained; wily; wise
aiguisé cunning; roguish; shrewd; slick; sly dead sharp; sharpened
astucieusement calculating; cunning; dodgy; shrewd; sly astute; bright; canny; clever; crafty; ingenious; keen; perky; resourceful; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily
astucieux calculating; cunning; dodgy; shrewd; sly astute; bright; canny; clever; crafty; fantastic; ingenious; intelligent; keen; marvellous; marvelous; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; silver-tongued; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; terrific; wily; wise
avec astuce cunning; shrewd; sly clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful
avec ruse cunning; shrewd; sly astute; bright; clever; crafty; perky; resourceful; sharp; shrewd; sly; smart; wily
bas cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile banal; base; below the belt; bogus; coarse; faint; faked; false; feigned; fictitious; gross; hushed; in an undertone; low; low-hanging; lying low; mean; muffled; nasty; not genuine; not high; pedestrian; rotten; shabby; sham; stingy; subdued; trite; trivial; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; vile; villainous; vulgar
bassement cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile banal; base; below the belt; bogus; coarse; faked; false; feigned; fictitious; gross; mean; nasty; not genuine; pedestrian; rotten; shabby; sham; stingy; trite; trivial; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vapid; vile; villainous; vulgar
calculateur calculating; cunning; dodgy; shrewd; sly
calculé calculating; cunning; dodgy; shrewd; sly thought over
crasseux bald; cunning; icy; immoral; lack of moral; obscene; sleek; slippery; slithery; smooth; smoothly abominable; churlish; despicable; detestable; dirty; disgusting; distasteful; dowdy; fastidious; filthy; grimy; grubby; gruesome; heinous; loathsome; malicious; messy; nasty; nauseous; nefarious; putrefied; putrid; rancid; repugnant; repulsive; revolting; shocking; shoddy; sick; sickening; sickly; sloppy; slovenly; smutty; sordid; unpalatable; unsavory; unsavoury
débrouillard calculating; cunning; dodgy; shrewd; sly astute; bright; canny; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; perky; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
dégourdi calculating; cunning; dodgy; shrewd; sly agile; agitated; aroused; astute; bright; canny; clever; excited; fluttered; heated; perky; resourceful; sharp; shrewd; sly; smart; wily
dégoûtant bald; cunning; icy; immoral; lack of moral; obscene; sleek; slippery; slithery; smooth; smoothly churlish; despicable; dirty; disgusting; distasteful; does not taste good; dowdy; filthy; forbidding; grimy; grubby; gruesome; heinous; loathsome; nasty; nauseous; not good; not nice; putrefied; putrid; rancid; repellant; repellent; repelling; repugnant; repulsive; revolting; shocking; shoddy; sick; sickening; sickly; sloppy; slovenly; sordid; unappetising; unappetizing; unpalatable; unsavory; unsavoury
fieffé cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile
fin cunning; roguish; shrewd; slick; sly acute; astute; biting; bright; clever; cutting; dainty; delicate; easily hurt; elegant; fine; graceful; handsome; injurious; insulting; keen; lightly built; lovely; nice; nipping; offending; offensive; oversensitive; perky; personable; petite; precarious; pretty; refined; resourceful; sensitive; sharp; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; slender; slight; small-boned; smart; snap; snappy; sophisticated; stylish; subtle; susceptible; tender; thin; wily
futé cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile astute; bright; canny; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; nimble; perky; quick; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise
grossier bald; cunning; icy; immoral; lack of moral; obscene; sleek; slippery; slithery; smooth; smoothly abusive; amoral; arrogant; audacious; bad mannered; banal; below the belt; boorish; churlish; coarse; commonplace; crass; crude; discourteous; disgraceful; gross; ill-bred; ill-mannered; immoral; impertinent; impolite; improper; impudent; inappropriate; indecent; indelicat; indelicate; indiscrete; insolent; loutish; nasty; oafish; objectionable; offending; offensive; out of place; outrageous; overbearing; plump; presumptuous; racial; rotten; rude; rustic; sanguine; scandalous; seedy; shabby; shameful; shameless; surly; tactless; trite; trivial; uncalled for; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneducated; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; unseemly; unsuitable; vapid; vulgar
hypocrite cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile bad; behind one's back; falsely; feigned; foul; hypocritical; indecent; insincere; jarring

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. littéraire|fr péjoratif|fr Qui est plein d’artifice, de ruse.
  2. Qui a de l’astuce.
  3. (familier) Rusé (5)
  4. Qui a de la ruse, qui est plein de ruses.
noun
  1. Talent

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
cunning ruse list — vermogen om een oplossing die tegenstrevers verrast, te bedenken
cunning ruse Listunzählbar: Fähigkeit und Gewohnheit, seine Ziele durch Täuschung zu erreichen
cunning fieffée; fieffé; maligne; malin; maline abgefeimt — auf unmoralische Art schlau
cunning roublard; roublarde ausgekochtumgangssprachlich, abwertend: (in Bezug auf Menschen) durchtrieben, verschlagen
cunning rusé; malin cleverschlau, gewitzt
cunning roué; rusé; madré; malin; roublard durchtriebenvon Menschen, abwertend: gerissen, gewieft
cunning rusée; rusé; astucieuse; astucieux; ingénieux; malin; ingénieuse; roublarde; roublard; maligne gerissen — auf unsympathische Weise schlau, geschäftstüchtig
cunning astucieux; astucieuse; rusée; rusé raffiniertdurchtrieben, ausgeklügelt
cunning malin; rusé; astucieux schlau — um Wege wissend, seine Ziele (dennoch) zu erreichen
cunning roublard; roublarde; rusé; rusée verfickenpfälzisch: sich (bereits) mit allen Listen und Kniffen auskennen und dies entsprechend erkennen lassend

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