🦊Wily (waili)

adjective
/ˈwaɪ.li/
rusé; malin; sournois (ruse; malin; sournois)

Signification

clever; cunning; sly
Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially by being clever or deceitful.
Traduction de la signification
intelligent; rusé; habile
intelligent; ruse; habile

Phrases d'exemple

The wily fox escaped from the trap using his cunning intelligence.

Le renard rusé a échappé au piège en utilisant son intelligence sournoise.
Le renard ruse a échappé au piège en utilisant son intelligence sournoise

The wily fox outsmarted the hunters.

Le renard rusé a trompé les chasseurs.
Le renard rusé a trompé les chasseurs.

Synonymes

cunning, crafty, sly, clever, shrewd
Entrée 1
cunning, crafty, sly, clever, shrewd
Entrée 2
cunning, crafty, sly, shrewd, clever

Antonymes

naive, innocent, straightforward, honest, guileless
Entrée 1
naive, innocent, straightforward, honest, guileless
Entrée 2
honest, naive, straightforward

Collocations

wily fox, wily politician, wily scheme, wily smile, wily strategy, wily move
Entrée 1
wily fox, wily politician, wily scheme, wily smile
Entrée 2
wily fox, wily politician, wily strategy, wily move

Vocabulaires connexes

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