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Detailed Translations for sly from English to French

sly:

sly adj

  1. sly (cunning; vicious; mean; )
  2. sly (roguish; cunning; slick)
  3. sly (smart; canny; shrewd; wily)
  4. sly (blank; roguish; unmarked; clear)
    libre; vide
  5. sly (astute; clever; intelligent; )
  6. sly (calculating; shrewd; cunning; dodgy)
  7. sly (nasty)
  8. sly (clever; astute; resourceful; )
  9. sly (shrewd; cunning)

Translation Matrix for sly:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bas hose; knee stocking; stocking; stockings
calculateur PC; calculator; computer
dégourdi cunning; 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
hypocrite dissembler; equivocator; fly boy; hypocrite; sham; shifty character; slick customer; smooth operator; sneak
malicieux cleverness; cunning; sagacity; shrewdness; slyness
malin clever fox; cleverness; cunning; sagacity; shrewdness; sly dog; slyboots; slyness
méchant asshole; bastard; dickhead; jackanapes; naughty boy; naughty child; piece of shit; prick; rascal; rogue; scoundrel; shit; shithead
roublard fly boy; shifty character; slick customer; smooth operator; sneak
rusé cleverness; cunning; intelligence; sagacity; shrewdness; slick operator; slyboots; slyness
sournois fly boy; shifty character; slick customer; smooth operator; sneak; sneaks
traître betrayer; collaborator; quisling; squeaker; squealer; traitor; traitor to one's country; traitress; villain
vide blank; cleft; emptiness; emptyness; gap; hiatus; hole; hollowness; lacuna; leak; leakage; nothingness; punch-mark; puncture; vacuum; void
vilain guy; lad; naughty boy; rascal; scamp; youth
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
libre blank; clear; roguish; sly; unmarked accessible; at liberty; at someone's disposal; available; bold; easy; effortless; free; freely; natural; single; unconstrained; unhampered; unhindered; unimpeded; uninhibited; unmarried; unobstructed; vacant
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
malicieux evil
- cunning; insidious; knowing; subtle humour; treacherous
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
adroit astute; bright; calculating; clever; crafty; cunning; dodgy; ingenious; intelligent; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise able; adroit; astute; bright; capable; clever; dexterous; easily; easy; effortless; expert; genuine; handy; neat; nimble; not difficult; not hard; perky; proficient; resourceful; serious; sharp; simple; skilful; skilled; skillful; smart; straight; trained; wily
agile astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise able; adroit; agile; brisk; capable; clever; dexterous; easily; easy; effortless; expert; fast; fledged; handy; ingenious; keen; neat; nimble; not difficult; not hard; proficient; quick; rapid; simple; skilful; skillful; speedy; swift
aiguisé cunning; roguish; shrewd; slick; sly dead sharp; sharpened
astucieusement astute; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; dodgy; resourceful; shrewd; sly; smart; wily astute; bright; clever; ingenious; keen; perky; resourceful; sharp; skilful; skillful; smart; wily
astucieux astute; bright; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; dodgy; ingenious; intelligent; resourceful; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise astute; bright; clever; fantastic; ingenious; keen; marvellous; marvelous; perky; resourceful; sharp; silver-tongued; skilful; skillful; smart; terrific; wily
avec astuce cunning; shrewd; sly clever; ingenious; keen; skilful; skillful
avec ruse astute; clever; crafty; cunning; resourceful; shrewd; sly; smart; wily astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily
avisé canny; shrewd; sly; smart; wily astute; bright; clever; dyed-in-the-wool; ingenious; keen; perky; resourceful; seasoned; sharp; skilful; skillful; 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
brillant astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise beaming; beautiful; bright; brilliant; clever; delightful; fanciful; flaunting; glistening; glittering; glorious; glossy; grand; grandiose; great; highly gifted; ingenious; keen; luminous; marvellous; marvelous; phosphorescent; radiating; reflective; shining; shiny; showing; skilful; skillful; sparkling; splendid; swell; wonderful
calculateur calculating; cunning; dodgy; shrewd; sly
calculé calculating; cunning; dodgy; shrewd; sly thought over
débrouillard astute; bright; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; dodgy; ingenious; intelligent; resourceful; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily
dégourdi calculating; canny; cunning; dodgy; shrewd; sly; smart; wily agile; agitated; aroused; astute; bright; clever; excited; fluttered; heated; perky; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily
exanspérant nasty; sly
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 astute; bright; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; false; ingenious; intelligent; low; mean; nasty; resourceful; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; slippery; sly; smart; underhand; vicious; vile; wily; wise astute; bright; clever; nimble; perky; quick; resourceful; sharp; smart; wily
habile astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise able; adroit; agile; astute; bright; brisk; capable; clever; competent; considerate; dexterous; efficient; experienced; expert; fantastic; fast; fit; fledged; good; handy; ingenious; keen; marvellous; marvelous; neat; nimble; perky; physically capable; proficient; qualified; quick; rapid; resourceful; sharp; skilful; skilled; skillful; smart; speedy; swift; terrific; trained; wily
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; low; mean; nasty; offensive; pretencious; ribald; sanctimonious; scurvy; secretly; stealthily; vicious; vile
ingénieux astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; resourceful; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise astute; bright; clever; creative; ingenious; inventive; keen; perky; resourceful; sharp; skilful; skillful; smart; wily; wise
intelligent astute; bright; canny; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; resourceful; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise able; acute; astute; biting; brainy; bright; brilliant; capable; clever; competent; efficient; good; intelligent; keen; knowledgable; perky; resourceful; right-thinking; sane; sensible; sharp; sharp-minded; sharpwitted; smart; wily; wise
judicieux astute; bright; clever; crafty; ingenious; intelligent; sagacious; shrewd; skilful; skillful; sly; smart; wily; wise appropriate; astute; bright; clever; perky; resourceful; sharp; significant; smart; wily
malicieux cunning; roguish; slick; sly abominable; amiss; appalling; bad; bitchy; blackguardly; boy-like; boyish; demonic; detestable; devilish; diabolic; false; faulty; foul; ghastly; hateful; horrible; horrid; ill-fated; inaccurate; incorrect; invidious; malicious; mischievous; naughty; obnoxious; odious; off; off target; ominous; playful; rascally; roguish; satanic; scoundrelly; sinister; snide; spiteful; terrible; unholy; vicious; villainous; waggish; wrong; wrongly
malin astute; bright; calculating; canny; clever; crafty; cunning; dodgy; false; ingenious; intelligent; low; mean; nasty; resourceful; roguish; sagacious; sharp; shrewd; skilful; skillful; slick; slippery; sly; smart; underhand; vicious; vile; wily; wise astute; bright; clever; demonic; devilish; diabolic; fantastic; foul; ingenious; intelligent; keen; malicious; marvellous; marvelous; perky; resourceful; right-thinking; sane; satanic; sensible; sharp; smart; terrific; wily; wise
minable cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile abominable; bad; behind one's back; distressed; falsely; foul; indecent; jarring; lousy; low; meager; meagre; mean; miserable; nasty; offensive; paltry; parched; poor; poverty stricken; ragged; ribald; scurvy; secretly; shabby; shady; terrible; unsightly; vicious; vile; wretched
miteux cunning; false; low; mean; nasty; sharp; shrewd; slippery; sly; underhand; vicious; vile miserable; paltry; poor; ragged; shabby; shady; unsightly
méchant cunning; false; low; mean

Related Words for "sly":

  • slier, slyer, sliest, slyest, slyly

Synonyms for "sly":


Wiktionary Translations for sly:

sly
adjective
  1. artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily
  2. dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble
sly
adjective
  1. littéraire|fr péjoratif|fr Qui est plein d’artifice, de ruse.
  2. Qui a de l’astuce.
  3. Qui a de la ruse, qui est plein de ruses.
noun
  1. (term, substantivement) Un personnage finaud.
  2. Individu rusé sans le laisser paraître.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
sly sournois geniepig — op een achterbakse manier en gemeen
sly roublard; roublarde ausgekochtumgangssprachlich, abwertend: (in Bezug auf Menschen) durchtrieben, verschlagen
sly roué; rusé; madré; malin; roublard durchtriebenvon Menschen, abwertend: gerissen, gewieft
sly astucieux; astucieuse; rusée; rusé raffiniertdurchtrieben, ausgeklügelt
sly malin; rusé; astucieux schlau — um Wege wissend, seine Ziele (dennoch) zu erreichen

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