cunning

astuto, artero

Que sabe conseguir lo que quiere usando su inteligencia, a menudo engañando a otros.

En inglés sencillo: Clever at getting what you want, often by tricking other people.

• He had a cunning plan.
• The cunning thief escaped through a window.
• She was too cunning to reveal her real intentions.

Sinónimos: sly, crafty, devious

Expresiones frecuentes: cunning plan, cunning trick

astucia, artería

Habilidad para conseguir lo que se quiere mediante trucos ingeniosos.

En inglés sencillo: Skill at getting what you want through clever tricks.

• She escaped by using cunning.
• His plan showed considerable cunning.
• They relied on cunning rather than strength to win.

Sinónimos: craftiness, guile, slyness

Expresiones frecuentes: great cunning, use cunning, devious cunning, show cunning

astucia, instinto

Capacidad natural de un animal para evitar peligros o encontrar lo que necesita.

En inglés sencillo: An animal's natural ability to avoid danger or find what it needs.

• The fox survived through cunning.
• The hare's cunning helped it escape the dogs.
• Hunters admired the old wolf's natural cunning.

Sinónimos: shrewdness, instinct

Expresiones frecuentes: animal cunning, natural cunning