crafty

rusé, retors

Qui sait tromper les autres pour obtenir ce qui lui plaît.

En anglais simple : Good at tricking people to get what you want.

• He is a crafty salesman.
• The crafty fox escaped the trap.
• She exposed his crafty plan to cheat the customers.

Synonymes : cunning, sly, wily, devious

Contraires : honest, guileless

Expressions courantes : crafty fox, crafty salesman, crafty plan

habile, ingénieux, rusé

Qui sait atteindre son but avec intelligence et habileté, parfois en trompant les autres.

En anglais simple : Clever and skilled at achieving something, often by finding a way to trick others.

• That was a crafty move.
• The crafty player found a way around our defence.
• She used a crafty solution to win the contest.

Synonymes : clever, ingenious, cunning

Contraires : unskilled

Expressions courantes : crafty player, crafty move, crafty solution

furtif, discret

Fait en secret pour que les autres ne le remarquent pas.

En anglais simple : Done secretly so that other people will not notice.

• She took a crafty peek at my cards.
• He had a crafty look through the window.
• I made a crafty visit to the kitchen for more cake.

Synonymes : sneaky, furtive, surreptitious

Contraires : open

Expressions courantes : crafty look, crafty peek, crafty glance