cunning

rusé, fourbe

Qui sait obtenir ce qu’il veut grâce à son intelligence, souvent en trompant les autres.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : sly, crafty, devious

Expressions courantes : cunning plan, cunning trick

ruse, fourberie

Habileté à obtenir ce qu’on veut en utilisant des astuces trompeuses.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : craftiness, guile, slyness

Expressions courantes : great cunning, use cunning, devious cunning, show cunning

ruse, instinct

Capacité naturelle d’un animal à éviter le danger ou à trouver ce dont il a besoin.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : shrewdness, instinct

Expressions courantes : animal cunning, natural cunning