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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
sly — [slaı] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old Norse; Origin: slœgr] 1.) someone who is sly cleverly deceives people in order to get what they want = ↑cunning 2.) sly smile/glance/wink etc a smile, look etc that shows you know something secret ▪ He leaned… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sly — [ slaı ] adjective 1. ) clever at tricking people or at secretly doing unfair or dishonest things 2. ) a sly smile, look, or remark shows that the person doing it knows something that other people do not know: He made a sly reference to the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sly — adjective 1 very clever in the way that you use tricks and dishonesty to get what you want: The way he did it was really sly. 2 sly smile/glance/wink etc a smile, look etc shows that you are hiding something you know from other people: She gave… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sly — [[t]sla͟ɪ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A sly look, expression, or remark shows that you know something that other people do not know or that was meant to be a secret. His lips were spread in a sly smile... He gave me a sly, meaningful look.… … English dictionary
sly — adjective (slier or slyer; sliest or slyest) Etymology: Middle English sleighe, sli, from Old Norse slœgr; akin to Old English slēan to strike more at slay Date: 13th century 1. chiefly dialect a. wise in practical affairs b. displaying … New Collegiate Dictionary
sly — UK [slaɪ] / US adjective Word forms sly : adjective sly comparative slier superlative sliest 1) a sly smile, look, or remark shows that the person doing it knows something that other people do not know He made a sly reference to the events of the … English dictionary
sly — [slaɪ] adj clever at tricking people or at hurting them without them realizing it I noticed his sly smile.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
smile — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bright, broad, huge, wide ▪ She had a big smile on her face. ▪ faint, slight … Collocations dictionary
sly — adj. Sly is used with these nouns: ↑dig, ↑grin, ↑humour, ↑look, ↑smile, ↑wink, ↑wit … Collocations dictionary
sardonic smile — shrewd smile, sly smile, cunning grin … English contemporary dictionary
Jewish humour — is the long tradition of humour in Judaism dating back to the Torah and the Midrash, but generally refers to the more recent stream of verbal, self deprecating and often anecdotal humour originating in Eastern Europe and which took root in the… … Wikipedia