shady russian
сомни́тельный
questionable, dubious, shady
doubtful
афе́ра
swindle, fraud, shady deal, scam
affair, liaison
афери́ст
swindler, con artist, crook, shady dealer
тенево́й
shady, shaded, shade (attributive)
shadow (economy), black-market, illegal, underground
хмырь
creep, sleazeball, obnoxious boor, shady character
gloomy fellow, sourpuss, pessimist, killjoy
тени́стый
shady
га́врик
rogue, shady character, sly fellow
twit, jerk, clown
accomplice, henchman, sidekick
шалма́н
dive, shady joint, dodgy place
зама́заться
to get dirty, to get smeared, to get stained
to compromise oneself, to get mixed up (in something shady), to get involved (in something disreputable)
плу́тни
tricks, wiles, swindles, shady dealings
Examples
Держи́сь подальше от му́тных персона́жей!
Try as hard as possible to stay away from shady characters!
Он рассказал о друге, вовлекавшемся в сомнительные дела.
He told me about a friend who got involved in shady dealings.
Мы не доверяли начальнику, проворачивавшему тёмные дела.
We did not trust the boss, who was involved in shady dealings.



















