shady russian

• тенево́й

  shady

• афе́ра

  shady transaction (swindle, fraud)

  affair

• тени́стый

  shady

• афери́ст

  shady dealer, swindler, crook, spiv

• шалма́н

  dive, shady joint, dodgy place

• афери́стка

  shady dealer, swindler, crook, spiv

• затенённый

  shaded, shadowy, dim, shadowed, shady

• прохо́дец

  passer-by, wayfarer

  adventurer, shady operator

• шара́шка

  shady office; dubious enterprise

  slang prison research lab

• бары́га

  fence; dealer in stolen goods

  profiteer; shady trader

  drug dealer

Examples

• Держи́сь подальше от му́тных персона́жей!

  Try as hard as possible to stay away from shady characters!