sly russian
лиса́
fox, vixen
sly fox, crafty person
хи́трый
sly, cunning, crafty, wily
clever, smart, shrewd
intricate, tricky, ingenious
шту́чка
thing, little thing, doodad, thingamajig
trick, antic, prank, silly idea
babe, chick
piece of work, sly customer
жук
beetle, bug
rogue, sly fellow, crafty devil
тайко́м
secretly, in secret, on the sly, surreptitiously
behind somebody's back, without somebody's knowledge
лука́вый
sly, cunning, crafty, wily
roguish, mischievous, playful
the Evil One, the devil
подсма́тривать
to spy on, to peep at, to watch secretly, to observe on the sly
to peek at (to copy), to crib, to copy (by watching), to pick up (by watching)
втихаря́
on the sly, secretly, on the quiet, without anyone noticing
проны́ра
sly-boots
бе́стия
rogue, sly fellow, cunning devil
beast, brute
хитрю́га
sly fox, cunning person, trickster, sly dog
проны́рливый
sly, cunning, wily, sneaky
nosy, prying
втиху́ю
secretly, on the sly, on the quiet
quietly, without any fuss, without fanfare
га́врик
rogue, shady character, sly fellow
twit, jerk, clown
accomplice, henchman, sidekick
плуто́вка
cheat, swindler, fraudster, con artist
sly minx, rascal, little rogue, sly one
подсыла́ть
to send secretly, to dispatch (an agent), to send on the sly
to send secretly (something), to slip (something) to someone
трюка́ч
stunt performer, stuntman, trick artist
trickster, gimmick-monger, sly operator
прохинде́й
swindler, rogue, crook, sly operator
втихомолку
on the quiet, on the sly, without saying a word
лиси́ть
to be cunning, to be sly, to act like a fox
вы́жига
cunning rogue, skinflint, sly fox, crafty operator
gold recovered by burning, silver recovered by burning
ловка́чка
dodger, crafty woman, wheeler-dealer (female), sly one
skilful woman, dexterous girl, nimble one
прола́за
dodger, sly operator, old fox, wangler
narrow passage, gap to squeeze through, bolt-hole
squeezing through, crawling through
продувно́й
crafty, sly, roguish, wily
blow-off (attr.), purge (attr.), blow-through (attr.), compressed-air (attr.)
и́тар
sly, cunning, crafty
shrewd, quick-witted, prudent
воровато
stealthily, furtively, thievishly, on the sly
лука́вец
sly person, crafty person, wily fellow
rogue, rascal, slyboots
иезуи́тка
Jesuitess, female Jesuit; hypocrite, sly woman
хитри́вший
cunning, sly, crafty
лука́вящий
cunning, sly, artful, dissembling
лука́вивший
cunning, sly, dissembling
плуту́ющий
cheating, swindling, sly, cunning
слука́вивший
cunning, sly, deceptive
ловча́щий
cunning, artful, tricky, sly
catching, hunting, seeking prey
ло́вко
skillfully, deftly, dexterously, nimbly
cleverly, craftily, slyly
хитро
slyly, cunningly, craftily
intricately, ingeniously, cleverly
хитре́ц
slyboots( a person who avoids showing or telling other people what he or she is thinking or intending)
лука́вство
slyness, archness
изворо́тливость
resourcefulness, adroitness, ingenuity, nimbleness
slyness, craftiness, cunning, shiftiness
лука́во
slyly
лука́вость
guile, craftiness, deceitfulness
slyness, shrewdness, cunning
archness, roguishness, playfulness
лука́винка
playful slyness, archness
лиси́вший
who was foxy, who flattered, who acted slyly
по-ли́сьи
like a fox, in a foxlike way, slyly
лисовать
act slyly, be cunning, fawn
Examples
The innkeeper smirked slyly.
Она хитро посмотрела на брата.
She gave her brother a sly look.
Она лукаво улыбнулась и промолчала.
She smiled slyly and said nothing.
Она коварно улыбнулась и промолчала о плане.
She gave a sly smile and said nothing about the plan.
Он оказался очень пронырливым человеком.
He turned out to be a very sly person.
Его канальская улыбка меня насторожила.
His sly smile made me suspicious.
В его словах чувствовалась лукавость.
There was a slyness in his words.
Она ответила с явной лукавостью.
She replied with obvious slyness.
Мефистофель хитро улыбнулся, глядя на Фауста.
Mephistopheles smiled slyly as he looked at Faust.
Мы простили лукавившего мальчика.
We forgave the boy for being sly.



















