Cunning means Astucia and Astuto in Spanish | Discover Synonyms, Part of Speech & Examples

Cunning

Meaning of Cunning in Spanish :

cunning

astucia

VERB

Synonyms: guile, shrewdness, cleverness, astuteness, craftiness, gamesmanship

But for all their cunning we have one advantage. Pero para toda su astucia tenemos una ventaja.
Your cunning is sharper than any gladiator's sword. Tu astucia es más afilada que cualquier espada de gladiador.
This requires observation, cunning and manipulation. Esto requiere observación, astucia y manipulación.
They were no match for my cunning. No eran rivales para mi astucia.
This requires cunning and deception. Requiere astucia y engaño.

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astuto

ADJ

Synonyms: clever, sly, astute, crafty, shrewd, wily

Your cunning attempt to trick me. Su intento astuto de engañarme.
My brother is as cunning as a wolf. Mi hermano es tan astuto como un lobo.
This is a very cunning game. Este es un juego muy astuto.
One must be cunning to survive in this society. Hay que ser astuto para sobrevivir en esta sociedad.
I have a cunning plan. Tengo un astuto plan.

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in English

1. Guile

guile

NOUN

But you see, Guile, it's the spirit ... Pero verás, Guile,es el espíritu ...
Guile, you did it! Guile, lo lograste!
... find a library (the guile library in the example) ... ... encontrar una biblioteca (guile en nuestro ejemplo) ...
Guile, I haven't seen you in a long time. Guile, no te he visto en mucho tiempo.
He's my brother, Guile. Es mi hermano, Guile.

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II)

astucia

NOUN

Synonyms: cunning, shrewdness, cleverness, astuteness, craftiness, gamesmanship

But guile moved him to keep silent. Pero la astucia le llevó a guardar silencio.
... always been noted for their guile. ... siempre se ha destacado por su astucia.
Guile, charm, persuasion. Astucia, encanto, persuasión.
... questions that were full of guile, and very deep ... ... preguntas que estaban llenos de astucia, y muy profundo ...
defences of an instinctive guile. las defensas de una astucia instintiva.

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2. Shrewdness

shrewdness

astucia

NOUN

Synonyms: cunning, guile, cleverness, astuteness, craftiness, gamesmanship

shrewdness in his face. la astucia de su rostro.
shrewdness in his face. la astucia de su rostro.
shrewdness which a child, spending much of ... la astucia que un niño, pasando gran parte de ...
... by no means wanting in shrewdness and common-sense. ... en absoluto falto de astucia y sentido común.
... ignorant man conscious of his incompetence, but with a shrewdness ... hombre ignorante consciente de su incompetencia, pero con una astucia

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II)

sagacidad

NOUN

Synonyms: sagacity, acumen

She has a man's shrewdness. Tiene la sagacidad de un hombre.
You have shrewdness, eloquence, imagination. Tienes sagacidad, elocuencia, imaginación.
With money and shrewdness, he bought the throne ... Con dinero y sagacidad, compró el trono ...
... an odd mixture of shrewdness and cunning, over ... una extraña mezcla de sagacidad y astucia, a lo largo
A man, I perceive, of remarkable shrewdness. Un hombre, según me parece, de gran sagacidad.

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3. Cleverness

cleverness

inteligencia

NOUN

Synonyms: intelligence, iq, smarts

Your eyes sparkle with cleverness. Tus ojos brillan con inteligencia.
More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Más que inteligencia, tener bondad y dulzura.
They showed in fact an astounding cleverness. Ellos mostraron de hecho una inteligencia asombrosa.
More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Más que inteligencia, necesitamos ternura.
More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Más que inteligencia, necesitamos dulzura y bondad.

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II)

astucia

NOUN

Synonyms: cunning, guile, shrewdness, astuteness, craftiness, gamesmanship

More than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness. Más que astucia, necesitamos amabilidad y gentileza.
More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. En vez de astucia, necesitamos bondad y gentileza.
No end to your cleverness. No hay fin para tu astucia.
He has that kind of cleverness you'll sometimes find ... Tiene el tipo de astucia que a veces uno encuentra ...
... has been saved by his mother's cleverness. ... ha sido salvado por la astucia de su madre.

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4. Astuteness

astuteness

astucia

NOUN

Synonyms: cunning, guile, shrewdness, cleverness, craftiness, gamesmanship

I attribute your astuteness to your skill with the sword. Yo atribuyo tu astucia a tu destreza con la espada.
superiors and their own astuteness. superiores y su propia astucia.
with some new phase of his astuteness. con alguna nueva fase de su astucia.
... with some new phase of his astuteness. ... con alguna nueva fase de su astucia.
extreme exactness and astuteness represented, as I ... exactitud extrema y astucia representaban, como ya ...

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5. Clever

clever

inteligente

ADJ

Synonyms: smart, intelligent, intelligently, wise

I thought it was clever. Bueno, pensaba que era inteligente.
You think you are so clever. Crees que eres muy inteligente.
You are a clever man. Usted es un hombre inteligente.
Very clever people try to learn them. Gente muy inteligente tratar de aprender.
He had brisk movements and a clever face. Tenía movimientos rápidos y un rostro inteligente.
He thinks he was being so clever. El se creía muy inteligente.

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II)

listo

ADJ

Synonyms: ready, smart, done

Be clever to walk. Esté listo para andar.
You are very clever, children. Eres un niño muy listo.
He probably thought that was very clever. Debe creer se muy listo.
A clever man like you would stay away. Un hombre listo como usted se mantendría alejado.
You are clever, calm and stable. Eres listo, tranquilo y estable.
I am a very clever guy. Soy un tipo muy listo.

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III)

astuto

ADJ

Synonyms: cunning, sly, astute, crafty, shrewd, wily

I suppose it was quite clever of him. Creo que fue bastante astuto de su parte.
This impostor is very clever. Este impostor es muy astuto.
This impostor is obviously very clever. Obviamente, el impostor es muy astuto.
That was very clever of you. Eso fue muy astuto.
You have to understand how clever it is. Tiene que entender lo astuto que es eso.
You always thought you were so clever. Siempre creíste que eras muy astuto.

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IV)

ingenioso

ADJ

Synonyms: ingenious, witty, artful, resourceful, ingeniously, nifty

Until now, your wiper seemed like a clever gadget. Hasta ahora, tu invento parecía un artefacto ingenioso.
I liked the clever and original use of words. Me gusta el uso ingenioso y original de las palabras.
Not a very clever disguise. Un disfraz poco ingenioso.
This is very clever. Esto es muy ingenioso.
How ironic and how clever. Qué irónico y qué ingenioso.
I thought it was clever. Pense que era ingenioso.

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hábil

ADJ

Synonyms: skillful, handy, deft, adept, slick, proficient

Very clever of you. Muy hábil por tu parte.
The man is clever about everything. El hombre es hábil en todo.
How clever of you. Qué hábil de su parte.
Your acting in the taxi was extremely clever. Tu actuación en el taxi fue hábil.
I need a clever person, you view the navel ... Yo necesito una persona hábil, tú te miras el ombligo ...
... can imagine doing some very clever things with these. ... puede imaginar haciendo algunas cosas muy hábil con los mismos.

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6. Sly

sly

astuto

ADV

Synonyms: cunning, clever, astute, crafty, shrewd, wily

You sly dog, playing possum all these years. Astuto, simulando durante todos estos años.
And you're a sly man. Y tú eres un hombre astuto.
The suit is sly. El trajeado es astuto.
Preserve me from a sly child, that's what. Protégeme de un niño astuto, eso es lo que.
... it comes to being sly, you're way in the ... ... se trata de ser astuto, eres el mejor ...

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II)

hurtadillas

NOUN

Synonyms: sneak, stealthily, stealth

... calls me on the sly sometimes. ... me llama a veces a hurtadillas.
Everybody has a song they listen to on the sly Todo el mundo tiene una canción que escucha a hurtadillas.
On the sly I wink my eye A hurtadillas guiño el ojo

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III)

escondidas

NOUN

Synonyms: hidden, sneak, secretly, stashed, stealth, snuck

But you smoke on the sly. Pero fumas a escondidas.
Maybe she drank on the sly and you never noticed. Quizá bebía a escondidas y tú nunca te enteraste.
There was something sly about him, and ... Había algo escondidas de él, y ...
... meet you in this way, on the sly? ... cumplir de esta manera, a escondidas?
... and started secretly stealing chickens on the sly. ... y comenzar a robar gallinas a escondidas.

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IV)

taimado

ADV

Synonyms: devious

I like you, you sly old monster. Me caes bien, monstruo taimado.

sigiloso

ADV

Synonyms: stealthy, creeper, sneaky, secretive

The suit is sly. El federal es sigiloso.
And there was me thinking I was being sly. Y yo pensaba que estaba siendo sigiloso.

7. Astute

astute

astuto

ADJ

Synonyms: cunning, clever, sly, crafty, shrewd, wily

Very astute of you. Muy astuto de tu parte.
After everything, you are astute. Después de todo, eres astuto.
That is vastly astute. Eso es enormemente astuto.
He was most astute in giving him a knife instead of ... Fue astuto al darle un cuchillo en vez de ...
... highly methodical and psychologically astute. ... muy metódico y psicológicamente astuto.

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II)

sagaz

ADJ

Synonyms: shrewd, sagacious

8. Shrewd

shrewd

astuto

ADJ

Synonyms: cunning, clever, sly, astute, crafty, wily

Very shrewd of him. Muy astuto de su parte.
Your father is a shrewd old fox. Tu padre es un viejo zorro astuto.
... with one of those dark, shrewd faces. ... con uno de esos rostros oscuros, astuto.
... always understood you were a shrewd fellow at your job. ... entendido que era un tipo astuto en su trabajo.
Very shrewd of you to ask. Muy astuto de tu parte preguntarlo.

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II)

sagaz

ADJ

Synonyms: sagacious, astute

He also appears shrewd and tough. También parece sagaz y férreo.
... that that built was a very shrewd investor you ... que ese construyó era un inversionista muy sagaz que
... this might seem a shrewd and reasonable posture for defending ... ... esto podría verse como una postura sagaz y razonable para defender ...
his amiably shrewd way, "but all natural su manera amable sagaz ", pero todos los naturales
Shrewd indeed is Ulysses but wiser ... Es bien sagaz Ulises, aún más sabia ...

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III)

perspicaz

ADJ

Synonyms: insightful, perceptive, circumspect, discerning, perspicacious

He could make a shrewd guess, he said, with ... Se podría hacer una conjetura perspicaz, dijo, con ...
... except that to the shrewd glance ... excepto que a la mirada perspicaz

9. Wily

wily

astuto

ADJ

Synonyms: cunning, clever, sly, astute, crafty, shrewd

Our old fox is wily. Nuestro viejo zorro es astuto.
But he was too wily for that. Pero él era demasiado astuto para eso.
So wily, and we must follow ... Por lo tanto astuto, y debemos seguir ...
... in the hands of this wily author, is nothing ... ... en las manos de este astuto escritor, es pura ...
It was a wily trick, born of his quick mind Era un truco astuto, nacido de su mente rápida