sly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈslaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/slaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(slī)

Inflections of 'sly' (adj):
slyer
adj comparative
slier
adj comparative
slyest
adj superlative
sliest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sly adj (person: deceiving)taimado/a adj
  taimado/a adj
  ladino/a adj
 Julia is so sly; she says one thing to my face and another behind my back.
 Julia es muy taimada: a la cara me dice una cosa, pero a mis espaldas va diciendo otra.
sly adj (mischievous, playful)malicioso/a adj
  pícaro/a adj
  travieso/a adj
 Patrick gave Martha a sly wink as he hid the boss's favourite pen.
 Patrick le dedicó un guiño malicioso a Martha mientras escondía el boli favorito del jefe.
sly adj (smart)astuto/a adj
  pillo/la adj
  listo/a adj
 That was a sly move; you got just what you wanted.
 Fue un movimiento muy astuto. Conseguiste justo lo que querías.
sly adj (furtive)furtivo/a adj
 As Don prattled on, Ruby cast a sly glance at her watch.
 Mientras Don parloteaba, Ruby le echó una mirada furtiva a su reloj.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
as sly as a fox adj (devious, cunning) (fam)ladino como un zorro loc adj
 Reynard was as sly as a fox as he wheedled his way into the hen house.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No me inspira confianza, ese tipo es ladino como un zorro y taimado como una hiena.
on the sly adv informal (secretly)a escondidas loc adv
  furtivamente adv
  (ES: coloquial)de extranjis, de estrangis loc adv
 He spent a lot of his career playing computer games on the sly.
 Pasó gran parte de su carrera jugando videojuegos a escondidas.
sly old fox n (devious or secretive person) (figurado, astuto)viejo zorro loc nom m
 I would never have guessed that about you, you sly old fox!
 Nunca habría pensado eso de ti, ¡viejo zorro!
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'sly' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
arch - artful - crafty - cunning - cunningly - insinuation - sharp - tricky - wily
Spanish:
maco - morlaco - picarón - avivado - cuco - labioso - matrero - tortuoso - zorrero - saltón - a escondidas - a hurtadillas - a la chita callando - cachicán - caimán - chicanear - clandestinamente - como quien no quiere la cosa - cuando nadie está viendo - de extranjis - de matute - de tapadillo - diablillo - diablo - ladino - lagarto - pasar de agache - pícaro - piola - raposo - taimado - taimar - vivo - zorro

Collocations: a sly [woman, man, person, individual], (as) sly as a fox, you sly old [devil, fox]!, more...

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