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schlau

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(Inglés)

  1. clever in a way that enables one to achieve one's goals; slightly sly or cunning (but not usually implying any evil intentions)
  2. (informal) bright, intelligent, clever (with no such overtone at all)

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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ʃlaʊ̯/
Etimología (Inglés)

Tomado de Middle Low German
slû
Cognado con neerlandés
neerlandés
sluw
In summary

Borrowed from Middle Low German slû, whence probably also Dutch sluw. Further origin uncertain. Probably from a Proto-Germanic *slūhaz (“sneaking, creeping”), which seems to trace back to a Proto-Indo-European *(s)lewǵ- (“to crawl, slide”) (albeit without any known extra-Germanic cognates), if the original sense referred to sneaking and sliding. Related to Dutch sluiken (“to creep, smuggle, act clandestinely”). In spite of the near-identity in meaning and form, English sly is in all likelihood not related.

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