schlau

Signification (Anglais)

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

rusé

malin

artificieux

astucieux

sournois

futé

intelligent

roublard

matois

astucieusement

finaud

fin

chouette

habile

perfide

adroit

précieux

trompeur

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʃlaʊ̯/

Borrowed from Middle Low German slû, whence probably also Dutch sluw. Further origin uncertain. Probably from a Proto-Germanic *slūhaz (“sneaking, creeping”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leuǵ (“to crawl, slide”), if the original sense referred to sneaking and sliding. Related with 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.