conniving

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

present participle and gerund of connive

Adj

That connives; conspiratorial.

connive

1. (intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire.
2. (intransitive, rare) Of parts of a plant: to be converging or in close contact; to be connivent.
3. (intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by at: to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore or overlook a fault deliberately.
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.

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Concepts

complice

malhonnête

sagace

futé

de conspirateur

Synonymes

scheming

collusive

calculative

shrewd

calculating

insidious

conspiratory

condonation

connivance

guileful

indulgence

Traductions

التآمر

calculador

darüber hinwegsehend

duldend

konspirativ

verschwörerisch

συνωμοτικός

cospirativo

conivente

interesado

suikast

suikastçi ile ilgili

suikast ile ilgili

Prononcé comme (IPA)

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