practic

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

A person concerned with action or practice, as opposed to one concerned with theory.

Adj

1. Practical.
2. (obsolete) Cunning, crafty.

Concepts

coquin

fourbe

malin

matois

rusé

rusée

trompeur

cauteleux

futé

maligne

roublard

surnois

Synonymes

artful

crafty

cunning

deadpan

deceitful

devious

dexterous

huggermugger

mestizo

roguish

shifty

sly

underhanded

wily

scampish

fawce

Traductions

خبيث

ماكر

astut

murri

sorneguer

foxé

ausgekocht

durchtrieben

gerissen

listig

tückisch

verschlagen

πανούργος

πονηρός

خادع

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɹæktɪk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: practic

In summary

From Middle English practic, practik, partly from Old French practique and partly from its etymon, Late Latin prācticus (“active”), from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “I do”). Doublet of practico.