canny
Careful, prudent, cautiousCareful, prudent, cautious.
» He was a skilled strategist and canny political operator.
Значение
значений: 7Careful, prudent, cautious.
The politician gave a canny response to the reporter’s questions.
vorsichtig
осмотрительныйosmotritelʹnyj, осторо́жныйostoróžnyj
Knowing, shrewd, astute.
The canny lawyer knew just how to get what he wanted.
schlau, pfiffig, verschmitzt
Frugal, thrifty.
canny investments
(Northumbria, Шотландия)Friendly, pleasant, fair, agreeable; (sometimes) funny.
She’s a canny lass hor like!
(Northumbria, Шотландия)Gentle, quiet, steady.
a canny horse
Be canny with this letter.
(proscribed)Natural, normal.
(особенно)Sounding as if it is coming through a tin can.
- showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
Примеры
предложений: 3He was a skilled strategist and canny political operator.
A canny one, I do contend, simply tips their glass on end.
deDer kluge Mensch, so glaubt es mir, der redet nicht und trinkt sein Bier.
The canny one, or so I think, holds their tongue and sups their drink.
deDer kluge Mensch, so glaubt es mir, der redet nicht und trinkt sein Bier.
Переводы
языков: 5По значениям 1
По значениям 2
Происхождение
Northern English dialect, from can (“to know”) ( + -y), from Middle English can, first andNorthern English dialect, from can (“to know”) ( + -y), from Middle English can, first and third person singular of cunnen, connen (“to be able, know how to”), from Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”). Compare Scots canny, English cunny, Old English cann (“knowledge, assertion”). More at can, cunning.
Back-formation from uncanny.
can (“more or less cylindrical metal container”) + -y
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Формы
cannier, canniestСинонимы
синонимов: 24Однокоренные
связанных слов: 2Уроки к слову
уроков: 2- A2Сравнительная степень — Потому что у него есть сравнительная степень
- A2Превосходная степень — Потому что у него есть превосходная степень