canny
Careful, prudent, cautiousCareful, prudent, cautious.
» He was a skilled strategist and canny political operator.
Значення
значень: 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, Шотландія)Friendly, pleasant, fair, agreeable; (sometimes) funny.
She’s a canny lass hor like!
(Northumbria, Шотландія)Gentle, quiet, steady.
a canny horse
Be canny with this letter.
(proscribed)Natural, normal.
(особливо)Sounding as if it is coming through a tin can.
- showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
Приклади
речень: 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.
Переклади
мов: 5За значеннями 1
За значеннями 2
Походження
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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