sleight
Cunning; craft; artful practiceCunning; craft; artful practice.
» Dennis was known for chicanery and sleight-of-hand.
Значення
значень: 3(злічуване, незлічуване)Cunning; craft; artful practice.
List, Gerissenheit, Raffinement
(злічуване)An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
Trick, Täuschung, Taschenspielertrick
(злічуване, незлічуване)Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
Geschicklichkeit, Geschick, Fingerfertigkeit
- adroitness in using the hands
Приклади
речень: 8Dennis was known for chicanery and sleight-of-hand.
Using sleight of hand, he pulled a rabbit out of his hat.
ruИспользуя ловкость рук, он достал из шляпы кролика.
He's good at sleight of hand. I didn't notice the coin had disappeared.
deEr ist ganz schön fingerfertig. Ich bemerkte gar nicht, daß die Münze verschwunden war.
He tried to conceal his ineptitude in a not-so-deft sleight of hand.
It's a sleight of hand.
Переклади
мов: 1За значеннями 3
Походження
From Middle English sleighte, sleyght, sleythe, from Old Norse slœgð (“cunning”), from ProFrom Middle English sleighte, sleyght, sleythe, from Old Norse slœgð (“cunning”), from Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō, from *slōgiz (“cunning”) (whence English sly). Doublet of sly and slöjd/sloyd.
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Форми
множина: sleightsСиноніми
синонімів: 2- adroitness in using the hands:dexteritymanual dexterity
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