devious

ˈdiːviəs
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Translation of devious into German

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Adjective

1.

dishonest behavior

cunning and deceitful, not straightforward or honest
  • She used devious methods to win the game.Sie benutzte hinterhältige Methoden, um das Spiel zu gewinnen.
2.

indirect path

indirect and roundabout, deviating from a direct route
  • We took a devious route through the mountains.Wir nahmen eine umständliche Route durch die Berge.
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Expressions with devious: examples in English and translations in German

mit unlauteren Mitteln
He won the contract by devious means.
Umweg
We took a devious route through the forest.

Synonyms and analogies of devious in English

Examples of devious in a sentence

  • The devious route confused the travelers.
  • The devious path led us through hidden valleys.
  • He followed a devious trail to avoid the main road.

Translations of "devious" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
hinterhältigadj.

The jumpers are devious and will pop up out of nowhere.

Springer sind hinterhältig und tauchen wie aus dem Nichts auf.

verschlagenadj.

I don't know, maybe because we've heard about devious billionaires.

Vielleicht, weil wir alle von verschlagenen Milliardären gehört haben.

abwegigadj.

Net users have strongly criticized the comment as irresponsible and devious.

Internetnutzer haben diese Haltung als unverantwortlich und abwegig kritisiert.

hinterlistigadj.

Such men are cunning, devious and resourceful.

Solche Männer sind listig, hinterlistig und einfallsreich.

teuflischeadj.

Solve devious puzzles and outsmart enemies using a range of space-shifting controls.

Löse teuflische Rätsel und überliste Gegner mit einer Vielzahl Raum manipulierender Steuerungen.

heimtückischeadj.

There are twelve devious opponents to defeat while learning the intricacies of each variant.

Es gibt zwölf heimtückische Gegner, während Sie lernen die Feinheiten der einzelnen Varianten zu besiegen.

doppelzüngigadj.

Be cautious, the enemy is so devious.

Seid gewarnt, der Feind ist so doppelzüngig.

unaufrichtigadj.

Louis is devious, but he's not bold.

Louis ist unaufrichtig, aber er ist nicht dreist.

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Other translations for devious:

  • listigadj.
  • trickreichadj.
  • durchtriebenadj.
  • heimtückischadj.
  • umständlichadj.
  • indirektadj.
  • undurchsichtigadj.
  • krummadj.

devious: Examples and translations in context

There was something devious about his laughter that made me feel uneasy.

An seinem Lachen war etwas Hinterhältiges, das mich unbehaglich fühlen ließ.

To win the game, he resorted to using a devious wile.

Um das Spiel zu gewinnen, griff er zu einem hinterhältigen Trick.

His devious smile gave away his sneaky intentions during the meeting.

Sein durchtriebenes Lächeln verriet während des Treffens seine hinterhältigen Absichten.

I'm sorry for being a cowardly, devious son of a...

Es tut mir Leid ein feiger, hinterhältiger Sohn einer...

The devious rogue anti-spyware comes from a family of extremely latent infections.

Die hinterhältigen Rogue Anti-Spyware stammt aus einer Familie sehr latenten Infektionen.

When one's intentions are devious, external difficulties will arise.

Wenn die Absichten hinterhältig sind, werden sich äußere Schwierigkeiten ergeben.

The detective uncovered a devious scheme involving several corrupt officials.

Der Detektiv deckte ein hinterhältiges Komplott auf, in das mehrere korrupte Beamte verwickelt waren.

The devious child hid the truth from his parents regarding his grades.

Das verschlagene Kind verschwieg seinen Eltern die Wahrheit über seine Noten.

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