Phrase guide

sly as a fox

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Very sly, very cunning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: simile

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: tülkü kimi hiyləgər — very sly
  • Catalan: astut com una guineu — very sly
  • Chinese Mandarin: 狡猾 (jiǎohuá) — very sly
  • Czech: chytrý jako liška — very sly
  • Czech: liškou podšitý — very sly
  • Czech: lišácký — very sly
  • Danish: snu som en ræv — very sly
  • Dutch: sluw als een vos — very sly
  • Esperanto: ruza kiel vulpo — very sly
  • Finnish: viekas kuin kettu — very sly
  • French: rusé comme un renard — very sly
  • German: schlau wie ein Fuchs — very sly
  • Hungarian: ravasz, mint a róka — very sly
  • Italian: furbo come una volpe — very sly
  • Norwegian: slu som en rev — very sly
  • Polish: chytry jak lis — very sly
  • Polish: sprytny jak lis — very sly
  • Portuguese: esperto como uma raposa — very sly
  • Russian: хи́трый как лиса́ (xítryj kak lisá) — very sly
  • Spanish: ser astuto como un zorro — very sly
  • Spanish: saber latín — very sly
  • Spanish: saber más que los ratones colorados — very sly
  • Swedish: listig som en räv — very sly
  • Turkish: tilki gibi kurnaz — very sly