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Three hundred and thirty thousand Germans have been senselessly and irresponsibly led to death and destruction through the cunning strategy of a corporal from World War I.
Dreihundertdreißigtausend deutsche Männer hat die geniale Strategie des Weltkriegsgefreiten sinn- und verantwortungslos in Tod und Verderben gehetzt.
Kershaw, Ian / The Hitler MythKershaw, Ian / Der Hitler-Mythos
Der Hitler-Mythos
Kershaw, Ian
© 1987 Ian Kershaw
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe: 1999 Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart
The Hitler Myth
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw 1987
He had persevered until, with infinite cunning, he had obtained for himself that divine spark, something laid gratis in the cradle of every other human being but withheld from him alone.
Den göttlichen Funken, den andre Menschen mir nichts, dir nichts in die Wiege gelegt bekommen und der ihm als einzigem vorenthalten worden war, hatte er sich durch unendliches Raffinement ertrotzt.
Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererSüskind, Patrick / Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Süskind, Patrick
© 1985 Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Suskind, Patrick
© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf
© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG
Men were the great danger, but this could be circumvented by cunning and discipline.
Die Menschen waren die große Gefahr, die jedoch durch Schlauheit und Disziplin umgangen werden konnte.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
In order to attain what it is after, it must have speed, cunning and endurance, and must not allow itself to be deflected.
Sie muß rasch und unablenkbar, mit List und Ausdauer hinter ihr her sein, um sie zu erlangen.
Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und Macht
Masse und Macht
Canetti, Elias
© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960
Crowds and Power
Canetti, Elias
© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg
© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
Anyone to whom this course is not open must either give a full and serious answer to the question—which is what his interlocutor wants— or, by cunning, must stop him wanting to probe further.
Wem seine Stellung keine Entgegnung erlaubt, der muß entweder eine erschöpfende Antwort geben und mit dem herausrücken, worauf der andere zielt; oder er muß ihm durch List die Lust auf weiteres Eindringen benehmen.
Canetti, Elias / Crowds and PowerCanetti, Elias / Masse und Macht
Masse und Macht
Canetti, Elias
© by Claassen Verlag GmbH, Hamburg 1960
Crowds and Power
Canetti, Elias
© 1960 by Claassen Verlag, Hamburg
© 1962, 1973 by Victor Gollancz Ltd
"Cunning bastard.
»Ein gerissener Kerl!
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
Cunning, the lust for power, a total lack of conscience: Those were the family's outstanding characteristics.
Verschlagenheit, Machthunger, Gewissenlosigkeit, das waren die hervorstechendsten Familieneigenschaften.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell

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cunning old bird
alter Fuchs
cunning ruse
Kriegslist

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cunning

noun
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Common casecunningcunnings
Possessive casecunning'scunnings'