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The sly look remained.
Der verschlagene Gesichtsausdruck blieb.
King, Stephen / The Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen / Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2003 by Stephen King
© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
The Dark Tower 6: The Song of Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King
"All in a muddle," John laughed quietly even while he went stumbling and came up against the wall with a sly and sheepish little smile.
»Ein einziger Schlamassel«, wiederholte er mit einem leisen Lachen. Er strauchelte, Fing sich wieder, lehnte sich an die Wand und sah Frankie mit einem halb listigen und halb verschämten Lächeln an.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
"' Ay, ay,' said Elias; ' and why not, if he likes ? I wonder,' he continued after a little, 'if that sly little baggage of a Christina of mine has been up to any tricks ?
»Ach warum nicht gar«, erwiderte Herr Elias. »Sollte ihm«, fuhr er nach einer Weile fort, »die schelmische Christina einen Spuk gemacht haben?
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Palo Alto and Istanbul were like Helen Keller and Sly Stallone.
Istanbul und Palo Alto waren wie Mutter Teresa und Sylvester Stallone.
Case, John / The Eighth DayCase, John / Der achte Tag
Der achte Tag
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case
© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 2004
The Eighth Day
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case

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Collocations

on the sly
heimlich
sly dog
Schlitzohr
sly dog
Schlauberger

Word forms

sly

adjective
Positive degreesly
Comparative degreeslyer, slier
Superlative degreeslyest, sliest