Da Cunningsadrži negativne nijanse? Ako je tako, molim vas dajte nam primer!
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Rebecca
Kao što rekoh, cunningima malo negativne nijanse! Jer, cunning, oni imaju mnogo mozga i mnogo talenta, ali to mogu da iskoriste da vas prevare ili prevare. Drugim rečima, slično je lukavstvu (sly). Primer: The cat was cunning. It made friends with you so that it could get food. (Mačka je toliko pametna, da te je dobila da bi mogla da nabavi hranu.) Primer: She gave a cunning smile. Who knows what she was planning to do. (Nasmejala se slyly; ko zna šta smudi.) Primer: The principal's office was a mess! There was only one student cunning enough to get away with it. (Direktorova kancelarija je bila u haosu! Iz nje je mogao da izađe samo jedan učenik.) Primer: Peter was cunning enough to win the teacher's favor and then skip class. (Petar je lukav momak koji dobija učiteljevu naklonost i pravi budalu od sebe.)