conniving

• Descreve uma pessoa astuta, dissimulada e disposta a enganar os outros para alcançar seus próprios objetivos. Também pode se referir a alguém que participa de um plano ou conluio secreto e desonesto.

Describes a person who is scheming, cunning, and willing to deceive others to achieve their own goals.

1. Secretly plottingC1formal

   Acting together in a secret or underhanded way to achieve something dishonest or illegal.

   Conivente

   • The conniving employees were caught stealing from the company.
   • She had a conniving look in her eyes as she whispered to her partner.
   • The conniving politician was exposed for his corrupt dealings.

   Sinônimoscalculatingcunningdeviousintriguingschemingunderhanded

   Antônimosguilelesshonestingenuousopenstraightforward

2. Deceitful or schemingC1formal

   Describing a person who is cunning and manipulative, often for personal gain.

   Manipulador e ardiloso

   • He is a conniving individual who will do anything to get ahead.
   • The conniving villain in the movie tricked everyone.
   • Her conniving nature made it hard for others to trust her.

   Sinônimoscalculatingcraftycunningdeceitfuldeviousmanipulativeschemingslyunderhandedwily

   Antônimosdirectforthrightguilelesshonestsincerestraightforwardtrustworthy

• Verbo usado para indicar cooperação secreta ou conluio com alguém para praticar atos desonestos ou ilegais; também pode significar tolerar ou ser conivente com algo errado, muitas vezes de forma passiva.

A verb used to indicate secretly cooperating or conspiring with someone to do something dishonest or illegal.

1. Secretly cooperate or plotC1formal

   To secretly work together with someone to do something dishonest or illegal.

   Conspirar secretamente

   • The two officials connived to embezzle public funds.
   • They connived with the enemy to overthrow the government.
   • The employees connived to hide the accounting errors from the auditors.

   Sinônimoscolludecomplotconspireintriguemachinateplotscheme

2. Tacitly allow wrongdoingC1formal

   To deliberately ignore or give silent approval to something wrong or illegal.

   Consentir com o erro

   • The manager connived at the staff's frequent absences.
   • The police were accused of conniving at the illegal gambling operation.
   • By not reporting the violation, she effectively connived in the crime.

   Sinônimoscondoneignoreoverlooktolerateturn a blind eyewink at

   Antônimoscondemndisallowforbidopposepreventprohibit

Variantes phrasalconnive at