knavery

knavery englannista suomeksi

1. vilpillisyys

0. Substantiivi

1. viikarointi

2. petos, lurjustelu

knavery englanniksi

1. The antics or tricks of a knave; boyish mischief.

2. (RQ:Shakespeare Henry 5) ''Harry Monmouth'', being in his right wittes and his good iudgements, turn'd away the fat Knight with the great belly doublet: he was full of ieſts, and gypes, and knaueries, and mockes; I haue forgot his name.

3. (RQ:Irving Sketch Book)

4. An unprincipled action; deceit.

5. (RQ:Shakespeare Othello Q1)

6. (RQ:Defoe Captain Singleton) one of our Men differing with his Chapman, truly they huff’d him in their Manner, and keeping the things he had offered them for the Cattel, made their Fellows drive away the Cattel before his Face, and laugh at him; (..)

7. (RQ:Hume Human Understanding)

8. {{quote-text|en|year=1777|author=Richard Brinsley Sheridan|title=The School for Scandal|section=III.iii

9. (RQ:Dickens Sketches by Boz)

10. (RQ:Carlyle On Heroes)