"sly as a fox" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Anglais]

IPA: \slaɪ az ə fɒks\ Audio: En-au-sly as a fox.ogg
  1. Rusé comme un renard.
    Sense id: fr-sly_as_a_fox-en-adj-NySs~0Il
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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