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lur homograph 4

adjectiveadjektiv

smart, sensible; a good idea · clever, cunning, sly · treacherous, deceptive

EtymologyOpphav

av lure (I)to wonder · to fool, to trick · to lurk from lure (I)to wonder · to fool, to trick · to lurk

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. listigcunning, smart (1)clever, utspekulert (1)crafty cunninglistig, cleversmart (1), craftyutspekulert (1)
    • et lurt gjemmested a clever hiding place
    • det var ikke så lurt likevel that was not such a good idea after all
    • så lur du er! aren't you clever!
    • lur som en rev as sly as a fox
    brukt som adverb: used as an adverb:
    • blunke lurt to wink slyly
  2. framsyntfar-sighted far-sightedframsynt
    • det er lurt å spørre først it is wise to ask first
  3. lumsktreacherous treacherouslumsk
    • isen kan være lur the ice can be treacherous