surnois - French Language2024-03-28T18:32:27Zhttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/forum/topics/surnois?commentId=3179028%3AComment%3A130880&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noit's "sournois". yes it's use…tag:www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk,2018-03-30:3179028:Comment:1308802018-03-30T06:52:34.535ZChantal Savignathttp://www.forum.french-linguistics.co.uk/profile/ChantalSavignat
<p>it's "sournois". yes it's used to mean sneaky. but it's a general word. you may say that a cat is "sournois", that a situation is "sournoise".</p>
<p>"to try to gain advantage w/o the other person knowing it?" I prefer using "fourbe".</p>
<p>"hypocrite" is often used. But it's rather for someone who is kind with someone else and who speaks to say bad things about him when the other person is not here.</p>
<p>And there are a lot of used words to say "sournois". all of them are used depending…</p>
<p>it's "sournois". yes it's used to mean sneaky. but it's a general word. you may say that a cat is "sournois", that a situation is "sournoise".</p>
<p>"to try to gain advantage w/o the other person knowing it?" I prefer using "fourbe".</p>
<p>"hypocrite" is often used. But it's rather for someone who is kind with someone else and who speaks to say bad things about him when the other person is not here.</p>
<p>And there are a lot of used words to say "sournois". all of them are used depending on the situation : caché, faux, perfide, trompeur, retors, rusé ....</p>
<p>many verbs "dissimuler", "cacher", "mentir", "tromper", "manipuler","manoeuvrer dans l'ombre", ....</p>
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