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Meanings of double-dealing in anglès

català
enserronada
espanyol
doble juego

Acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another.

enserronada

Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another.

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Usage of double-dealing in anglès
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Also, there is much in his career of political connivance, double-dealing, assassination.
The Great Book of Amber
2
She was accused of double-dealing, of supporting the Tories rather than Labour.
The Guardian
3
In her great, unclouded eyes he had found no lurking-place for double-dealing.
The Spoilers
4
We wish to do nothing darkly; frank republicans, we acknowledge no double-dealing.
The Conflict with Slavery / Part 1 from The Works of John Greenl...
5
Bob isn't the kind to get onto treachery or double-dealing very quick.
The Rules of the Game
6
Better take the leap than be guilty of double-dealing even on paper!
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Complete
7
The industry is blamed for every manner of fraud, double-dealing and sharp practice.
The Irish Times
8
I confess I have very little faith in such double-dealing spies.
The Coming Conquest of England
9
Her conduct with respect to Darnley is equally involved in perplexity and double-dealing.
Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth
10
The little woman was incapable of double-dealing, and so she said:
Cæsar's Column: A Story of the Twentieth Century
11
But in the meantime, Stark Industries is double-dealing under the table.
Iron Man
12
The poor vacillating, double-dealing king was delivered to the Puritans, tried, and executed.
The Land-War in Ireland: A History for the Times
13
I have no wish to play at any game of double-dealing with you.
The Master-Christian
14
The spirit of finesse, manoeuvre, subtlety, and double-dealing pervaded every family.
Calderon the Courtier, a Tale
15
He compares Menahem's double-dealing to the action of a silly dove, and concludes:
Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile)
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Of course, this particular area is ideal for fictional double-dealing.
The Irish Times
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Translations for double-dealing
espanyol
doble juego
Double-dealing through the time