gerissen
cunning, crafty, shrewd
English translations
- 01
wily
- 02
cunning
- 03
ripped
- 04
cannily
- 05
torn
Word details
- German meaning
- Schlau, clever und findig, oft im negativen Sinne, um eigene Vorteile zu erzielen.
- English meaning
- Cunning
- Synonym
- schlau, listig
- German example
- Er ist ein gerissener Geschäftsmann.
- English example
- He is a cunning businessman.
- Comparative
- gerissenerSuperlative: am gerissensten
Related words
- Gerissenheit
guile
- ausgerissen
uproot
- hingerissen
enraptured
- Gerissenheit
Cunning
- hingerissen
Enthralled
- abgerissen
Demolished
- umgerissen
Knocked down, torn down
- niedergerissen
Demolished, torn down
- cannily
gerissen
- deviousness
Gerissenheit
- uprooted
ausgerissen
- Abgefeimtheit
cunning; craftiness; guile
- aufreißen
To tear open
- abreissen
To tear down
- verschlagen
Cunning
- sich etwas unter den Nagel reißen
To grab something for oneself
- kaputtreißen
To tear apart
- entzweireißen
to tear apart, to split
- hinterfotzig
Sly, cunning
- hinterlistig
devious
- tatterig
Tattered means torn, worn out, or in poor condition.
- trickreich
Tricky, cunning
- Schuhband
Shoelace
- List
cunning
- Naht
Seam
- Sehne
Tendon
- Abriß
Demolition, summary
- Entwurzelung
Uprooting describes the state when someone is torn from their familiar environment, culture, or community, and feels homeless and uprooted as a result.
- Schnipsel
Snippet
- Schwarzbau
illegal construction
- Klebestreifen
Adhesive tape
- Klebefilm
adhesive tape
- Papierschnitzel
Scrap of paper, paper snippet
- Listigkeit
Cunning refers to the quality of being clever and devious in order to achieve a goal.
- Verschlagenheit
Cunning
- reissen
to tear
- reißen
To tear
- hinreißen
to captivate
- fetzen
Tear to shreds, speed
- losreißen
to tear away
- zaudern
To hesitate
- mitreißen
to captivate, to sweep away
- herausreißen
To tear something out of something else.
- wegreißen
to snatch away
Example sentences with “gerissen”
Er ist ein gerissener Geschäftsmann. (He is a cunning businessman.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'gerissen' a compliment?
It can be, but it often implies someone is sly or tricky.