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  1. June 27th, 2014, 04:49 PM #1
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    хитрый is not the same as умный (clever)
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    Quote Originally Posted by lodka View Post
    хитрый is not the same as умный (clever)
    absolutely

    но у нас в маленькой Америке clever бывает и 'хитренький'
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    Quote Originally Posted by alexsms View Post
    absolutely

    но у нас в маленькой Америке clever бывает и 'хитренький'
    Yeah, not just бывает, but that's by far the most common meaning in America.
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  4. June 29th, 2014, 10:43 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by John_Douglas View Post
    Yeah, not just бывает, but that's by far the most common meaning in America.
    BrEngl and NAmerEngl are often confused - noticed it long ago...
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