treacherously

treacherously
adverb treulos
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treach·er·ous·ly
[ˈtretʃərəsli, AM -ɚ-]
adv
1. (esp old: deceitfully) verräterisch
2. (dangerously) tückisch
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['tretSərəslI]
adv
1) (= disloyally) verräterisch, in verräterischer Weise
2) (= unreliably) trügerisch, irreführend

at times he can be treacherously convincing — er wirkt manchmal gefährlich überzeugend

3) (= dangerously) tückisch

rocks hidden treacherously beneath the surface — Felsen, die gefährlich dicht unter der Wasseroberfläche liegen

in treacherously bad conditions — unter gefährlich schlechten Bedingungen

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adv.
verräterisch adv.

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