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“Sly as a fox”in other languages

Very cunning.

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Swedish
English
sly as a fox
Spanish
tener más conchas que un galápago literally To have more shells than a Galápagos tortoise
Swedish
Att ha en räv bakom örat literally To have a fox behind the ear
Behind the words

Same idea, different pictures

English and Swedish choose the fox, the trickster of European folklore since the medieval tales of Reynard. Swedish keeps one behind its ear, ha en räv bakom örat, hidden and ready.

Spanish has more shells than a turtle, tener más conchas que un galápago: so many layers of protection and tricks that you'll never get through.

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