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maquiavélico — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • calculating adj Coldly scheming and focused on personal advantage.
  • Machiavellian adj Willing to use cunning, deception, or ruthless scheming to achieve power or goals, especially in politics.

Senses

maquiavélico is used for these senses in English:

  • Machiavellian Attempting to achieve goals by cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous methods, especially in politics.
  • calculating (especially of a person) Serving one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.

Related Portuguese words