agissent également dans l\\\'ombre
English translation: acting in a surreptitious manner
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| 3 +3 | acting in a surreptitious manner |
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| 4 +2 | also acting in the shadows |
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| 4 | are also operating/beavering away in the background |
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| 3 | also work in the background |
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Answers
2 hrs confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3| agissent également dans l\'ombre acting in a surreptitious manner Explanation: does this fit? Deception. Mawson, C.O. Sylvester. 1922. Roget s International Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases ...trumped-up, bogus [colloq.], scamped, fraudulent, tricky, factitious, artificial, bastard; surreptitious, illegitimate, contraband, adulterated, sophisticated; unsound,... surreptitious. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. ...Trickily secret: furtive, secretive, sly, sneaking, sneaky. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs 22 mins (2004-09-15 02:15:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or \"behind the scenes\" Reference: http://www.bartleby.com/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?F... |
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