English-French translations for insidious

• fourbe
• insidieux
  C'est un voile insidieux qui brouille nos regards sans même que nous nous en apercevions. An insidious veil is clouding our vision, and we cannot even see it.
  Le "grooming" est particulièrement insidieux, parce que les avances paraissent plus "douces". 'Grooming' is particularly insidious because the advances appear to be 'softer'.
  La technologie avance rapidement et le vieillissement est insidieux: il importe donc de considérer aussi les nouvelles solutions dans le domaine de la médecine et de la pharmacologie. Technology moves quickly and the ageing process is insidious, so we need to take a look at new solutions in the fields of medicine and pharmaceuticals.
• sournois
  - Monsieur le Président, la mine représente une arme économique aux effets tant physiques que psychologiques, ces derniers étant démultipliés par leur aspect sournois. Mr President, the mine is an economic weapon, which has effects that are both physical and psychological, the latter being increased because of the insidious nature of mines.

Definition of insidious

• Producing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner
• Intending to entrap; alluring but harmful
• Treacherous

Examples

• Hansel and Gretel were lured by the witch’s insidious gingerbread house.
• The battle was lost due to the actions of insidious defectors.

Related words

• inside
• insider
• insides
• mountainside
• insidiously
• insidiousness
• inside job
• inside out
• inside information