Shrewd - Английское значение и перевод слова Shrewd на Русский язык

adjective

(of an unpleasant or unwelcome situation or phenomenon) present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.

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An acute housing shortage

noun

Short for acute accent.

adjective

Quick to notice any unusual and potentially dangerous or difficult circumstances; vigilant.

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An alert police officer discovered a lorry full of explosive

noun

The state of being watchful for possible danger.

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Security forces are on the alert for an upsurge in violence

verb

Warn (someone) of a danger or problem.

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He alerted people to the dangers of smoking

adjective

Clever or skilful, especially in a crafty or cunning way.

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Her artful wiles

adjective

Intelligent and skillful, esp. in persuading, sometimes without being completely honest

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His politics was an artful blend of high-minded patriotism and malicious gossip about his opponents…

adjective

Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.

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An astute businessman

adjective

Quick to see how to use a situation to your advantage

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He was politically astute, and was soon appointed to a number of powerful committees in congress.

adjective

Having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.

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Canny investors will switch banks if they think they are getting a raw deal

adjective

Intelligent and careful

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He is a canny investor.

adjective

Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.

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She was an extremely clever and studious young woman

adjective

Having or showing a quick intelligence in doing something or in persuading people to do something

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It was certainly a clever ad and got a lot of attention., did you notice how she cleverly avoided a…

adjective

Clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods.

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A crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison

adjective

Skillful in argument but likely to be dishonest

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A crafty lawyer

adjective

Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

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A cunning look came into his eyes

noun

Skill in achieving one's ends by deceit.

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A statesman to whom cunning had come as second nature

adjective

Skillful in planning and ready to deceive people in order to get what you want

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A cunning scheme, they made their way safely back through enemy territory by stealth and cunning.

adjective

Having or showing refined taste or good judgement.

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He became a discriminating collector and patron of the arts

verb

Recognize a distinction; differentiate.

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Babies can discriminate between different facial expressions

adjective

Able to judge the quality of something based on its difference from other, similar things

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A discriminating music lover, discriminating buyers/shoppers

adjective

Having good judgment about what will be needed in the future and making wise decisions based on this

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Buying those shares was a very far-sighted move—they must be worth ten times their original value n…

adjective

Having or showing intelligence, especially of a high level.

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Anna is intelligent and hard-working

adjective

Showing intelligence, or the ability to understand and learn well

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A highly intelligent woman, she writes intelligently about the life of mary baker eddy.

adjective

Able to learn and understand things quickly and easily

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A lot of thoroughly intelligent, sensible people have fallen for the salesman's charm., a highly in…

adjective

Quick to notice or perceive things.

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Her observant eye took in every detail

noun

A member of a branch of the franciscan order that followed a strict rule.

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A classic example was the franciscan observant friar bernardino of siena, whose cult of the name of…

adjective

Quick to notice things

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Carrie has a clear, observant eye., observant of cultural traditions

adjective

Having or showing sensitive insight.

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An extraordinarily perceptive account of their relationship

adjective

Able to notice and understand things that many other people do not notice

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Her books are full of perceptive insights.

adjective

Having a ready insight into and understanding of things.

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It offers quite a few facts to the perspicacious reporter

adjective

Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd.

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They were sagacious enough to avoid any outright confrontation

adjective

Having or showing understanding and the ability to make good judgments

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A sagacious person/comment/choice

noun

An aromatic plant whose greyish-green leaves are used as a culinary herb, native to southern europe and the mediterranean.

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Other culinary herbs, like sage, rosemary and thyme, are native to mediterranean regions where the …

adjective

Profoundly wise.

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They nodded in agreement with these sage remarks

adjective

Wise, esp. as a result of long experience

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Sage advice

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

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Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

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The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

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Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

abbreviation

Weight.

noun

The twenty-third letter of the alphabet.

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 74, a hard steel-grey metal of the transition series. it has a very high melting point (3410°c) and is used to make electric light filaments.

adjective

Having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgement.

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She seems kind and wise

noun

The manner or extent of something.

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He did it this wise

suffix

Forming adjectives and adverbs of manner or respect such as clockwise, otherwise.