Shrewd - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

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

If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage

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She felt acute embarrassment/anxiety/concern at his behaviour., the problem of poverty is particula…

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

Clever and skilful, especially in getting what you want

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He has shown himself to be an artful politician., the prime minister dealt with the interviewer's q…

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.

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Able to understand a situation quickly and see how to take advantage of it

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An astute investor/businesswoman, his astute handling of the situation, an astute observer of human…

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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

Thinking quickly and cleverly, especially in business or financial matters

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These salesmen are a canny lot.

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

Having or showing the ability to learn and understand things quickly and easily

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Judy has never been very clever, but she tries hard., clever at uk fiona is very clever at physics.…

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

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Skillful in argument but likely to be dishonest

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A crafty lawyer

adjective

Clever, especially in a dishonest or secret way

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I have some crafty ideas for getting around the regulations., she was a crafty old woman.

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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.

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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

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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 …

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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.

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.