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1 shrewdness
* * *shrewd·ness[ˈʃru:dnəs]* * *['ʃruːdnɪs]n(of person) Gewitztheit f, Klugheit f, Cleverness f (inf); (of businessman also, plan, move) Raffiniertheit f, Geschicktheit f; (of investment, argument) Klugheit f; (of assessment, observer) Schärfe f, Genauigkeit f; (of guess) Treffsicherheit f* * *1. Schlauheit f2. Scharfsinn m, Klugheit f* * *n.Schlauheit f. -
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3 acuteness
* * *acute·ness[əˈkju:tnəs]n no pl* * *[ə'kjuːtnɪs]n* * *1. Schärfe f2. Schärfe f, Feinheit f:acuteness of vision Sehschärfe4. schriller Klangb) akutes Stadium (einer Krankheit)* * *n.Feinheit -en f. -
4 proverb
nounSprichwort, dasbe a proverb — (fig.) [Eigenschaft:] sprichwörtlich sein
* * *['provə:b](a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth: Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!') das Sprichwort- academic.ru/58615/proverbial">proverbial- proverbially* * *prov·erb[ˈprɒvɜ:b, AM ˈprɑ:vɜ:rb]nshe's a \proverb for lateness ihre Unpünktlichkeit ist geradezu sprichwörtlich3. REL▪ P\proverbs + sing vb Sprüche plthe book of P\proverbs die Sprüche Salomos* * *['prɒvɜːb]nSprichwort nt(the Book of) Proverbs — die Sprüche pl
* * *1. Sprichwort n:* * *nounSprichwort, dasbe a proverb — (fig.) [Eigenschaft:] sprichwörtlich sein
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5 sharpness
sharp·ness[ˈʃɑ:pnəs, AM ˈʃɑ:rp-]n no pl\sharpness of mind Geistesschärfe f, scharfer Verstand* * *['ʃAːpnɪs]n3) (= keenness of eyes, wits, mind) Schärfe f; (of nose) Empfindlichkeit f; (of observation, remark) Scharfsinnigkeit f; (= intelligence, of person) Schläue f, Gewieftheit f (inf); (of child) Aufgewecktheit f4) (= suddenness, intensity of whistle, cry) Schrillheit f; (of frost, contrast) Schärfe f; (of desire, pain) Heftigkeit f; (of hunger) Größe fbecause of the unexpected sharpness of the drop in prices — wegen des unerwartet steilen Preissturzes
7) (= fierceness) (of tongue, retort, tone of voice) Schärfe f; (of person) Schroffheit f; (of temper) Hitzigkeit fthere is a sharpness in the air — es ist sehr frisch
* * *1. Schärfe f, auch fig Herbheit f, Strenge f, Heftigkeit f:2. Spitzigkeit f3. figa) Scharfsinn mb) Aufgewecktheit fc) Gerissenheit f4. (FOTO Rand)Schärfe f* * *n.Schärfe -n f. -
6 shrewd
adjectivescharfsinnig [Person]; klug [Entscheidung, Investition, Schritt, Geschäftsmann]; genau [Schätzung, Einschätzung]; treffsicher [Urteilsvermögen]* * *[ʃru:d]- academic.ru/91541/shrewdly">shrewdly- shrewdness* * *[ʃru:d]\shrewd comment kluge [o scharfsinnige] Bemerkung\shrewd decision kluge Entscheidung\shrewd eye scharfes Augeto make a \shrewd guess gut raten\shrewd move geschickter Schachzug* * *[ʃruːd]adj (+er)person gewitzt, klug, clever (inf); businessman also, plan, move clever (inf), raffiniert, geschickt; investment, argument taktisch geschickt, klug; assessment, observer scharf, genau; smile verschmitzt, wissend; eyes schlau; mind scharf; glance durchdringend, prüfendI can make a shrewd guess — ich kann ja mal raten
that was a shrewd guess —
I have a shrewd idea that... — ich habe so das bestimmte Gefühl, dass...
I have a shrewd idea of what he'll say — ich kann mir gut denken, was er sagen wird
to be shrewd enough to do sth — schlau or clever (inf) genug sein, etw zu tun
to have a shrewd suspicion that... — den stillen Verdacht hegen, dass...
to have a shrewd understanding of sth — in Bezug auf etw (acc) Durchblick haben
* * *shrewd [ʃruːd] adj (adv shrewdly)1. schlau2. scharfsinnig, klug, gescheit (Bemerkung etc):a shrewd observer ein scharfer Beobachter;this was a shrewd guess das war gut geraten3. obs heftig (Schmerz etc)* * *adjectivescharfsinnig [Person]; klug [Entscheidung, Investition, Schritt, Geschäftsmann]; genau [Schätzung, Einschätzung]; treffsicher [Urteilsvermögen]* * *adj.fix adj.scharfsinnig adj.schlau adj. -
7 quirkiness
quirki·ness[ˈkwɜ:kɪnəs, AM ˈkwɜ:r]n no pl3. (wittiness) geistreiche [o treffsichere] Art* * *['kwɜːkInɪs]nSchrulligkeit f* * *n.Gerissenheit f. -
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acute·ness [əʼkju:tnəs] n -
9 éleselméjűség
(DE) Genialität {e}; Sagazität {e}; (EN) acuity; acuteness; brilliance; brilliancy; insight; perspicacity; sagacity; shrewdness; subtilty; subtleness -
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(DE) Geistigkeit; Gescheitheit {e}; Helligkeit {e}; Klugheit {e}; Scharfsinn {r}; Scharfsinnigkeit {e}; Schlauheit {e}; (EN) astuteness; braininess; brightness; cleverness; discrimination; prudence; prudentiality; sagacity; sageness; sapience; sapiency; shrewdness; wiseness -
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(DE) Abgefeimtheit {e}; Cleverness {e}; Finesse {e}; Hinterlistigkeit {e}; List {e}; Listigkeit {e}; Raffinement {s}; Scharfsinn {r}; Scharfsinnigkeit {e}; Schlauheit {e}; Schlauigkeit {e}; Schlich {r}; Schläue {e}; Verschlagenheit {e}; Verschmitztheit {e}; (EN) acuity; acuteness; archness; artfulness; artifice; astuteness; canniness; craft; craftiness; cunning; cuteness; disingenuousness; finesse; foxiness; guile; knowingness; sharpness; shrewdness; slimness; slyness; solertiousness; subtilty; subtleness; trickiness; vulpinism; weiliness; wile; wiliness
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