-
1 smart
A adj1 ( elegant) élégant ; to look smart avoir l'air élégant ; you're looking very smart today tu es très élégant aujourd'hui ;2 ○ ( intelligent) [child, decision] malin, futé ; ( shrewd) [politician, journalist] habile ; to be smart at doing être habile à faire ; it was definitely the smart choice c'est certainement ce qu'il fallait choisir ; he's a smart kid ○ c'est un enfant futé ; would he be smart enough to spot the error? serait-il assez futé ○ pour repérer l'erreur? ; if you're smart you'll book in advance ce serait futé ○ de ta part de réserver à l'avance ; are you trying to be smart? tu veux faire le malin? ; you think it's smart to smoke tu penses que c'est malin de fumer ; he thinks he's so smart il se croit malin ;3 [restaurant, hotel, street] chic inv ; the smart set le beau monde ;5 ( brisk) to set off/walk at a smart pace partir/marcher à vive allure ; that was smart work! ça a été vite fait! ;6 Comput [system, terminal] intelligent.B vi1 [graze, cut, cheeks] brûler ; his eyes were smarting from the smoke la fumée lui brûlait les yeux ; her cheek smarted from the slap elle avait la joue brûlante sous l'effet de la gifle ;2 fig ( emotionally) être piqué au vif ; he smarted under ou at the insult il a été piqué au vif par l'insulte, l'insulte l'a piqué au vif ; they are smarting over ou from their defeat ils sont sous le coup de leur défaite. -
2 calculating
См. также в других словарях:
shrewd — [ ʃrud ] adjective * 1. ) able to judge people and situations very well and make good decisions: a shrewd politician a ) used about decisions and judgments: a shrewd marketing strategy 2. ) good at tricking people to get something you want: a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shrewd */ — UK [ʃruːd] / US [ʃrud] adjective Word forms shrewd : adjective shrewd comparative shrewder superlative shrewdest a) able to judge people and situations very well and to make good decisions a shrewd politician b) used about decisions and judgments … English dictionary
shrewd — [[t]ʃrud[/t]] adj. er, est 1) astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician[/ex] 2) keen; piercing 3) artful; marked by cleverness, perceptiveness, etc.: a shrewd choice[/ex] 4) archaic malicious 5) Obs. bad 6) Obs. shrewish •… … From formal English to slang
shrewd — shrewdly, adv. shrewdness, n. /shroohd/, adj., shrewder, shrewdest. 1. astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician. 2. keen; piercing. 3. artful. 4. Archaic. malicious. 5. Obs. bad … Universalium
shrewd — /ʃrud / (say shroohd) adjective 1. astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician. 2. Obsolete keen; piercing. 3. Obsolete malicious. {Middle English shrewed, past participle of shrew curse (now obsolete), verb use of shrew (noun)… …
shrewd — [shro͞od] adj. [ME schrewed, pp. of schrewen, to curse < schrewe: see SHREW] 1. Obs. a) evil, bad, wicked, mischievous, shrewish, etc. b) artful, cunning, wily, etc. in one s dealings with others 2. keen witted, clever, or sharp in practical… … English World dictionary
politician — n. an astute, shrewd; crooked; glib; great; hack; honest politician * * * [ˌpɒlɪ tɪʃ(ə)n] crooked glib great hack honest politician shrewd an astute … Combinatory dictionary
shrewd — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. clever, keen, far sighted, astute; cunning, wily, artful; sharp, acute, piercing. See skill. Ant., slow, unimaginative. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Clever] Syn. astute, acute, sharp, keen, quick,… … English dictionary for students
politician — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ leading, popular, prominent, senior ▪ experienced, veteran ▪ a veteran politician of the left ▪ … Collocations dictionary
shrewd — adj. Shrewd is used with these nouns: ↑businessman, businesswoman, ↑comment, ↑diplomacy, ↑eye, ↑judge, ↑judgement, ↑look, ↑move, ↑observation, ↑observer, ↑operator, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
hard-boiled politician — tough politician, experienced politician, shrewd politician … English contemporary dictionary