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1 shrewd
ʃru:d(showing good judgement; wise: a shrewd man; a shrewd choice.) perspicaz, astuto- shrewdly- shrewdness
shrewd adj astutotr[ʃrʊːd]2 (decision) muy acertado,-a; (move) hábil, inteligente; (assessment, remark, guess) perspicaz; (guess) razonableshrewd ['ʃru:d] adj: astuto, inteligente, sagaz♦ shrewdly advadj.• astuto, -a adj.• ladino, -a adj.• lince adj.• matrero, -a adj.• mañero, -a adj.• sagaz adj.• sutil adj.• travieso, -a adj.n.• gazapo s.m.ʃruːdadjective -er, -est < person> astuto, sagaz, vivo (fam); <move/investment> hábil, inteligente; <argument/assessment> hábil, perspicaz, sagaz; < remark> perspicaz[ʃruːd]ADJ (compar shrewder) (superl shrewdest) [person, politician, businessperson] astuto, sagaz; [observer, glance, look] perspicaz; [remark, observation] sagaz, perspicaz; [eyes] perspicaz, inteligente; [assessment] muy acertado; [investment] inteligenteit was seen as a shrewd political move — se vio como una hábil or astuta maniobra política
I can make a shrewd guess at how many people were there — estoy casi seguro de acertar si digo cuánta gente había allí
she had a shrewd idea or suspicion (that)... — estaba casi segura de que...
I've got a pretty shrewd idea of what's going on here — ya me puedo imaginar lo que está pasando aquí
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2 lince
lince sustantivo masculino (Zool) lynx; ( persona):
lince sustantivo masculino
1 Zool lynx
2 ( persona) es un lince para conseguir un buen precio, she is very sharp to bargain Locuciones: tiene vista de lince, she has sharp eyes ' lince' also found in these entries: Spanish: ojo English: eagle-eyed - hawk-eyed - lynx - sharp-eyed - whiz - wild -
3 hard-headed
adjective (practical; shrewd; not influenced by emotion: a hard-headed businessman.) práctico, realistatr['hɑːd'hedɪd]1 frío,-a, cerebral, práctico,-aadj.• astuto, -a adj.• cabezota adj.• terco, -a adj.'hɑːrd'hedəd, ˌhɑːd'hedɪda) (practical, realistic) práctico, realistab) ( stubborn) (AmE) testarudo, cabezota (fam)['hɑːd'hedɪd]ADJ (=shrewd) realista, práctico; (=stubborn) terco* * *['hɑːrd'hedəd, ˌhɑːd'hedɪd]a) (practical, realistic) práctico, realistab) ( stubborn) (AmE) testarudo, cabezota (fam) -
4 acute
ə'kju:t1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) agudo2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) acusado, grave3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) perspicaz4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) muy fino5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
- acuteness
acute adj agudotr[ə'kjʊːt]1 (gen) agudo,-a2 (illness, pain) agudo,-a3 (angle) agudo,-a4 (hearing etc) muy fino,-a, muy desarrollado,-a5 (mind) perspicaz6 (lack, shortage) acusado,-a, grave1) sharp: agudo2) perceptive: perspicaz, sagaz3) keen: fino, muy desarrollado, agudoan acute sense of smell: un fino olfato4) severe: grave5)acute angle : ángulo m agudoadj.• agudo, -a adj.ə'kjuːt1)a) ( Med) agudob) <crisis/shortage> grave2)b) < sense of smell> fino, muy desarrollado; <sight, hearing> agudo3) ( perceptive) agudo, perspicaz[ǝ'kjuːt]ADJ1) (=intense) [crisis, shortage, problem] grave; [anxiety, joy] profundo, intenso; [pain] agudo; [discomfort] fuertethe report has caused the government acute embarrassment — el informe ha puesto en una situación de lo más embarazosa al gobierno
to become acute — [shortage, problem] agravarse
2) (=keen) [hearing] fino, agudo; [sense of smell] finoto have acute powers of observation — tener agudas or grandes dotes de observación
3) (=shrewd) [person, mind, comment] agudo, perspicazthat was very acute of you! — ¡qué perspicaz!, ¡eres un lince!
4) (Med) [illness, case, appendicitis] agudo5) (Geom) [angle] agudo6) (Ling) [accent] agudo* * *[ə'kjuːt]1)a) ( Med) agudob) <crisis/shortage> grave2)b) < sense of smell> fino, muy desarrollado; <sight, hearing> agudo3) ( perceptive) agudo, perspicaz
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