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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.
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smart — 1 adjective 1 CLEVER especially AmE a) intelligent: The smart kids get good grades and go off to college. | Some smart lawyer got him out of jail. b) trying to seem clever in a disrespectful way: Don t get smart with me, young man. 2 WELL DRESSED … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
smart — smart1 W2S3 [sma:t US sma:rt] adj comparative smarter superlative smartest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(intelligent)¦ 2¦(disrespectful)¦ 3¦(neat)¦ 4¦(fashionable)¦ 5¦(technology)¦ 6 the smart money is on somebody/something 7¦(quick)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ … Dictionary of contemporary English
smart — [[t]smɑ͟ː(r)t[/t]] ♦♦♦ smarter, smartest, smarts, smarting, smarted 1) ADJ GRADED Smart people and things are pleasantly neat and clean in appearance. [mainly BRIT] He was smart and well groomed but not good looking... I was dressed in a smart… … English dictionary
smart — I UK [smɑː(r)t] / US [smɑrt] adjective Word forms smart : adjective smart comparative smarter superlative smartest ** 1) a) clean and neat in appearance and dressed in nice fashionable clothes, especially in a slightly formal way Sandy s looking… … English dictionary
smart — smart1 [ smart ] adjective *** ▸ 1 intelligent ▸ 2 clever/funny but rude ▸ 3 about weapons etc ▸ 4 tidy/clean/fashionable ▸ 5 connected with the rich ▸ 6 quick and full of energy 1. ) intelligent: Sophie is a smart, hard working student. If you… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English