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1 shrewd
adj1) проникливий; тонкий; тверезий, практичний2) хитрий3) різкий, сильний, лютий4) майстерний, умілий, винахідливий; дотепний, кмітливий5) злісний, лихий, дошкульний; грубий6) пустотливий* * *a1) проникливий; тонкий; тверезий, практичний; розважливий ділок2) різкий, сильний3) майстерний, умілий; спритнийshrewd choice — вдалий вибір; близький до істини
4) cл. несхв. спритний, виверткий
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