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1 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. -
2 acute
1) (Geom.)2) (Med.) akut [Krankheit, Stadium]3) (critical) akut [Gefahr, Situation, Mangel]4) (keen) fein [Geruchssinn]; heftig [Schmerz]* * *[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) akut2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) akut3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) scharfsinnig5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- academic.ru/115011/acute_angle">acute angle- acutely
- acuteness* * *[əˈkju:t]I. adjthe crisis is becoming ever more \acute die Krise verschärft sich immer mehr\acute anxiety ernsthafte Sorge\acute illness akute Erkrankung\acute pain heftiger Schmerz\acute shortage akuter Mangel2. (keen) scharf\acute hearing feines Gehör\acute sense of smell ausgeprägter Geruchssinn3. (shrewd) scharfsinnig\acute observation genaue [o scharfe] Beobachtung4. (sharp) spitz\acute angle spitzer Winkel* * *[ə'kjuːt]1. adjacute beds (Med) — Akutbetten pl
6) (LING)acute accent — Akut m
2. n (LING)Akut m* * *acute [əˈkjuːt]A adj (adv acutely)1. scharf, spitz(ig)2. MATH spitz(wink[e]lig):acute angle spitzer Winkel;from an acute angle SPORT aus spitzem Winkel;acute triangle spitzwink(e)liges Dreieck3. stechend, heftig (Schmerz)4. heftig (Freude etc):be acutely aware of sth sich einer Sache schmerzlich oder voll und ganz bewusst sein;acutely embarrassing äußerst peinlich5. akut, brennend (Frage), kritisch, bedenklich:acute shortage kritischer Mangel, akute Knappheit6. scharf (Augen, Verstand), fein (Gehör, Gefühl)7. a) scharfsinnig, klugb) genau, scharf (Beobachtung)8. schrill, durchdringend (Ton etc)acute-care hospital Akutkrankenhaus nB s LING Akut m, Accent m aigu* * *1) (Geom.)2) (Med.) akut [Krankheit, Stadium]3) (critical) akut [Gefahr, Situation, Mangel]4) (keen) fein [Geruchssinn]; heftig [Schmerz]* * *adj.intensiv adj.scharf adj. n.akut (Medizin) adj. -
3 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. -
4 hard-headed
adjectivesachlich; nüchtern* * *adjective (practical; shrewd; not influenced by emotion: a hard-headed businessman.) nüchtern* * *hard-ˈhead·edadj nüchtern, realistisch* * *adjectivesachlich; nüchtern
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