shrewd
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shrewd
(shro͞od)adj. shrewd·er, shrewd·est
1. Having or showing a clever awareness or resourcefulness, especially in practical matters.
2. Disposed to or marked by artful and cunning practices; tricky.
3. Archaic Sharp; penetrating: a shrewd wind.
[Middle English shrewed, wicked, from shrew, rascal; see shrew.]
shrewd′ly adv.
shrewd′ness n.
Synonyms: shrewd, sagacious, astute, perspicacious
These adjectives mean having or showing keen awareness, sound judgment, and often resourcefulness, especially in practical matters. Shrewd suggests a sharp intelligence, hardheadedness, and often an intuitive grasp of practical considerations: "He was too shrewd to go along with them upon a road which could lead only to their overthrow" (J.A. Froude).
Sagacious connotes prudence, discernment, and farsightedness: "He was observant and thoughtful, and given to asking sagacious questions" (John Galt).
Astute suggests shrewdness, especially with regard to one's own interests: An astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease.
Perspicacious implies penetration and clear-sightedness: She is much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument.
These adjectives mean having or showing keen awareness, sound judgment, and often resourcefulness, especially in practical matters. Shrewd suggests a sharp intelligence, hardheadedness, and often an intuitive grasp of practical considerations: "He was too shrewd to go along with them upon a road which could lead only to their overthrow" (J.A. Froude).
Sagacious connotes prudence, discernment, and farsightedness: "He was observant and thoughtful, and given to asking sagacious questions" (John Galt).
Astute suggests shrewdness, especially with regard to one's own interests: An astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease.
Perspicacious implies penetration and clear-sightedness: She is much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument.
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shrewd
(ʃruːd)adj
1. astute and penetrating, often with regard to business
2. artful and crafty: a shrewd politician.
3. obsolete
a. piercing: a shrewd wind.
b. spiteful
[C14: from shrew (obsolete vb) to curse, from shrew]
ˈshrewdly adv
ˈshrewdness n
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shrewd
(ʃrud)adj. -er, -est.
1. astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
2. keen; piercing.
3. artful; marked by cleverness, perceptiveness, etc.: a shrewd choice.
4. Archaic. malicious.
5. Obs. bad.
6. Obs. shrewish.
shrewd′ly, adv.
shrewd′ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  shrewd - marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"smart - showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness |
| 2. |  shrewd - used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; |
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shrewd
adjective astute, clever, sharp, knowing, fly (slang), keen, acute, smart, calculated, calculating, intelligent, discriminating, cunning, discerning, sly, canny, perceptive, wily, crafty, artful, far-sighted, far-seeing, long-headed, perspicacious, sagacious She's a shrewd businesswoman. a shrewd guess
stupid, naive, gullible, unsophisticated, trusting, innocent, dull, obtuse, imprudent, unworldly, artless, ingenuous, undiscerning, slow-witted
stupid, naive, gullible, unsophisticated, trusting, innocent, dull, obtuse, imprudent, unworldly, artless, ingenuous, undiscerning, slow-witted
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shrewd
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Translations
حاد الذَّكاء، حَكيم، ثاقِب الرأي
chytrý
klogkløgtig
glöggskyggn; kænskur
gudrsrūpīgi apsverošsvērīgs
shrewd
[ʃruːd] ADJ (shrewder (compar) (shrewdest (superl))) [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
she's very shrewd in matters of money → es un lince para cuestiones de dinero
to be a shrewd judge of character → tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente
that was very shrewd of you → en eso has sido muy perspicaz
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shrewd
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, prüfend; I can make a shrewd guess → ich kann ja mal raten; that was a shrewd guess → das war gut geraten; 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 something → schlau or clever (inf) → genug sein, etw zu tun; a shrewd judge of character → ein guter Menschenkenner; to have a shrewd suspicion that … → den stillen Verdacht hegen, dass …; to have a shrewd understanding of something → in Bezug auf etw (acc) → Durchblick haben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shrewd
[ʃruːd] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (person, assessment) → acuto/a, accorto/a; (lawyer, businessman) → scaltro/a; (plan, look) → astuto/a; (guess) → perspicaceI have a shrewd idea that ... → mi sa tanto che...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shrewd
(ʃruːd) adjective showing good judgement; wise. a shrewd man; a shrewd choice.
ˈshrewdly adverbˈshrewdness noun
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