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smart

 (smärt)
adj. smart·er, smart·est
1.
a. Having or showing intelligence; bright. See Synonyms at intelligent.
b. Canny and shrewd in dealings with others: a smart negotiator.
2.
a. Amusingly clever; witty: a smart quip; a lively, smart conversation.
b. Impertinent; insolent: That's enough of your smart talk.
3. Energetic or quick in movement: a smart pace.
4. Fashionable; elegant: a smart suit; a smart restaurant; the smart set. See Synonyms at fashionable.
5. Capable of making adjustments that resemble those resulting from human decisions, chiefly by means of electronic sensors and computer technology: smart missiles; smart machines.
intr.v. smart·ed, smart·ing, smarts
1.
a. To cause a sharp, usually superficial, stinging pain: The slap delivered to my face smarted.
b. To be the location of such a pain: The incision on my leg smarts.
c. To feel such a pain.
2. To suffer acutely, as from mental distress, wounded feelings, or remorse: "No creature smarts so little as a fool" (Alexander Pope).
n.
1. Sharp pain or anguish: the smart of the wound.
2. smarts Slang Intelligence; expertise: a reporter with a lot of smarts.
Phrasal Verb:
smart off Informal
To speak or act impertinently.
Idiom:
right smart New England & Southern US
A lot; a considerable amount: "We have read right smart of that book" (Catherine C. Hopley).

[Middle English, stinging, keen, alert, from Old English smeart, causing pain.]

smart′ly adv.
smart′ness n.
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smart

(smɑːt)
adj
1. astute, as in business; clever or bright
2. quick, witty, and often impertinent in speech: a smart talker.
3. fashionable; chic: a smart hotel.
4. well-kept; neat
5. causing a sharp stinging pain
6. vigorous or brisk
7. dialect considerable or numerous: a smart price.
8. (Computer Science) (of systems) operating as if by human intelligence by using automatic computer control
9. (Computer Science) (of an electronic device)using digital communication technology to provide many of the functions of a computer, esp internet access and social networking apps: smart phone.
10. (Military) (of a projectile or bomb) containing a device that allows it to be guided to its target
vb (mainly intr)
11. to feel, cause, or be the source of a sharp stinging physical pain or keen mental distress: a nettle sting smarts; he smarted under their abuse.
12. (often foll by for) to suffer a harsh penalty
n
a stinging pain or feeling
adv
in a smart manner
[Old English smeortan; related to Old High German smerzan, Latin mordēre to bite, Greek smerdnos terrible]
ˈsmartish adj
ˈsmartly adv
ˈsmartness n

Smart

(smɑːt)
n
(Biography) Christopher. 1722–71, British poet, author of A Song to David (1763) and Jubilate Agno (written 1758–63, published 1939). He was confined (1756–63) for religious mania and died in a debtors' prison
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smart

(smɑrt)

adj. smart•er, smart•est,
v., adv., n. adj.
1. having or showing quick intelligence or ready mental capability: a smart student.
2. quick or prompt in action, as a person.
3. shrewd or sharp, as a person in dealing with others.
4. clever, witty, or readily effective, as a speaker, speech, or rejoinder.
5. neat or trim in appearance, as a person or garment; spruce.
6. socially elegant; sophisticated or fashionable: the smart crowd.
7. saucy; pert: smart remarks.
8. brisk or vigorous: to walk with smart steps.
9. sharply severe, as a blow.
10. sharp or keen: a smart pain.
11. equipped with, using, or containing electronic control devices, as missiles.
12. Computers. intelligent (def. 4).
v.i.
13. to be a source of sharp, local, and usu. superficial pain, as a wound.
14. to be the cause of a sharp, stinging pain, as an irritating application or a blow.
15. to feel a sharp, stinging pain, as in a wound.
16. to suffer keenly from wounded feelings.
17. to feel shame or remorse or to suffer in punishment or in return for something.
v.t.
18. to cause a sharp pain to or in.
adv.
19. in a smart manner; smartly.
n.
20. a sharp local pain, usu. superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
21. keen mental suffering, as from wounded feelings, affliction, or grievous loss.
22. smarts, Informal. intelligence; common sense.
[before 1050; (v.) Middle English smerten, Old English -smeortan, c. Middle Dutch smerten, Old High German smerzan; (adj.) Middle English smerte, smart, late Old English smearte, akin to the v.]
smart′ly, adv.
smart′ness, n.
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smart


Past participle: smarted
Gerund: smarting

Imperative
smart
smart
Present
I smart
you smart
he/she/it smarts
we smart
you smart
they smart
Preterite
I smarted
you smarted
he/she/it smarted
we smarted
you smarted
they smarted
Present Continuous
I am smarting
you are smarting
he/she/it is smarting
we are smarting
you are smarting
they are smarting
Present Perfect
I have smarted
you have smarted
he/she/it has smarted
we have smarted
you have smarted
they have smarted
Past Continuous
I was smarting
you were smarting
he/she/it was smarting
we were smarting
you were smarting
they were smarting
Past Perfect
I had smarted
you had smarted
he/she/it had smarted
we had smarted
you had smarted
they had smarted
Future
I will smart
you will smart
he/she/it will smart
we will smart
you will smart
they will smart
Future Perfect
I will have smarted
you will have smarted
he/she/it will have smarted
we will have smarted
you will have smarted
they will have smarted
Future Continuous
I will be smarting
you will be smarting
he/she/it will be smarting
we will be smarting
you will be smarting
they will be smarting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been smarting
you have been smarting
he/she/it has been smarting
we have been smarting
you have been smarting
they have been smarting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been smarting
you will have been smarting
he/she/it will have been smarting
we will have been smarting
you will have been smarting
they will have been smarting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been smarting
you had been smarting
he/she/it had been smarting
we had been smarting
you had been smarting
they had been smarting
Conditional
I would smart
you would smart
he/she/it would smart
we would smart
you would smart
they would smart
Past Conditional
I would have smarted
you would have smarted
he/she/it would have smarted
we would have smarted
you would have smarted
they would have smarted
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.smart - a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
hurting, pain - a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension"
Verb1.smart - be the source of painsmart - be the source of pain    
sting, bite, burn - cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face"
burn - feel hot or painful; "My eyes are burning"
itch - have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!"
hunger - feel the need to eat
thirst - feel the need to drink
act up - make itself felt as a recurring pain; "My arthritis is acting up again"
throb - pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"
shoot - cause a sharp and sudden pain in; "The pain shot up her leg"
cause to be perceived - have perceptible qualities
Adj.1.smart - showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
2.smart - elegant and stylishsmart - elegant and stylish; "chic elegance"; "a smart new dress"; "a suit of voguish cut"
stylish, fashionable - having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress; "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"; "the stylish resort of Gstadd"
3.smart - characterized by quickness and ease in learning; "some children are brighter in one subject than another"; "smart children talk earlier than the average"
intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
4.smart - improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
forward - used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
5.smart - painfully severe; "he gave the dog a smart blow"
intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
6.smart - quick and brisk; "I gave him a smart salute"; "we walked at a smart pace"
fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"
7.smart - capable of independent and apparently intelligent action; "smart weapons"
automatic - operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"
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smart

adjective
1. chic, trim, neat, fashionable, stylish, fine, elegant, trendy (Brit. informal), spruce, snappy, natty (informal), modish, well turned-out I was dressed in a smart navy-blue suit.
chic scruffy, dowdy, unfashionable, dull, old-fashioned, sloppy, out-of-date, naff (Brit. slang), outmoded, passé, uncool, unhip (slang), fogeyish, untrendy (Brit. informal)
2. clever, bright, intelligent, quick, sharp, keen, acute, shrewd, apt, ingenious, astute, canny, quick-witted He thinks he's much smarter than Sarah.
clever thick, stupid, dull, slow, foolish, dense, dumb (informal), daft (informal), idiotic, moronic, unintelligent, dumb-ass (slang), dim-witted (informal)
3. fashionable, stylish, chic, genteel, in vogue, voguish (informal) smart dinner parties
4. brisk, quick, lively, vigorous, spirited, cracking (informal), spanking, jaunty We set off at a smart pace.
verb
1. sting, burn, tingle, pain, hurt, throb My eyes smarted from the smoke.
2. feel resentful, feel annoyed, feel offended, feel wounded, feel indignant He is still smarting over criticism of his clumsy performance.
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smart

adjective
1. Mentally quick and original:
2. Amusing or pleasing because of wit or originality:
4. Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters:
Informal: savvy.
5. Being or in accordance with the current fashion:
Informal: classy, in, sharp, snappy, swish, tony, trendy.
Slang: with-it.
verb
To feel or cause to feel a sensation of heat or discomfort:
noun
1. A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury:
Informal: misery.
2. Slang. The faculty of thinking, reasoning, and acquiring and applying knowledge.Used in plural:
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Translations
أنيقحاذِق، ذكيذَكِيّسَريع، حادمُتألِّم
bystrýcítit palčivostelegantnímazanýpalčivý pocit
kviksmartsviesvienhave ondt
fiksuhuoliteltupistääsattuaterävä
elegantan
neheztelsajgástalpraesett
klár, skÿrsár sviîi; gremjasem veldur sársaukasvíîavel til hafîur; smart, tískulegur
スマートな利口な洗練された痛める頭がいい
말쑥한
įskaudinimasišsipuošęsjaustis įskaudintamkompiuterinė kredito kortelėkompiuteriu valdoma bomba
apķērīgsassātrsattapīgselegants
descurcăreţ
cítiť pálčivosťpálčivý pocit
bistereleganten
stilig
สะอาดและประณีต
bảnh bao

smart

[smɑːt]
A. ADJ (smarter (compar) (smartest (superl)))
1. (= elegant) [person, appearance, clothes, car, decor] → elegante; [garden] → bien arreglado; [house] → bien puesto
to look smart [person] → estar elegante; [restaurant, hotel] → ser elegante; [home] → estar muy bien puesto
2. (= chic) [suburb, party, restaurant] → elegante; [society] → de buen tono, fino
the smart setla buena sociedad, la gente de buen tono
3. (= clever) [person] → listo, inteligente; [idea] → inteligente, bueno; [computer, bombs, missiles] → inteligente
that was pretty smart of you¡qué listo or astuto!
that wasn't very smartno ha sido una idea muy buena
he was too smart for meera muy listo y me ganó la batalla
smart work by the police led to an arrestla inteligente labor de la policía condujo a un arresto
the smart money is on the Frenchla gente que entiende apuesta por los franceses
4. (pej) (= cocky) don't get smart with me!¡no te las des de listo conmigo!
she's too smart for her own goodse pasa de lista
she's got a smart answer to everythingtiene respuesta para todo
5. (= brisk) [pace, action] → rápido
look smart about it!¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)
give the nail a smart tapdale un golpe seco al clavo
B. VI
1. (= sting) [wound, eyes] → escocer, picar, arder (esp LAm); [iodine etc] → escocer
my eyes are smartingme escuecen or me pican los ojos
the smoke made his throat smartel humo le irritó la garganta
2. (fig) → dolerse
she's still smarting from his remarkstodavía se duele or se resiente de sus comentarios
to smart under an insultsentirse dolido por una injuria
C. N smarts (US) (= brains) → cerebro msing
to have the smarts to do sthser lo suficientemente inteligente como para hacer algo
D. CPD smart Alec Nsabelotodo mf, sabihondo/a m/f
smart bomb Nbomba f con mecanismo inteligente
smart card Ntarjeta f electrónica, tarjeta f inteligente
smart phone Nteléfono m inteligente
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smart

[ˈsmɑːrt]
adj
(= appearance, dress) → élégant(e)
to look smart, to wear smart clothes → être élégant(e)
They wore smart clothes → Ils étaient élégants.
(= expensive, classy) → chic inv
the smart set → le beau monde
(mainly US) (= clever) [idea, person] → intelligent(e)
a smart idea → une idée astucieuse
(= quick) → vif(vive)
vi
(= sting) → faire mal, brûler
My eyes are smarting → J'ai les yeux qui me brûlent.
(= feel bad)
They are still smarting over their defeat → Ils n'ont toujours pas digéré leur défaite.smart alec smart aleck npetit(e) prétentieux/euse m/f , monsieur je-sais-tout (madame)m/fsmart arse (British) smart ass (US) npéteux/euse m/f smart bomb nbombe f intelligentesmart card ncarte f à pucesmarten up [ˌsmɑːrtənˈʌp]
vi (= tidy o.s. up) → s'arranger
vt [+ place] → rendre plus élégant(e)
to smarten o.s. up → s'arranger
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smart

adj (+er)
schick; person, clothes, carschick, flott; societyfein; (= not shabby) appearancegepflegt; a smart-looking girlein flott aussehendes Mädchen; a smart-looking gardenein gepflegter Garten; the smart setdie Schickeria (inf); I want something smart (when buying clothes) → ich möchte etwas Schickes
(= bright, clever)clever (inf), → schlau, gewitzt; thief, trickraffiniert, clever (inf); (pej) person, answersuperklug, neunmalklug (pej inf); (Comput, Mil) → intelligent; that wasn’t very smart (of you)das war nicht besonders intelligent (von dir); smart as a whip (US inf) → supergescheit (inf), → sehr intelligent; to get smart (US inf) → sich am Riemen reißen (inf); (= get cheeky)frech kommen (→ with +dat); he thinks it’s smart to criticize his parentser kommt sich toll vor, wenn er seine Eltern kritisiert
(= quick)(blitz)schnell; pace, workrasch, flott (inf); workschnell, fix (inf); and look smart (about it)!und zwar ein bisschen fix or plötzlich! (inf)
nSchmerz m (also fig); (of ointment, from wound also)Brennen nt
vibrennen; it will make the cut smartes wird in der Schnittwunde brennen; to smart under something (fig)unter etw (dat)leiden; he is still smarting after the criticismdie Kritik tut ihm immer noch weh; to smart from something (from blow etc)von etw brennen; (fig)unter etw (dat)leiden; to smart over somethingüber etw (acc)gekränkt sein

smart

:
smart alec(k)
n (inf)Schlauberger(in) m(f) (inf), → Besserwisser(in) m(f)
smart-alec(k)
adj (inf) remarksbesserwisserisch, superschlau (inf); childneunmalklug (pej inf)
smartarse, (US) smartass (sl)
nKlugscheißer(in) m(f) (inf)
adjklugscheißerisch (inf)
smart bomb
smart card
nChipkarte f
smart drug
nbewusstseinsverändernde Droge
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smart

[smɑːt]
1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))
a. (elegant) → elegante, chic inv; (fashionable) → di moda
the smart set → il bel mondo
to look smart → essere elegante
that's a smart car → è una bella macchina
b. (clever) → intelligente, brillante; (quick-witted) → sveglio/a, furbo/a
that was pretty smart of you! → che furbo!
smart work by the police led to ... → una brillante operazione della polizia ha portato a...
c. (quick, pace, action) → svelto/a, rapido/a
look smart about it! → sbrigati!, spicciati!
2. vi
a. (cut, graze) → bruciare
my eyes are smarting → mi bruciano gli occhi
b. (fig) she's still smarting from his remarksle bruciano ancora le sue osservazioni
to smart under an insult/a reproof → soffrire per un insulto/un rimprovero
3. n (pain) → dolore m acuto
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smart

(smaːt) adjective
1. neat and well-dressed; fashionable. You're looking very smart today; a smart suit.
2. clever and quick in thought and action. We need a smart boy to help in the shop; I don't trust some of those smart salesmen.
3. brisk; sharp. She gave him a smart slap on the cheek.
verb
1. (of part of the body) to be affected by a sharp stinging feeling. The thick smoke made his eyes smart.
2. to feel annoyed, resentful etc after being insulted etc. He is still smarting from your remarks.
noun
the stinging feeling left by a blow or the resentful feeling left by an insult. He could still feel the smart of her slap/insult.
ˈsmarten (often with up) verb
to make or become smarter. He has smartened up a lot in appearance lately.
ˈsmartly adverb
The soldiers stood smartly to attention; She is always smartly dressed.
ˈsmartness noun
ˈsmart bomb noun
a bomb that is designed to locate the target and hit it accurately.
ˈsmart card noun
an advanced version of a credit card, with a computer memory, which can be used for such purposes as paying money and identification.
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smart

ذَكِيّ upravený kvik schick ευφυής elegante huoliteltu élégant elegantan intelligente スマートな 말쑥한 chic smart inteligentny elegante умный stilig สะอาดและประณีต şık bảnh bao 聪明的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

smart

a. inteligente, listo-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

smart

adj inteligente, listo; vi doler, arder
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References in classic literature ?
If any bagman of that day could have caught sight of the little neck-or-nothing sort of gig, with a clay- coloured body and red wheels, and the vixenish, ill tempered, fast-going bay mare, that looked like a cross between a butcher's horse and a twopenny post-office pony, he would have known at once, that this traveller could have been no other than Tom Smart, of the great house of Bilson and Slum, Cateaton Street, City.
'You may well smart, young man!' exclaimed Miss Jenny.
Their dress was very smart, their manners very civil, they were delighted with the house, and in raptures with the furniture, and they happened to be so doatingly fond of children that Lady Middleton's good opinion was engaged in their favour before they had been an hour at the Park.
(PETER, SOURLY: "Your Uncle Roger thought he was pretty smart." FELICITY, SEVERELY: "Uncle Roger IS smart.
He always brushed my mane and tail with water and my hoofs with oil before he brought me to the door, to make me look smart; but as to cleaning my feet or looking to my shoes, or grooming me thoroughly, he thought no more of that than if I had been a cow.
You're a lad, you are, but you're as smart as paint.
The infantry who had been stopped crowded near the bridge in the trampled mud and gazed with that particular feeling of ill-will, estrangement, and ridicule with which troops of different arms usually encounter one another at the clean, smart hussars who moved past them in regular order.
He'd take him back, and put him to hoeing and digging, and "see if he'd step about so smart." Accordingly, the manufacturer and all hands concerned were astounded when he suddenly demanded George's wages, and announced his intention of taking him home.
'Yes,' said the mother, 'if only someone would come who would have her.' At length a man came from a distance and wooed her, who was called Hans; but he stipulated that Clever Elsie should be really smart. 'Oh,' said the father, 'she has plenty of good sense'; and the mother said: 'Oh, she can see the wind coming up the street, and hear the flies coughing.' 'Well,' said Hans, 'if she is not really smart, I won't have her.' When they were sitting at dinner and had eaten, the mother said: 'Elsie, go into the cellar and fetch some beer.' Then Clever Elsie took the pitcher from the wall, went into the cellar, and tapped the lid briskly as she went, so that the time might not appear long.
A smart guard jumped out, giving a whistle, and after him one by one the impatient passengers began to get down: an officer of the guards, holding himself erect, and looking severely about him; a nimble little merchant with a satchel, smiling gaily; a peasant with a sack over his shoulder.
Mary saw that it was a smart carriage and that it was a smart footman who helped her in.
He returned such glances as fell upon him with fierce insolence; he was indeed somewhat of a strange figure in his ill-fitting and inappropriate clothes amongst a gathering of smart people.