shrewd

shrewd
adjective
scharfsinnig [Person]; klug [Entscheidung, Investition, Schritt, Geschäftsmann]; genau [Schätzung, Einschätzung]; treffsicher [Urteilsvermögen]
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[ʃru:d]
adjective
(showing good judgement; wise: a shrewd man; a shrewd choice.) schlau
- academic.ru/91541/shrewdly">shrewdly
- shrewdness
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shrewd
[ʃru:d]
adj (approv) schlau, klug, gewieft fam
\shrewd comment kluge [o scharfsinnige] Bemerkung
\shrewd decision kluge Entscheidung
\shrewd eye scharfes Auge
to make a \shrewd guess gut raten
\shrewd move geschickter Schachzug
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[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, prüfend

I 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

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 sth — in Bezug auf etw (acc) Durchblick haben

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shrewd [ʃruːd] adj (adv shrewdly)
1. schlau
2. scharfsinnig, klug, gescheit (Bemerkung etc):
a shrewd observer ein scharfer Beobachter;
this was a shrewd guess das war gut geraten
3. obs heftig (Schmerz etc)
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adjective
scharfsinnig [Person]; klug [Entscheidung, Investition, Schritt, Geschäftsmann]; genau [Schätzung, Einschätzung]; treffsicher [Urteilsvermögen]
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adj.
fix adj.
scharfsinnig adj.
schlau adj.

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