shrewd
clever, intelligent
TRANSLATION
gewandt, gewitzt, klug, scharf unterscheidend, scharfsichtig, scharfsinnig
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"SHREWD move by Yeltsin : Boris Yeltsin's announcement of his retirement on the last day of the 20th Century shows that his legendary political instinct, and his sense of drama, are still intact."
(Stephen Mulvey - BBC News Online, 31st December 1999)
(Stephen Mulvey - BBC News Online, 31st December 1999)
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Here are various related synonyms and how you can differentiate them:
ASTUTE, SHREWD, SAGACIOUS, PERSPICACIOUS,
ASTUTE mean acute in perception and sound in judgment.
SHREWD stresses practical, hardheaded cleverness and judgment
SAGACIOUS suggests wisdom, penetration, and farsightedness
PERSPICACIOUS implies unusual power to see through and understand what is puzzling or hidden facade>
ASTUTE suggests shrewdness, perspicacity, and diplomatic skill
Note these useful phrases:
a shrewd mind = ein scharfer Verstand
a shrewd idea = eine schlaue Idee
a shrewd head = ein heller Kopf
a shrewd remark = eine scharfsinnige Bemerkung
a shrewd fellow = ein durchtriebener Gesell
a shrewd observer = ein geschickter Beobachter
a shrewd suspicion = ein schlauer Verdacht
a shrewd observation = eine scharfsinnige Beobachtung
a shrewd piece of work = ein gerissenes Stück Arbeit
Here are various related synonyms and how you can differentiate them:
ASTUTE, SHREWD, SAGACIOUS, PERSPICACIOUS,
ASTUTE mean acute in perception and sound in judgment.
SHREWD stresses practical, hardheaded cleverness and judgment
SAGACIOUS suggests wisdom, penetration, and farsightedness
PERSPICACIOUS implies unusual power to see through and understand what is puzzling or hidden facade>
ASTUTE suggests shrewdness, perspicacity, and diplomatic skill
Note these useful phrases:
a shrewd mind = ein scharfer Verstand
a shrewd idea = eine schlaue Idee
a shrewd head = ein heller Kopf
a shrewd remark = eine scharfsinnige Bemerkung
a shrewd fellow = ein durchtriebener Gesell
a shrewd observer = ein geschickter Beobachter
a shrewd suspicion = ein schlauer Verdacht
a shrewd observation = eine scharfsinnige Beobachtung
a shrewd piece of work = ein gerissenes Stück Arbeit
