See shrewd in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{ "derived": [ { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "shrewdie" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "shrewdly" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "shrewdness" } ], "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "schrewed", "lit": "accursed", "t": "depraved; wicked" }, "expansion": "Middle English schrewed (“depraved; wicked”, literally “accursed”)", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "sċrēawa", "lit": "biter", "t": "wicked person" }, "expansion": "Old English sċrēawa (“wicked person”, literally “biter”)", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "shrew", "3": "ed" }, "expansion": "shrew + -ed", "name": "suf" } ], "etymology_text": "From Middle English schrewed (“depraved; wicked”, literally “accursed”), from schrewen (“to curse; beshrew”), from schrewe, schrowe, screwe (“evil or wicked person/thing”), from Old English sċrēawa (“wicked person”, literally “biter”). Equivalent to shrew + -ed. More at shrew.\nThe sense of \"cunning\" developed in early 16ᵗʰ c., gradually gaining a positive connotation by 17ᵗʰ c.", "forms": [ { "form": "shrewder", "tags": [ "comparative" ] }, { "form": "shrewdest", "tags": [ "superlative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "er" }, "expansion": "shrewd (comparative shrewder, superlative shrewdest)", "name": "en-adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "glosses": [ "Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters." ], "id": "en-shrewd-en-adj-W3FjEGd3", "links": [ [ "clever", "clever" ], [ "resourcefulness", "resourcefulness" ], [ "practical", "practical" ] ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "ḥāḏiq", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "حَاذِق" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "praktyčny", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "практычны" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "razvažlivy", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "разважлівы" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "lovǎk", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "ловък" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "perspicaç" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "jīngmíng", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "精明" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "bystrý" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "chytrý" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "klog" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "schrander" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "kätevä" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "kekseliäs" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "neuvokas" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "fiksu" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "perspicace" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "sagace" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "perspicaz" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "mḳvetri", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "მკვეთრი" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "klug" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "clever" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "gewitzt" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "éles eszű" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "éles elméjű" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "okos" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "élelmes" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "leleményes" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "szemfüles" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "agyafúrt" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "lihai" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "glic" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "perspicace" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "sagace" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "alt": "けんめいな", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kenmei na", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "賢明な" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "alt": "かしこい", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kashikoi", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "賢い" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "callidus" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "ostróumen", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "остро́умен" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "rauhanga" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "mūrere" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "sleighte" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "sly" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "skarpsindig" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "rend", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "رند" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "beschläpen" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "perspicaz" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "sagaz" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "praktíčnyj", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "практи́чный" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "rasčótlivyj", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "расчётливый" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "pronicátelʹnyj", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "проница́тельный" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "seòlta" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "glic" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "perspicaz" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "klok" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "chà-lǐao-chà-làat", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "เฉลียวฉลาด" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "làk-lɛ̌ɛm", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "หลักแหลม" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "mii-wǎi-príp", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "มีไหวพริบ" }, { "_dis1": "76 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1", "code": "ug", "lang": "Uyghur", "roman": "zirek", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "زىرەك" } ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "10 23 17 14 1 15 6 0 1 12 0 1", "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "Personality", "orig": "en:Personality", "parents": [ "Mind", "Human", "All topics", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "Artful, tricky or cunning." ], "id": "en-shrewd-en-adj-StcL-rOR", "links": [ [ "Artful", "artful" ], [ "tricky", "tricky" ], [ "cunning", "cunning" ] ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "nāṣiḥ", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "نَاصِح" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "nabīh", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "نَبِيه" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "hitǎr", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "хитър" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "otrakan", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "отракан" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "astut" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "jiǎohuá", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "狡猾" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "mazaný" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "vychytralý" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "prohnaný" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "da", "english": "old", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "fiffig" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "snu" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "listig" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "listig" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "sluw" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "nokkela" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "ovela" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "neuvokas" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "habile" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "roublard" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "futé" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "rusé" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "astuto" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "pillabán" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "schlau" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "listig" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "raffiniert" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "ravasz" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "rafinált" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "furfangos" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "cseles" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "dörzsölt" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "lihai" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "scaltro" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "astuto" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "alt": "ぬけめのない", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "nukeme no nai", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "抜け目のない" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "alt": "こうかつな", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kōkatsu na", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "狡猾な" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "callidus" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "versūtus" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "ítar", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "и́тар" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "snáodliv", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "сна́одлив" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "ótrakan", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "о́тракан" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "licik" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "rauhanga" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "fin" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "astuciós" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "enganaire" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "nâqolâ", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "ناقلا" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "chytry" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "cwany" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "sagaz" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "xítryj", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "хи́трый" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "naxódčivyj", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "нахо́дчивый" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umélyj", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "уме́лый" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "catura", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "चतुर" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "seòlta" }, { "_dis1": "4 82 3 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0", "code": "es", 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"sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "ฉลาดแกมโกง" } ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "3 1 32 4 4 12 3 3 31 0 0 6", "kind": "other", "name": "Entries with translation boxes", "parents": [], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2003, Ron Ross, Bummy Davis vs. Murder, Inc, page 287:", "text": "Willie is very aware of this fact and lets Johnny Attell know that there is a fly in the ointment, and Johnny, who is a very shrewd article, has his chauffeur drive him to Bradford Street so he can change the kid's mind.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "streetwise, street-smart." ], "id": "en-shrewd-en-adj-cbbmXz3i", "links": [ [ "streetwise", "streetwise" ], [ "street-smart", "street-smart" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(informal) streetwise, street-smart." ], "tags": [ "informal" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "6 10 57 8 1 7 2 1 1 5 2 0", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "astut" }, { "_dis1": "6 10 57 8 1 7 2 1 1 5 2 0", "code": "cs", "lang": 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}, { "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "lihai" }, { "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "glic" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "perspicace" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "sagace" }, { "alt": "けんめいな", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kenmei na", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "賢明な" }, { "alt": "かしこい", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kashikoi", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "賢い" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "callidus" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "ostróumen", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "остро́умен" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "rauhanga" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "mūrere" }, { "code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "sleighte" }, { "code": "enm", "lang": "Middle English", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "sly" }, { "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "skarpsindig" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "rend", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "رند" }, { "code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "beschläpen" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "perspicaz" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "sagaz" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "praktíčnyj", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "практи́чный" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "rasčótlivyj", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "расчётливый" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "pronicátelʹnyj", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "проница́тельный" }, { "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "seòlta" }, { "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "glic" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "perspicaz" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "klok" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "chà-lǐao-chà-làat", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "เฉลียวฉลาด" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "làk-lɛ̌ɛm", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "หลักแหลม" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "mii-wǎi-príp", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "มีไหวพริบ" }, { "code": "ug", "lang": "Uyghur", "roman": "zirek", "sense": "showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters", "word": "زىرەك" }, { "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "nāṣiḥ", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "نَاصِح" }, { "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "nabīh", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "نَبِيه" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "hitǎr", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "хитър" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "otrakan", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "отракан" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "astut" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "jiǎohuá", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "狡猾" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "mazaný" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "vychytralý" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "prohnaný" }, { "code": "da", "english": "old", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "fiffig" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "snu" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "listig" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "listig" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "sluw" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "nokkela" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "ovela" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "neuvokas" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "habile" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "roublard" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "futé" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "rusé" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "astuto" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "pillabán" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "schlau" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "listig" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "raffiniert" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "ravasz" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "rafinált" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "furfangos" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "cseles" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "dörzsölt" }, { "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "lihai" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "scaltro" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "astuto" }, { "alt": "ぬけめのない", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "nukeme no nai", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "抜け目のない" }, { "alt": "こうかつな", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "kōkatsu na", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "狡猾な" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "callidus" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "versūtus" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "ítar", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "и́тар" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "snáodliv", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "сна́одлив" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "ótrakan", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "о́тракан" }, { "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "licik" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "rauhanga" }, { "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "fin" }, { "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "astuciós" }, { "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "enganaire" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "nâqolâ", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "ناقلا" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "chytry" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "cwany" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "sagaz" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "xítryj", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "хи́трый" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "naxódčivyj", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "нахо́дчивый" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umélyj", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "уме́лый" }, { "code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "catura", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "चतुर" }, { "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "seòlta" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "astuto" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "listig" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "slug" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "fiffig" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "finurlig" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "jâao-lêe", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "เจ้าเล่ห์" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "hǔua-mɔ̌ɔ", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "หัวหมอ" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "chà-làat-gɛɛm-goong", "sense": "artful, tricky or cunning", "word": "ฉลาดแกมโกง" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "astut" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "znalý místních poměrů" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "neuvokas" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "katuviisas" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "malin" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "futé" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "avisé" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "sagace" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "pfiffig" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "gewieft" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "gerissen" }, { "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "lihai" }, { "alt": "пробле́мы городско́й жи́зни", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "znájuščij", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "зна́ющий" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "streetwise", "word": "astuto" } ], "word": "shrewd" }
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