Английский Этимологический словарь - astute
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~ adj able to understand situations or behaviour very well and very quickly, especially so that you can get an advantage for yourself (a particularly astute electoral move | astute investments) - astutely adv - astuteness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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If you describe someone as astute, you think they show an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at using this knowledge to their own advantage. She was politically astute... He made a series of astute business decisions. = shrewd ADJ • astutely Oxford, as Evelyn Waugh astutely observed, is a city best seen in early summer. = shrewdly ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Latin astutus, from astus craft Date: 1565 having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity an ~ observer ~ remarks; also crafty, wily Synonyms: see shrewd • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 shrewd; sagacious. 2 crafty. Derivatives astutely adv. astuteness n. Etymology: obs. F astut or L astutus f. astus craft ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. проницательный, сообразительный, умный astute observer —- проницательный наблюдатель astute businessman —- умный (ловкий) коммерсант 2. хитроумный, коварный astute manipulation of facts —- хитроумное манипулирование фактами an astute appeal to smb.'s weaknesses —- коварное использование чьих-л. слабостей ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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