shrewd

kurnaz, akıllı

Durumları iyi kavrayan ve kendine yarar sağlayacak kararlar verebilen.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Good at understanding situations and making choices that bring an advantage.

• She is a shrewd businesswoman.
• Hiring an experienced manager was a shrewd move.
• He proved shrewder than the other buyers during negotiations.

Eş anlamlılar: astute, sharp, savvy

Zıt anlamlılar: naive

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a shrewd businesswoman, a shrewd decision, shrewd about money

isabetli

Dikkatli düşünce veya iyi değerlendirme sayesinde doğruya çok yakın olan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Close to being correct, often because of careful thought or good judgment.

• That was a shrewd guess.
• Her shrewd estimate was only a few dollars out.
• His prediction proved shrewd when the final results arrived.

Eş anlamlılar: accurate, well-judged

Zıt anlamlılar: inaccurate

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a shrewd guess, a shrewd estimate, a shrewd prediction

şiddetli, sert

Çok güçlü, sert veya acı verici.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Very strong, harsh, or painful.

• He suffered a shrewd blow.
• The falling branch dealt her a shrewd knock on the shoulder.
• It was a shrewd assault, leaving several men badly hurt.

Eş anlamlılar: severe, hard

Zıt anlamlılar: gentle

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a shrewd blow, a shrewd assault

keskin, dondurucu

Acı verecek kadar keskin ve soğuk olan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: So sharply cold that it is painful.

• A shrewd wind blew across the field.
• We pulled our coats tight against the shrewd cold.
• The shrewd winter air stung his face.

Eş anlamlılar: biting, piercing

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a shrewd wind, shrewd winter air