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Meanings of savvy in English

Portuguese
compreensão
Catalan
aprehensió
Spanish
sapiencia

The cognitive condition of someone who understands.

compreensão
Portuguese
entender
Catalan
comprendre
Spanish
captar

To get the meaning of something.

entender
Usage of savvy in English
1
Certainly, in a country like Italy, political savvy goes a long way.
The Guardian
2
Chen changed the subject: I hear you've become quite Web savvy, Peiqin.
Enigma of China
3
Being young, articulate and media-savvy has advantages in a grey political environment.
The Irish Times
4
But its long-term future may be in doubt without his media-savvy leadership.
The Irish Times
5
The Anita Hill of today is far more self-assured and politically savvy.
The Guardian
6
You're not a savvy geopolitical operator and barely understand South African politics.
The South African
7
However it also won't likely witness many bargain buys for savvy sellers.
News.com.au
8
Some are financially savvy, and some are simply not interested, she said.
Reuters
9
But what about less-than-web-savvy Aunt Martha in the nursing home, you ask.
Wired
10
Like any responsible, tech savvy consumer, their demands were very … specific.
News.com.au
11
He made sense and was very savvy about the changes he wanted.
The Guardian
12
He said consumers are still shopping but are more thoughtful and savvy.
Reuters
13
But now easy, simple desktop mirroring presents game-changing opportunities for savvy users.
Wired
14
According to what I've been told, the Medina Society is very savvy.
Wild Storm
15
Today it has perhaps the most environmentally savvy mayor in the world.
The Guardian
16
The experience made her savvy about the vulgarity of the film industry.
The Guardian
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Savvy through the time
Savvy across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Less common
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