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Significados de shrewd em inglês

Used of persons.

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Intelligent, smart and capable of taking advantage of a situation.

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Uso de shrewd em inglês
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A slanted but shrewd look at another side of today's refugee crisis.
The Guardian
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The Congolese attacking midfielder was a shrewd acquisition from Free State Stars.
The South African
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But shrewd observers agree he remains the most likely victor in November.
The Irish Times
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Jesu, he knows how to provoke.' He gave me a shrewd look.
Sovereign
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Frodo said nothing: the shrewd guesses of the farmer were rather disconcerting.
The lord of the rings
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The unbeliever cast a shrewd look at his companion in the consultation.
Little Novels
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The scarcity of detail provided in that background again shows shrewd restraint.
Reuters
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He proved to be a surprisingly shrewd steward of the public money.
Ancient shores
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The young general looked at the shrewd, cold eyes of his chief.
Clarence
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The next experiment made by the shrewd bishop was to similar purpose.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
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At that, Rillieux's expression turned shrewd at last; he understood just fine.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
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Yet he had several shrewd designs in the plan of operations adopted.
With Links of Steel; Or, The Peril of the Unknown
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In the Arabian tales he is generally a shrewd, meddling, inquisitive fellow.
Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist
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They had the shrewd, keen look of the driller and the wildcatter.
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
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Ranulph saw that he must humour the shrewd natural, so he said:
The Battle of the Strong: A Romance of Two Kingdoms — Volume 5
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Then he took the measure of his companion in a shrewd overlook.
The Grafters
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