clever

clever
'klevə
adjective
1) (quick to learn and understand: a clever child.) inteligente
2) (skilful: a clever carpenter.) hábil
3) ((of things) showing cleverness: a clever idea.) ingenioso
- cleverness
clever adj
1. listo / inteligente
he's a very clever boy es un chico muy listo
2. ingenioso
I've got a clever plan tengo un plan ingenioso
El comparativo de clever se escribe cleverer; el superlativo se escribe cleverest
clever
tr['klevəSMALLr/SMALL]
adjective
1 (person - intelligent) listo,-a, inteligente, espabilado,-a; (skillful) hábil
she's clever at maths es muy buena en mates
he's clever with his hands es hábil con las manos
clever boy/girl! ¡muy bien!
2 (idea, plan, gadget) ingenioso,-a; (move) hábil
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be too clever by half pasarse de listo,-a
clever clogs sabelotodo nombre masulino o femenino, sabihondo,-a
clever Dick sabelotodo nombre masulino o femenino, sabihondo,-a
clever ['klɛvər] adj
1) skillful: ingenioso, hábil
2) smart: listo, inteligente, astuto
clever
adj.
advertido, -a adj.
amañado, -a adj.
apañado, -a adj.
diestro, -a adj.
habilidoso, -a adj.
hábil adj.
industrioso, -a adj.
inteligente adj.
listo, -a adj.
mañero, -a adj.
mañoso, -a adj.
'klevər, 'klevə(r)
adjective -verer, -verest
a) (intelligent) inteligente, listo
b) (artful) (pej) listo

don't try to be clever with me — no te hagas el listo conmigo

c) (skillful, adept) <player/politician> hábil; <invention/solution> ingenioso

to be clever AT something — ser* bueno para algo

she's clever with her hands — es hábil con las manos

['klevǝ(r)]
ADJ (compar cleverer) (superl cleverest)
1) (=intelligent) [person] inteligente, listo

clever girl! — ¡qué chica más lista!

that was clever of you — ¡qué listo eres!

that wasn't very clever, was it? * — eso ha sido una metedura de pata ¿no te parece? *

2) (=skilful) [craftsman, sportsman] hábil, habilidoso; [piece of work, action] hábil, ingenioso

he is very clever with his hands — es muy mañoso, es muy hábil or habilidoso con las manos

she is very clever with cars — entiende de coches, tiene mano para los coches

to be clever at sth — tener aptitud para algo

3) (=ingenious) [book, idea, design] ingenioso
4) esp pej (=smart, astute) [politician, lawyer, criminal] astuto, listo; [move, approach, plan] astuto, ingenioso; [trick, hoax, technique, advertising] ingenioso

he was too clever for us — fue más listo que nosotros

he did some clever book-keeping — hizo la contabilidad con bastante maña

don't get clever (with me)! * — ¡no te hagas el listo (conmigo)!

to be too clever by half * — pasarse de listo

- clever Dick
half
* * *
['klevər, 'klevə(r)]
adjective -verer, -verest
a) (intelligent) inteligente, listo
b) (artful) (pej) listo

don't try to be clever with me — no te hagas el listo conmigo

c) (skillful, adept) <player/politician> hábil; <invention/solution> ingenioso

to be clever AT something — ser* bueno para algo

she's clever with her hands — es hábil con las manos


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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