shrewd

[US]/ʃruːd/
[UK]/ʃruːd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. cerdas, pintar, tajam pikiran Comparative: lebih cerdas, superlative: yang paling cerdas.
Word Forms
Superlativeshrewdest
Comparativeshrewder

Example Sentences

a shrewd east wind.

angin timur yang cerdas.

a bayonet's shrewd thrust.

tusukan cerdik sebuah bayonet.

He is a shrewd businessman.

Dia adalah seorang pebisnis yang cerdas.

a shrewd career move.

langkah karier yang cerdas.

he was a shrewd placer of the ball.

dia adalah penempat bola yang cerdas.

do (one) a shrewd turn

melakukan trik cerdas (pada seseorang).

a shrewd light entered his eyes.

Cahaya cerdas menyinari matanya.

His answer to the journalist is a shrewd one.

Jawabannya kepada wartawan adalah jawaban yang cerdas.

He was shrewd in his personal assessments.

Dia cerdas dalam penilaian pribadinya.

she was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture.

Dia cukup cerdas untuk menebak motif di balik gerakannya.

she was so shrewd in some ways, but hopelessly unworldly in others.

dia sangat cerdas dalam beberapa hal, tetapi sangat tidak berpengalaman dalam hal lain.

Though still in his teens, Tom is shrewd at a bargain.

Meskipun masih di usia belasan, Tom pandai dalam mendapatkan harga yang bagus.

He's too shrewd to be trusted in business matters.

Dia terlalu cerdas untuk dipercaya dalam hal bisnis.

His attacking policies have reaped a particularly good harvest overseas, where he is well known as a shrewd businessman.

Kebijakan agresifnya telah menuai hasil panen yang sangat baik di luar negeri, di mana dia dikenal luas sebagai seorang pebisnis yang cerdas.

Real-world Examples

For example, lawyers are shrewd and dishonest is a popular stereotype.

Sebagai contoh, pengacara itu cerdas dan tidak jujur adalah stereotip yang populer.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Slughorn turned on Dumbledore, his expression shrewd.

Slughorn mengalihkan perhatiannya ke Dumbledore, ekspresinya cerdas.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

But Miltiades was shrewd as well as brave.

Tetapi Miltiades juga cerdas dan berani.

Source: A Brief History of the World

The Supreme Leader is a very shrewd operator.

Pemimpin Tertinggi adalah operator yang sangat cerdas.

Source: VOA Standard November 2013 Collection

Far from preventing abuses, complexity creates loopholes that the shrewd can abuse with impunity.

Jauh dari mencegah penyalahgunaan, kompleksitas menciptakan celah yang dapat disalahgunakan oleh orang-orang yang cerdas tanpa hukuman.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

The shrewd business owner made large profits.

Pemilik bisnis yang cerdas menghasilkan keuntungan besar.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

He was too shrewd to believe that it must exist.

Dia terlalu cerdas untuk mempercayai bahwa itu pasti ada.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

Frye looked over the ponies with a shrewd eye.

Frye melihat kuda poni dengan mata yang cerdas.

Source: American Elementary School English 5

There was nothing mere about Cixi. She was shrewd, intelligent.

Tidak ada yang biasa-biasa saja tentang Cixi. Dia cerdas, cerdas.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

He was also funny, fond of good food and politically shrewd.

Dia juga lucu, suka makanan enak dan secara politis cerdas.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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