clever in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for clever in the English»Spanish Dictionary

clever <cleverer cleverest> [Am ˈklɛvər, Brit ˈklɛvə] ADJ

1. clever (intelligent, talented):

clever person/animal

inteligente

you think you're so clever!

¡te crees tan inteligente!

she lost the tickets — that was clever of her! iron

perdió las entradas — ¡qué lista! iron

2. clever (artful) pej:

clever person

listo

don't try to be clever with me

no te hagas el listo conmigo

she's just being clever

se cree muy lista

3. clever (skillful, cunning):

clever magician/player/politician

hábil

clever invention/solution/disguise

ingenioso

clever boy!

¡muy bien!

to be clever at sth

ser bueno para algo

he's clever at languages

es bueno para los idiomas

to be clever with sth

ser hábil con algo

she's clever with her hands

es hábil con las manos

clever-clever [ˈklɛvərˌklɛvər] ADJ Brit inf

clever-clever

listillo inf

clever-clever

que se pasa de listo inf

clever-clever

que se pasa de vivo CSur inf

clever dick, clever Dick N Brit inf

clever dick

sabelotodo mf

clever dick

sabihondo m / sabihonda f

clever clogs N Brit inf

clever clogs → clever dick

See also clever dick

clever dick, clever Dick N Brit inf

clever dick

sabelotodo mf

clever dick

sabihondo m / sabihonda f

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he's frighteningly clever

es inteligente que da miedo inf

he's frighteningly clever

es terriblemente inteligente

Translations for clever in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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reata

clever

espabilado (espabilada)

clever dick Brit inf

ingeniosidad (hecho)

clever trick

originalidad

clever remark

inteligente hombre/mujer

clever

inteligente niño

clever

clever in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clever in the English»Spanish Dictionary

clever [ˈklevəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

1. clever (intelligent):

clever

inteligente

2. clever (skilful):

clever

hábil

clever invention

ingenioso, -a

3. clever pej:

clever

astuto, -a

to be too clever by half

pasarse de listo

clever clogs N, clever dick N Brit

clever clogs

sabelotodo mf

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to be exceptionally clever

ser especialmente listo

awfully clever/stupid

muy inteligente/tonto

Translations for clever in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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piola

clever

listillo (-a)

clever clogs

vosotros sois muy listos

you are very clever

bagre

clever

águila

very clever

una respuesta hábil

a clever response

clever Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be too clever by half

pasarse de listo

not quite as clever/rich as ...

no tan inteligente/rico como...

awfully clever/stupid

muy inteligente/tonto

to be exceptionally clever

ser especialmente listo

to be too clever by half

pasarse de listo

to be too clever by half

pasarse de listo

to be too clever by half

pasarse de listo

you've been too clever for your own good

te has pasado de listo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The only elements it lacks are a fight in the arena, and the hero in some clever disguise.

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To this end, several clever ways of trimerizing the antibody for in vitro research have been employed.

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They met a clever old man who advised them to sacrifice someone so that the walls would stand.

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At worst, some might accuse it of being clever pastiche.

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Oh, she's in the stable, big with foal, he said, still thinking himself clever.

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