"él es inteligente y astuto."

Question

If I want to describe a man that is smart ,inteligent and his ability to work independently?mature and resourceful , he can get a nailing future ,can I say in spanish like this :" él es inteligente y astuto." Thank you for your help!

Answer 1

I don't care too much for "astuto" as there are negative uses for it as well as the positive. Consider "sagaz" for "wise". I hope some of our Native speakers will come in with a better word for you!

Answer 2

You can use the same adjectives that you used in English. Es una persona sagaz, inteligente, profesionalmente indepediente, madura, ingeniosa y tiene un futuro muy prometedor.

If you say "Es un hombre" then change madura to maduro and ingeniosa to ingenioso.

Answer 3

I agree with paco. I would not recommend "astuto".

Here are a few that come to mind

tome la iniciativa - he takes initiative

maduro - mature (mature may suggest older; may be a negative)

ser buen juicio - exercises good judgement (not sure about the use of "ser" here)

ser discreto - exercises discretion

takes initiative, exercises good judgement and discretion

Hope that helps!

Answer 4

Lorenzo9 I'm now sure who the "él" you're talking about, pero estoy seguro que él no está gay.

:) - lorenzo9, Feb 21, 2011

no es gay... - gone, Feb 21, 2011

Como se dice gay en espanol? - gregp1996, Feb 21, 2011

gay - lorenzo9, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 5

Él tiene una novia o es gay.