smart

inteligente

escocer

smart(smart)

adjective

1. (clever)

a. inteligente

You're a smart guy. You'll know what to do.

Eres un chico inteligente. Tú sabrás lo que tienes que hacer.

b. listo

Ana's daughter is really smart. She always gets good grades.

La hija de Ana es muy lista. Siempre saca buenas notas.

c. agudo

That was a smart answer from Rob.

La respuesta de Rob fue muy aguda.

2. (cocky)

a. listo

Don't get smart with me!

¡No te hagas el listo conmigo!

3. (stylish) (United Kingdom)

a. elegante

You look very smart in that suit.

Te ves muy elegante con ese traje.

4. (brisk)

a. rápido

She set off at a smart pace.

Empezó a caminar con paso rápido.

5. (sharp)

a. seco (tap or blow)

I gave the jar a smart tap to loosen the lid.

Le di un golpe seco al tarro para aflojar la tapa.

6. (technology)

a. inteligente

Why do you need so many smart devices? You already have a smart phone and a smart watch.

¿Por qué necesitas tantos dispositivos inteligentes? Ya tienes un teléfono inteligente y un reloj inteligente.

intransitive verb

7. (to burn)

a. escocer

My eyes were smarting from the smoke.

Me escocían los ojos por el humo.

b. picar

I touched some nettles and now my hand is smarting.

Me rozé con unas ortigas y ahora me pica la mano.

c. doler

This burn is really smarting now.

Ahora sí que duele esta quemadura.

8. (to be upset)

a. resentirse

He's still smarting from her rejection.

Todavía se resiente porque ella lo rechazó.

smart

adjective

1. (clever)

a. inteligente

2. (sharp)

a. agudo(a), listo(a)

don't try to get smart with meno te hagas el listo (conmigo)

the smart money is on Jones to win the electionlos entendidos en la materia creen que Jones ganará las elecciones

3. (colloquial)

a.

smart alecksabelotodo listillo(a) m,f,, vivo(a) m,f

smart bombbomba teledirigida

smart cardtarjeta inteligente

4. (elegant)

a. elegante

the smart setla gente guapa

to be a smart dresservestir elegantemente

5. (quick)

a. rápido(a)

look smart (about it)!¡date prisa! ¡apúrate!

6. (colloquial)

a. genial (excellent)

b. molón(ona)

(Spain)

c. chévere

(Latin America)

d. tenaz

(Colombia)

e. padrísimo(a)

(Mexico)

intransitive verb

7. (sting; wound, graze)

a. escocer

8. (person)

a. resentirse, dolerse

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smart [smɑːt]

adjective

smarter (comparative)smartest (superlative)

1 (elegant) [+person, appearance, clothes, car, decor] elegante; [+garden] bien arreglado; [+house] bien puesto

to look smart [+person] estar elegante; [+restaurant, hotel] ser elegante; [+home] estar muy bien puesto

that's a smart car

2 (chic) [+suburb, party, restaurant] elegante; [+society] de buen tono; fino

the smart set la buena sociedad; la gente de buen tono

the Paris/London smart set

3 (clever) [+person] listo; inteligente; [+idea] inteligente; bueno; [+computer, bombs, missiles] inteligente

that was pretty smart of you ¡qué listo or astuto!; that wasn't very smart no ha sido una idea muy buena; he was too smart for me era muy listo y me ganó la batalla; smart work by the police led to an arrest la inteligente labor de la policía condujo a un arresto; the smart money is on the French la gente que entiende apuesta por los franceses

4 (cocky)

he's trying to be smart

don't get smart with me! ¡no te las des de listo conmigo!; she's too smart for her own good se pasa de lista; she's got a smart answer to everything tiene respuesta para todo

Look, young man, don't get smart with me or you'll be walking home

5 (brisk) [+pace, action] rápido

look smart about it! ¡date prisa!; ¡apúrate!; (LAm) give the nail a smart tap dale un golpe seco al clavo

intransitive verb

1 (sting) [+wound, eyes] escocer; picar; arder; especially (LAm) [+iodine etc] escocer

my eyes are smarting me escuecen or me pican los ojos; the smoke made his throat smart el humo le irritó la garganta

2 dolerse

she's still smarting from his remarks todavía se duele or se resiente de sus comentarios; to smart under an insult sentirse dolido por una injuria

He is still smarting over criticism of his clumsy performance against Derek Williams The Americans were still smarting from their defeat in the Vietnam War

smarts (US) (n) (brains) cerebro (m)

to have the smarts to do sth ser lo suficientemente inteligente como para hacer algo

he had the smarts to own up to it

modifier

smart bomb (n) bomba (f) con mecanismo inteligente

smart card (n) tarjeta (f) electrónica; tarjeta (f) inteligente

smart phone (n) teléfono (m) inteligente; smartphone (m)