B2🧠 Personality
Italian word
astuto
shrewd, crafty, clever in a calculating way
Looks like
astute
having an ability to accurately assess situations; clever
⚠️ The trap
English 'astute' is mostly admiring (smart, perceptive). Italian 'astuto' leans more toward crafty/cunning. For purely admiring 'astute', say 'perspicace' or 'acuto'.
To say "having an ability to accurately assess situations; clever" in Italian:
astuto (close cognate, but Italian implies more cunning)
"astuto" in English means:
shrewd, crafty, clever in a calculating way
Example
"È un politico astuto che sa sempre come cavarsela."
"He is a shrewd politician who always knows how to get out of trouble."
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