B2 — Upper Intermediateadjective
perspicace
perceptive / shrewd
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
acutointelligentesagaceastuto
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
ottusoingenuosuperficialesprovveduto
Usage note
'Sagace' = sagacious/shrewd (literary). 'Acuto' = acute/sharp-minded. 'Astuto' = clever/cunning (can be negative). 'Ingenuo' = naive. 'Sprovveduto' = naive/unsuspecting.
Example
"La poliziotta perspicace notò subito qualcosa di strano."
"The perceptive detective immediately noticed something strange."
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