clever

clever englannista suomeksi

1. nokkela, kätevä

2. teräväpäinen

3. ovela

1. kätevä

2. nokkela

3. ovela, nokkela

4. nokkela, ovela, älykäs

4. Substantiivi

clever englanniksi

1. Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.

2. (ante), (w) (collator), ''s:Child's Ballads/198|Child's Ballads'', 198: "Bonny John Seton",

The Highland men, they're clever men At handling sword and shield,

3. Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.

4. Mentally quick and resourceful; skilled at achieving what one wants in a mentally agile and inventive way.

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5. 1890, (w) (collator), ''Fairy Tales/Molly Whuppie|Molly Whuppie'', ''English Fairy Tales'',

The youngest of the three strange lassies was called Molly Whuppie, and she was very clever. She noticed that before they went to bed the giant put straw ropes round her neck and her sisters', and round his own lassies' necks, he put gold chains. So Molly took care and did not fall asleep, but waited till she was sure every one was sleeping sound. Then she slipped out of the bed, and took the straw ropes off her own and her sisters' necks, and took the gold chains off the giant's lassies. She then put the straw ropes on the giant's lassies and the gold on herself and her sisters, and lay down.

6. Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.

7. 19th c, (w), ''A Farewell'',

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream them all day long: And so make life, death, and that vast forever / One grand, sweet song.

8. (quote-text)

9. 1912, (w), (w) (translator), ''Brothers Karamazov/Book V/Chapter 7|The Brothers Karamazov'', Book V, Chapter 7: "It's Always Worth While Speaking to a Clever Man",

I would have sent Alyosha, but what use is Alyosha in a thing like that? I send you just because you are a clever fellow. Do you suppose I don't see that? You know nothing about timber, but you've got an eye.

10. (cap); in one's right mind.

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12. Showing mental quickness and resourcefulness.

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14. Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.

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17. Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.

18. (quote-av)

19. Good-natured; obliging.

20. Possessing magical abilities.

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22. {{quote-journal|en|year=1947|journal=Oceania,|volume=16-17|pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=KcUZAAAAMAAJ&q=%22The+two+women,+who+were+clever%22+-intitle:%22%22&dq=%22The+two+women,+who+were+clever%22+-intitle:%22%22&hl=en&ei=zsvDTvudHqGJmQWawIjnCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAg|page=330

23. Fit; suitable; having propriety.

24. 18th c, (w), (w) (later lines), ''Imitation of Horace'', 1852, (w) (collator), ''Half-hours with the Best Authors'', Volume 4, page 188,

I can't but think 'twould sound more clever, To me and to my heirs forever.

25. Well-shaped; handsome.

26. (RQ:Arbuthnot Law)

27. clever

28. (alt form)