shrew russian
злю́ка
malicious person, grouch, shrew, spitfire
меге́ра
shrew, termagant, scold
га́рпия
harpy
harpy, shrew, harridan
harpy eagle
harpy fruit bat
ба́ба-яга́
Baba Yaga, witch of Russian folk tales
hag, old witch, shrew
злю́чка
little meanie, grump, spiteful person, shrew
гры́мза
grumpy old woman, shrew, hag, biddy
землеро́йка
shrew
хи́трый
sly, cunning, crafty, wily
clever, smart, shrewd
intricate, tricky, ingenious
практи́чный
practical, level-headed, shrewd, businesslike
practical, serviceable, usable, hard-wearing
проница́тельный
perceptive, perspicacious, acute, shrewd
сварли́вый
quarrelsome, peevish, shrewish, cantankerous
стерво́зный
bitchy, shrewish, nasty, spiteful
проницательно
perceptively, keenly, shrewdly, sagaciously
ушлый
cunning, shrewd
кру́ченный
twisted, spun, braided, curled
curved, spinning, with spin
tricky, cunning, shrewd
дога́дливость
quickness of apprehension, shrewdness, penetration, acumen
сварли́вость
quarrelsomeness, peevishness, shrewishness
про́йда
slicker, cunning person, shrewd person, old hand
и́тар
sly, cunning, crafty
shrewd, quick-witted, prudent
до́шлый
cunning, shrewd, crafty, resourceful
experienced, seasoned, who has been through it all
лука́вость
guile, craftiness, deceitfulness
slyness, shrewdness, cunning
archness, roguishness, playfulness
навострённый
sharpened, whetted, honed
pricked up (ears), alert, attentive
sharp (mind), cunning, shrewd, astute
отёртый
shrewd, experienced, worldly-wise, slick
просёкший
astute, shrewd, having realized, having understood
просечённый
cleared, cut through, blazed
perforated, punched
savvy, street-smart, shrewd, experienced
Examples
He is shrewd and calculating.
Том был проница́тельным бизнесме́ном и его компа́ния непрерывно развива́лась день ото дня.
Tom was a shrewd businessman and his company went from strength to strength.
Tom is a shrewd businessman.
Ка́рликовая многозубка — самое ма́ленькое по ве́су млекопитающее. Она ве́сит всего 1,8 гра́мма.
The Etruscan shrew is the smallest mammal by weight. It only weighs 1.8 grammes.
Ушлые торговцы обманывают простых покупателей каждый день.
Shrewd traders deceive ordinary customers every day.
В саду живёт маленькая землеройка.
A little shrew lives in the garden.
Дети нашли землеройку под камнем.
The children found a shrew under a stone.



















