Savvy

/ˈsævi/ adjective

Definition

Having practical knowledge or understanding; shrewd

Etymology

From Spanish sabe 'he knows', from saber 'to know'

Kelly Says

Savvy started as sailors' slang borrowed from Spanish - when you're 'tech savvy,' you're basically saying you 'know' technology!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
slimheid
AMአማርኛ
ጥበብ
ARالعربية
فطنة
BGБългарски
сръчност
BNবাংলা
বুদ্ধিমত্তা
CACatalà
saviesa
CSČeština
důvtip
DADansk
snilde
DEDeutsch
Schlauheit
ELΕλληνικά
έξυπνος
ESEspañol
sagacidad
ETEesti
teravus
EUEuskara
adimen
FAفارسی
زیرکی
FISuomi
terävyys
FRFrançais
savoir-faire
GLGalego
sagacidade
HEעברית
תבונה
HIहिन्दी
समझ
HRHrvatski
spretnost
HUMagyar
ügyesség
IDBahasa Indonesia
kecerdikan
ITItaliano
furbizia
JA日本語
KO한국어
눈치
LTLietuvių
sumanumas
LVLatviešu
gudrība
MNМонгол
ухаан
MSBahasa Melayu
kecerdikan
MYမြန်မာ
ပါးနပ်မှု
NLNederlands
slimheid
NONorsk
dyktighet
PLPolski
spryt
PTPortuguês
esperteza
RORomână
șmecherie
RUРусский
смекалка
SKSlovenčina
dôvtip
SLSlovenščina
spretnost
SRСрпски
спретност
SVSvenska
slughet
SWKiswahili
akili
TAதமிழ்
புத்திசாலித்தனம்
TEతెలుగు
తెలివి
THไทย
ความฉลาด
TRTürkçe
anlayış
UKУкраїнська
кмітливість
URاردو
سمجھ
VITiếng Việt
sự hiểu biết
ZH中文
精明

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