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  • 11¡Clever! — Género Concurso Presentado por Emma García, Mario Picazo. País de origen  Alemania …

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  • 12Clever Au — Basin countries Germany Location Schleswig Holstein Clever Au is a river of Schleswig Holstein, Germany. See also List of rivers of Schleswig Holstein …

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  • 13clever — »beweglich, wendig, von schnellem Reaktionsvermögen«: Das Adjektiv wurde im 20. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. clever entlehnt. Die weitere Herkunft des Wortes ist unsicher. Abl.: Cleverness »Wendigkeit, Tüchtigkeit« (aus engl. cleverness) …

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  • 14clever — index artful, deft, expert, machiavellian, original (creative), perspicacious, politic, practiced …

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  • 15clever — late 16c., handy, dexterous, from E.Anglian dialectal cliver expert at seizing, perhaps from E.Fris. klufer or Norwegian dialectic klover ready, skillful, and perhaps influenced by O.E. clifer claw, hand (early usages seem to refer to dexterity); …

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  • 16clever — see lost causes …

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  • 17clever — [adj] bright, ingenious able, adept, adroit, alert, apt, astute, brainy, brilliant, cagey, canny, capable, competent, crackerjack*, cunning, deep, dexterous/dextrous, discerning, egghead*, expert, foxy*, gifted, good, handy, intelligent,… …

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  • 18clever — [Aufbauwortschatz (Rating 1500 3200)] Auch: • intelligent • klug • schlau Bsp.: • Er ist ein cleverer Bursche …

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  • 19clever — ► ADJECTIVE (cleverer, cleverest) 1) quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas. 2) skilled at doing something. DERIVATIVES cleverly adverb cleverness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «quick to catch hold»: perhaps of …

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  • 20clever */*/ — UK [ˈklevə(r)] / US [ˈklevər] adjective Word forms clever : adjective clever comparative cleverer superlative cleverest 1) good at learning or understanding things Tony was a charming and clever man. I d like to be a doctor but I m not clever… …

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