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смекалка

English translation: ingenuity

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Russian term or phrase:смекалка
English translation:ingenuity

22:11 Jul 18, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: смекалка
Она отлично справляется с заданиями, требующими проявления творческих способностей и смекалки.
Malgorzata Kozarzewska
Local time: 19:55
ingenuity
Explanation:
An original thinker :-)
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Yuri Geifman
Canada
Local time: 13:55
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4ingenuity
Yuri Geifman
4 +4resourcefulness
Vladimir Spiridonov
3 +2quickwittedness
Talyb Samedov


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
смекалка
ingenuity


Explanation:
An original thinker :-)

Yuri Geifman
Canada
Local time: 13:55
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  olganet
4 mins
  -> Thanks :-)
agree  Emil Tubinshlak
1 hr
  -> Thanks :-)
agree  Blithe
18 hrs
  -> Thanks :-)
agree  w77 (X)
1 day 23 hrs
  -> Thanks :)
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
смекалка
quickwittedness


Explanation:
There are many references in the net...

Noun: quick-wittedness

1. Intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
- mental quickness, quickness

Derived forms: quick-wittednesses

Type of: intelligence
http://wordwebonline.com/en/QUICKWITTEDNESS

Talyb Samedov
Canada
Local time: 11:55
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simon Gregory: One side of definition, also your dictionary gives ACUMEN- see deep inside
7 hrs
agree  Vlad Pogosyan
9 hrs
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
смекалка
resourcefulness


Explanation:
вариант
cleverness

Vladimir Spiridonov
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:55
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  koundelev
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, George!
agree  Nina Tchernova: В контексте характеристики, я думаю, будет лучше звучать для работодателя...
6 hrs
  -> Спасибо Нина!
agree  Andrey Belousov (X)
8 hrs
  -> thank you Andrey!
agree  Svetlana Potton
9 hrs
  -> thank you Svetlana!
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