smart

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsmɑːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/smɑrt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(smärt)

Inflections of 'smart' (adj):
smarter
adj comparative
smartest
adj superlative
  • WordReference
  • Collins
  • WR Reverse (55)
  • Definition
  • Synonyms
  • English Collocations

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
smart adj mainly US, colloquial (person: intelligent)inteligente adj mf
  listo/a adj
 She is a smart girl.
 Es una chica inteligente.
smart adj (action: clever)inteligente adj mf
  hábil adj mf
 He made a smart move by buying the stock when he did.
 Hizo un movimiento inteligente al comprar las acciones en el momento en que lo hizo.
 Hizo una jugada hábil al comprar las acciones en el momento en que lo hizo.
smart adj mainly UK (person: well-dressed)bien vestido loc adj
 You look really smart. Where did you get that jacket?
 Te ves muy bien vestido. ¿Dónde compraste esa chamarra?
smart adj (clothing: classy)elegante adj mf
 I like your smart business dress. You look good.
 Me gusta tu elegante traje. Estás muy bien.
smart adj figurative (electronically intelligent)inteligente adj mf
  teledirigido/a adj
  guiado adj
 You don't just drop a smart bomb; it flies to its target.
 Las bombas inteligentes no sólo caen, sino que vuelan hacia el objetivo.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.
Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
smart adj mainly US (well-presented)bien hecho loc adj
  soberbia adj
  estupenda adj
 He made a smart presentation.
 Realizó una presentación bien hecha.
 Hizo una presentación soberbia.
 Hizo una presentación estupenda.
smart adj (quick, abrupt)repentino/a, brusco/a, súbito/a, rápido adj
 The marching soldier made a smart turn to the left.
 El soldado hizo un giro brusco a la izquierda.
smart adj (sharp, stinging) (golpe)fuerte adj
  seco/a adj
 She gave the child a smart slap on his bottom.
 Le dio al niño una palmada fuerte en el trasero.
 Le dio al niño una nalgada seca.
smart adj informal, figurative (disrespectful)irrespetuoso/a adj
  grosero/a adj
 He gave me a smart answer and I slapped him.
 Me dio una respuesta irrespetuosa y lo abofeteé.
 Me dio una respuesta grosera y lo abofeteé.
smart n (stinging sensation)ardor nm
  picor nm
 Sue felt the smart of a bee sting on her arm.
 Sue sintió el ardor de una abeja picándole el brazo.
smart vi (sting, hurt)escocer vi
  doler vi
 If you burn yourself, it will smart.
 Si te quemas, escuece.
 Si te quemas, te duele.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
get smart with [sb] v expr informal (be insolent towards [sb])hacerse el listo loc verb
smart aleck,
smart alec
n
slang (person: arrogant)pedante n común
 Don't listen to him: he's just a smart alec.
 No lo escuches, es un pedante.
smart bomb slang (military)bomba inteligente nf + adj mf
  bomba guiada nf + adj
smart card n (small plastic machine-readable card)tarjeta con circuito integrado nf
 Las tarjetas con circuito integrado (TCI) se han usado para la identificación del personal en las empresas.
smart cookie n figurative, slang (intelligent or sharp-witted person)lumbrera nf
  persona inteligente nf + adj mf
  (AR, UY: coloquial)bocho, bocha nm, nf
  (CO: coloquial)pepa nf
  (ES: coloquial)hacha, as nm
  translation unavailable
smart home n (dwelling with interlinked devices)hogar inteligente loc nom m
smart money,
the smart money
n
figurative (sums invested by experienced investors)inversiones de inversores expertos nfpl + loc adj
smart money,
the smart money
n
figurative (experienced investors)inversiones expertas nfpl + adj
smart set (sophisticates)gente sofisticada nf + adj
  gente elegante nf + adj mf
  gente de clase alta nf + loc adj
smart-ass,
smartass,
smart ass (US),
smart-arse,
smartarse,
smart arse (UK)
n
pejorative, vulgar, informal (arrogant person)listillo, listilla nm, nf
  arrogante n común
  sabelotodo n común
 If we invite that smart-ass, he'll just spoil the party.
 Si invitamos a ese listillo, nos arruinará la fiesta.
smart-ass,
smartass,
smart ass (US),
smart-arse,
smartarse,
smart arse (UK)
n as adj
pejorative, vulgar, informal (person: know-it-all, arrogant)listillo adj
  arrogante adj mf
  sabelotodo adj mf
 My smartass brother is always giving me unhelpful advice.
smart-ass (US),
smartass,
smart ass,
smart-arse (UK),
smartarse,
smart arse
n as adj
pejorative, vulgar, informal (comment, reply: arrogant, clever)arrogante adj mf
 When Tia's father asked why she was home so late, she gave a smartass reply, so he grounded her.
smartwatch,
smart watch
n
(with computer functions)reloj inteligente loc nom m
street-smart,
streetwise
adj
informal (able to cope in an urban setting) (figurado)animal de ciudad loc nom m
  bicho de ciudad loc nom m
 Joe grew up in the East End of London, so he was street-smart from a young age.
 Jo creció en el lado este de Londres y es un animal de ciudad desde muy joven.
street smarts npl informal (experience with an urban setting) (AR, coloquial, figurado)calle nf
 She still has the street smarts she learned by growing up in a rough neighborhood.
 Todavía tiene la calle que aprendió de haber crecido en un barrio duro.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'smart' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Spanish:

Collocations: that (really) smarts, is a smart [student, child], my [knee, cut, injury] (really) smarts, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "smart" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'smart'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!