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| Allg. |
pointy-headed; pointy headed |
| Amerik., umg. |
wise |
| vulg. |
smart-ass |
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| Allg. |
оverintellectualize (Vic_Ber); try to be clever (Anglophile); try to be cute (Don't be cute! – Не умничай! Telecaster); be clever with (tvkondor); play smart (molyan); intellectualize (Дмитрий_Р); be fancy (VLZ_58); nerd out (I worked in sanctions at Treasury for a very long time so I'm excited to nerd out on sanctions.  msnbc.com Sergey.Buz); show off one’s intelligence |
| Игорь Миг |
philosophize |
| Amerik. |
crack wise (We tried to be serious, but he was always cracking wise. Val_Ships) |
| Gruzovik, umg. |
show off one's intelligence (impf of сумничать); subtilize (impf of сумничать) |
| Makarow. |
try to be cute |
| Makarow., umg. |
show off how clever one is |
| Slang. |
come the acid (VLZ_58); act the wisenheimer (VLZ_58); be clever-clever (Don't be clever-clever, old thing! VLZ_58) |
| umg. |
philosophize, show off one's intelligence (Русско-английский словарь под ред. А.И. Смирницкого, М., 1949 Углов); мудрить subtilize, be over-subtle, split hairs (Русско-английский словарь под ред. А.И. Смирницкого, М., 1949 Углов); get smart (dooctoor); philosophize; show off intelligence; subtilize; get cute with (el_brujo); be cute ("We just started being cute after the 10-minute mark," Boudreau said. "We'd get the puck in the zone and we'd try to make three passes before we shot the puck." VLZ_58); get too clever (Ремедиос_П) |
