kätevä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- clever adj Mentally quick, smart, and good at coming up with ideas or solving problems.
- convenient adj Easy to use or reach; not causing extra trouble or effort.
- dexterous adj Adept at using one's hands.
- expedient adjective Convenient and practical for achieving a goal, though not necessarily right or moral.
- handy adj Convenient and useful; easy to use.
- happy adj Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
- mechanical adj Relating to machines or the physical forces and motion they involve.
- natty adj Smart, neat, and stylishly dressed.
- ready adj Fully prepared for something and able to act immediately.
- shrewd adj Showing sharp, practical judgment, especially in business or dealing with people.
Senses
kätevä is used for these senses in English:
- clever Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
- convenient Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
- dexterous Skillful with one's hands.
- expedient Affording short-term benefit, often at the expense of the long-term.
- handy Easy to use, useful.
- handy Dexterous, skilful. (of a person)
- happy (Of acts, speech, etc.) Appropriate, apt, felicitous.
- mechanical (informal) Handy with machines.
clever — full definition
- adj Mentally quick, smart, and good at coming up with ideas or solving problems.
- adj Skillful with the hands or body; dexterous.
convenient — full definition
- adj Easy to use or reach; not causing extra trouble or effort.
- adj So neatly suited to someone's interests that it seems suspicious or too easy to be an accident.
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