ingenio

m.

1 ingenuity (inteligencia).

aguzar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits

2 wit, wittiness (agudeza).

3 device.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ingeniar.

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ingenio

► nombre masculino

1 (talento) talent; (chispa) wit

2 (habilidad) ingenuity

3 (individuo) genius

4 (aparato) device

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aguzar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits

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noun m.

1) wit

2) device

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SM

1) (=inventiva) ingenuity, inventiveness; (=talento) talent; (=gracia) wit

aguzar el ingenio — to sharpen one's wits

2) (=persona) wit

3) (Mec) apparatus, device; (Mil) device

ingenio nuclear — nuclear device

4) (=fábrica) mill, plant

ingenio azucarero, ingenio de azúcar — sugar mill, sugar refinery

5) And [de acero] steel works; (=fundición) foundry

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masculino

1)

a) (talento) ingenuity, inventiveness

aguzar el ingenio — to rack one's brains

b) (chispa, agudeza) wit

2) (aparato) device

3) (AmL) (refinería) tb

ingenio azucarero — sugar refinery

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= acumen, invention, wit, genius, ingeniousness, finessing, finesse.

Ex. Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.

Ex. Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.

Ex. The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.

Ex. Kipling and Shaw are both writers of genius.

Ex. But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.

Ex. He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.

Ex. Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.

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* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.

* lucha de ingenio = battle of wits.

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masculino

1)

a) (talento) ingenuity, inventiveness

aguzar el ingenio — to rack one's brains

b) (chispa, agudeza) wit

2) (aparato) device

3) (AmL) (refinería) tb

ingenio azucarero — sugar refinery

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= acumen, invention, wit, genius, ingeniousness, finessing, finesse.

Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.

Ex: Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.

Ex: The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.

Ex: Kipling and Shaw are both writers of genius.

Ex: But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.

Ex: He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.

Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.

* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention, necessity is the mother of invention.

* lucha de ingenio = battle of wits.

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ingenio

masculine

A

1 (talento) ingenuity, inventiveness

aguzar el ingenio to rack one's brains

2 (chispa, agudeza) wit

B

1 (aparato) device

2

(AmL) (refinería) tb ingenio azucarero sugar refinery

Compuestos:

● ingenio espacial

spacecraft

● ingenio nuclear

nuclear device

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Del verbo ingeniar: (conjugate ingeniar)

ingenio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

ingenió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
ingeniar    
ingenio
ingeniar (conjugate ingeniar) verbo transitivo ‹método/sistema› to devise, think up;

◊ ingeniárselas (fam): se las ingenió para arreglarlo he managed to fix it

ingenio sustantivo masculino
1

a) (talento) ingenuity, inventiveness;

◊ aguzar el ingenio to rack one's brains

b) (chispa, agudeza) wit

2 (aparato) device
3 (AmL) (refinería) tb

◊ ingenio azucarero sugar refinery

ingeniar verbo transitivo to invent, devise
♦ Locuciones: ingeniárselas para hacer algo, to manage to do sthg: me las voy a ingeniar para conocerle mejor, I'm going to figure out how to get to know him better
ingenio sustantivo masculino
1 (para idear cosas, soluciones) talent, inventiveness
2 (para dar respuestas, argumentos) wit
3 (aparato, máquina) device
'ingenio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguzar
- artificio
- chispa
- espabilar
- gala
- habilidad
- humor
- palidecer
- roma
- romo
- chispeante
- desplegar
- ingeniar
- viveza
English:
display
- ingenuity
- subtlety
- wit
- wittiness

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ingenio nm

1. [inteligencia] ingenuity;

Comp

aguzar el ingenio to sharpen one's wits

2. [agudeza] wit, wittiness

3. [máquina] device

4. [azucarero] sugar mill

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ingenio

m

1 ingenuity;

golpe de ingenio flash of inspiration

2 (aparato) device

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ingenio nm

1) : ingenuity

2) chispa: wit, wits

3) : device, apparatus

4)

ingenio azucarero : sugar refinery