lince

adj.

sharp-eyed, sharp-sighted.

m.

1 lynx.

ser un lince (para algo) to be very sharp (at something)

2 sharp individual, clever individual.

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lince

► nombre masculino

1 ZOOLOGÍA lynx

2 figurado (persona) sharp-eyed person

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1. SM

1) (Zool) lynx; CAm, Méx wild cat

- ser un lince

- tener ojos de lince

lince ibérico — pardal lynx, Spanish lynx

2) LAm (=agudeza) sharpness

2.

ADJ

- ojos linces

- es muy lince

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masculino (Zool) lynx; (persona)

es un lince para los negocios — he's a very shrewd businessman

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masculino (Zool) lynx; (persona)

es un lince para los negocios — he's a very shrewd businessman

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lince¹

¹ = wildcat, lynx.

Ex: Sufficient attention should be given to preventing the parasitic, bacterial and viral infectious diseases that are influential in the decline in the numbers of wildcats.

Ex: Even for trappers who have spent a lifetime in areas where lynxes are common, encounters with these predators are rare and memorable.

* lince ibérico = Iberian lynx.

lince²

² = keen-witted, whiz(z) kid, whiz.

Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.

Ex: As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.

Ex: An enormously talented woman with a resume of unparalleled excellence, she is a whiz at design with many books and other projects to her credit.

* con ojos de lince = eagle-eyed, sharp-eyed.

* ojos de lince = eagle eyes.

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lince

masculine

1 (Zool) lynx

2

(persona): es un lince para los negocios he's razor-sharp when it comes to business, he's a very shrewd businessman

no hace falta ser un lince para darse cuenta de cuáles son sus intenciones you don't have to be a mind reader to see what his intentions are

Compuesto:

lince rojo

bobcat, bay lynx

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lince sustantivo masculino (Zool) lynx;
(persona):

◊ es un lince para los negocios he's a very shrewd businessman

lince sustantivo masculino
1 Zool lynx
2 (persona) es un lince para conseguir un buen precio, she is very sharp to bargain
♦ Locuciones: tiene vista de lince, she has sharp eyes

'lince' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ojo
English:
eagle-eyed
- hawk-eyed
- lynx
- sharp-eyed
- whiz
- wild

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lince nm

1. [animal] lynx

Comp

lince ibérico Spanish lynx;

lince rojo bobcat

2. [persona]

ser un lince to be very sharp;

es un lince para los negocios he has a very sharp business sense;

no hace falta ser un lince para entenderlo you don't have to be a genius to understand it

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lince

m ZO lynx;

ojos o

vista de lince fig eyes like a hawk;

ser un lince be very sharp

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lince nm

: lynx

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lince n (animal) lynx [pl. lynxes o lynx]