Arabic term
شاب ملحلح
| 4 | Withit |
Mohamed Ghazal
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| 5 +1 | a shrewd guy |
Tamer Aly (X)
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| 5 | self-motivated |
Mahammad Kalfat (X)
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| 5 | bright guy/ a guy fuming with intelligence |
Mayssa Allaf
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| 5 | a resourceful and lively young man ملحلح = resourceful and lively |
Rajaa Aquil
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| 4 | Clever |
Abdelmonem Samir
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| 4 | streetwise |
Ahmad Batiran
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| 4 | witty/smart guy |
Dr. Hamzeh Thaljeh
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| 4 -1 | macho |
Hossam Ahmed
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| 3 | worldly / sophisticated |
randam
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Proposed translations
United Arab Emirates
It's not just a job...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
macho
| disagree |
Tamer Aly (X)
: actually, macho is a derivative of "machismo", which is "excessive masculinity", usually in the terms of behaviour
51 mins
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a shrewd guy
1. sharp intelligence
2. good sense of the practical
I believe it's an adequate translation to the term you're asking for :-)
| neutral |
Ahmad Batiran
: I like it but it sounds formal.
3 hrs
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| agree |
Saleh Ayyub
4 hrs
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your Arabic language partner
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Clever
Dexterous\Deft\Whiz\Adriot\Adept
(AHD)
worldly / sophisticated
What comes to my mind is : man of the world, or even somone who has 'been there done that, and worn that T-shirt'.
“an experienced and worldly man who had been almost everywhere” (Willa Cather).
Yemen
Where Accuracy Matters
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Sudanese, Jordanian, Saudi , Standard-Arabian (MSA), Libyan, Iraqi, Egyptian, Palestinian, Yemeni, Tunisian, Moroccan, Lebanese, Kuwaiti, Syrian, Algerian, UAE)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
streetwise
Etymology: 2street + 2-wise
: having or showing familiarity with the life and attitudes of street people ; especially : wise and resourceful in surviving and getting what one wants on the street
"streetwise." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (18 Aug. 2006).
self-motivated
| Self-motivated is way too far from ملحلح |
25 yrs Translator Ara/Eng BA Dip Trans
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
bright guy/ a guy fuming with intelligence
Syria
Art & Science of Healthcare Translations
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic
witty/smart guy
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=witty
يجمع بين الذكاء والظرف
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-08-18 20:54:59 GMT)
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I meant
witty guy
or
Smart guy
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Note added at 10 hrs (2006-08-19 02:35:49 GMT)
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also try
brainy guy
Skiller guy
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Skiller
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=brainy
United States
Meticulous Quick Polyglot
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) , Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul )
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic
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