wiser in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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wise1 <wiser, wisest> [Am waɪz, Brit wʌɪz] ADJ

I.wise up VB [Am waɪz -, Brit wʌɪz -] inf (v + adv)

II.wise up VB [Am waɪz -, Brit wʌɪz -] inf (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

See also penny

penny [Am ˈpɛni, Brit ˈpɛni] N

3. penny <pl pennies> (small sum):

penny
céntimo m
penny
centavo m
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene un céntimo
she hasn't a penny to her name
no tiene donde caerse muerta inf
she cut him off without a penny
no le dejó (ni) un céntimo
it's worth every penny
vale lo que cuesta
you'll pay back every penny you owe me
me pagarás hasta el último céntimo
and not a penny more/less!
¡y ni un céntimo más/menos!
pretty girls are ten or two a penny Brit
chicas bonitas hay a montones inf
a penny for them or for your thoughts
¿(en) qué estás pensando?
to count the pennies
mirar el dinero
to count the pennies
mirar la plata AmS inf
he keeps turning up like a bad penny
te lo encuentras hasta en la sopa inf
the penny (finally) dropped Brit
al final se dio (or me di etc.) cuenta
to be penny wise and or but pound foolish
gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades
to be worth/cost a pretty penny
valer/costar un dineral
to spend a penny Brit inf
hacer pis inf
in for a penny, in for a pound prov Brit
de perdidos, al agua or ya que estamos en el baile, bailemos
look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of or will look after themselves prov Brit
a quien cuida la peseta nunca le falta un duro

worldly-wise [Am ˈˌwərldli ˈwaɪz, Brit ˌwəːldlɪˈwʌɪz] ADJ

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wiser in the PONS Dictionary

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(worldly) wise person
con mucho mundo

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wiser Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it's easy to be wise after the event
es muy fácil criticar a posteriori
to be wise to sb
tener calado a alguien
to be wise to sth
estar al tanto de algo
to get wise to sth
caer en la cuenta de algo
to get wise to sb's game
enterarse del juego de alguien
to be none the wiser for sth
seguir sin enterarse de algo
to get wise with sb
insolentarse con alguien
to be none the wiser
seguir sin entender nada
to be penny-wise and pound-foolish
gastar a manos llenas y hacer economías en nimiedades
a word to the wise is sufficient prov
a buen entendedor, con pocas palabras bastan prov
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Her characters start as prattling ideologues; they end no wiser after their years of suffering.
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He was among the first to fit a way-wiser, or odometer, to a carriage.
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The mission is to promote permaculture for the development of a healthier, wiser and more ecologically sustainable society.
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For trifling misdemeanors, he instituted elaborate investigations and meted out extravagant fines and punishments where a wiser man would have overlooked the whole matter.
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Your son knew something that is so much wiser than the snotty and disrespectful comments of some who post here would reflect.
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Matte rustproof paint can be a temporary fix but adding new eavestroughs would be a wiser option.
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The novel is set in the late 1980s and has been called the voice of punk, grown up, grown wiser and grown eloquent.
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But, just as its fresher gang have grown up, so the whole thing has become sharper, wiser, and more lovable.
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In the tradition saying, the more numb you are, the more you absorb, and the wiser you shall become.
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Through the years, the fair-skinned jovial actress has grown older, wiser and has been thought a number of things by the hard knocks of life.
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